Dr. Tessa Coffeng is a senior researcher in the Organisational Behaviour Group, chaired by Prof Naomi Ellemers. Tessa's research focuses on the decision-making of supervisory agencies, and the effectiveness of regulatory and supervisory interventions.
From a dual appointment at Utrecht University and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), Tessa's mission is to strengthen the bridge between social psychological research and supervisory practice. In 2023, Tessa was temporarily seconded to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in Paris.
Tessa's PhD research covered the role of biases in regulatory decision-making. You can find her dissertation open access via this link and a summary of the main findings in this one pager.