I am Assistant Professor in the Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety Group at the University of Twente. My research focuses on human decision making in relation to potentially very beneficial technologies that at the same also bring (actual and/or perceived) new risks. I investigate this from a psychological perspective while taking into account contextial factors, such as the design, governance and geography of the technology, as well as ethical considerations. With my research, I generally aim to develop insights that aid in reducing the societal risks of potentially beneficial technologies. Prior to working at the University of Twente, I have worked at the TU Eindhoven and TU Delft.

In am currently leader of University of Twente working group on Privacy, Security and Behavior, board member and past president in the Benelux Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, and member of the Utwente Environmental Sustainability & Behaviour Change working group. I am also affiliated to the UU/TUe Fair Energy Transition Consortium and the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology.

I am reviewing for a broad range of often interdisciplinary journals such as Energy Research and Social Science, Frontiers in Environmental Psychology, Energy Policy, Journal of Risk Research, and Risk Analysis. 

I have an MSc degree with honorable mention in Technology and Society from the Eindhoven University of Technology and a PhD degree from the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of the Delft University of Technology. I also have been a four months exchange student at the department of Engineering and Public Policy of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA, and a one year scholar at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies of the Radboud University, Nijmegen.