In my work als social psychologist and researcher, I focus on connecting behavioural scientific knowledge to policy formation and societal challenges. My specialization is in intergroup relations. During my PhD research, I have studied the effect of intergroup contact on improving trust between individuals of different social and political groups. Intergroup Contact Theory provides a broad range of knowledge on how social interactions between people can reduce prejudice and discrimination. 

After my PhD, I have worked for governmental institutions as a data scientist and advisor on datadriven work. In my current position as postdoc with the Organizational Behaviour group of Naomi Ellemers, I will focus on connecting behavioural scientific knowledge from this group with the work of the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). The goal of this collaboration is to strengthen each others work and to bridge the gap between the social science and policy domains.