Postdoctoral Researchers
Alexandra Masciantonio
Alexandra obtained a PhD in social psychology from the University of Lorraine (France) in 2021. She is currently studying the impact of social media on European civic life.
Nino Gugushvili
Nino obtained a double-degree PhD in social psychology from the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) and University of Tartu (Estonia) in 2023. She is currently studying the impact of social media on mental health.
PhD Students (ongoing)
Eka Riyanti Purboningsih
Eka obtained a Master degree in Social Psychology at University of Padjadjaran (Indonesia). She studies how parents can support their children to use social network sites in a healthy manner.
Kerstin Becker
Kerstin obtained a Master degree in Media Psychology at University of Salford (UK) as well as a Master degree in Health & Social Psychology at Maastricht University (Netherlands). She studies the impact of social media on body image.
PhD Students (graduated)
Nino Gugushvili
On March 20th 2023, Nino successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled: Digital communication technologies and mental health: An interplay between usage types and user characteristics. Congratulations Dr. Gugushvili!
Merve Alabak
On January 20th 2022, Merve successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled: Let’s face emotions! Towards a more comprehensive understanding of emotional labor strategies. Congratulations Dr. Alabak!
Julian Provenzano
On September 20th 2019, Julian succesfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled: The neural basis of the temporal dynamics of emotions. Congratulations Dr. Provenzano!
Maxime Résibois
On September 28th 2017, Maxime succesfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled: Emotion intensity profiles over time: Psychological mechanisms and neural correlates. Congratulations Dr. Résibois!
Philippe Verduyn 