Dr. Arne Leer

Arne Leer was a PhD Candidate at the Dept of Clinical Psychology (2011-2015), under the supervision of prof. dr. Iris Engelhard (2nd promotor: Marcel van den Hout). Title of his dissertation: “Blurring aversive memory: Exploring a novel route to fear reduction.” This was followed by a position as postdoctoral researcher (2015-2019) on the project “Critical investigation of the mechanisms at work in EMDR”. His main interest are etiology, maintenance, and treatment of anxiety-related pathologies. His PhD and postdoc projects were financed by grants awarded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Iris Engelhard.