Naomi van de Pol is an assistant professor at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology and the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law. Her research interests are in the fields of criminal law, neurolaw, and human rights. On 9 February 2026, she defended her dissertation, entitled ‘Protection of the Mind under the ECHR: An Analysis in Light of Emerging Neurointerventions in Criminal Justice’. Her doctoral research was part of the LENC-project, led by prof. dr. Gerben Meynen. 

Naomi also works as a researcher at the University of Bergen in the COMPLEX-project about the connection between mental illness and criminal responsibility.

Between 2023 and February 2026, Naomi served as the managing editor of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (NQHR). 

In 2020, Naomi completed her bachelor's degree in Law at Utrecht University and also her bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Utrecht (magna cum laude). In 2021, she obtained her master's degree in Criminal Law at Utrecht University (cum laude). During her studies, Naomi gained experience as a quality commissioner at Rechtswinkel Arnhem and completed an internship at the penitentiary chamber of the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal.