Team

Postdoctoral Researchers

Alexandra Masciantonio

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.

alexandra.masciantonio@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Nino Gugushvili

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.

n.gugushvili@maastrichtuniversity.nl

PhD Students (ongoing)

Eka Riyanti Purboningsih

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.

e.riyantipurboningsi@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Kerstin Becker

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.

k.becker@maastrichtuniversity.nl

PhD Students (graduated)

Nino Gugushvili

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

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

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

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!