My passion for writing first brought me to the School for Journalism in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After having established myself as a journalist, I encountered many interesting people, but after a horrible night with the family Tokkie, in-depth interviews with writers about their vaginal dryness and making a fool of myself in front of the Idols-jury, I decided it was time for a career change. During my Journalism studies I had taken a course in psychology which immediately triggered my interest. For this reason I started studying Psychology at the UvA on a part-time basis, five years ago.
I enjoyed it right away and developed an interest in the neurological background of psychology. Therefore, I choose for a specialization in Psychonomics. Popular science books of Antonio Damasio, Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett pushed me even further towards the ‘biology’ behind psychology and sparked an interest in philosophy. In 2008 I travelled to Australia as an exchange student and I followed courses in Philosophy (and Psychobiology, and Psychology in Law) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
After finishing Psychonomics (thesis: The Role of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Human Learning Paradigms), I applied for the research master Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Here, I study in the Cognitive Neuroscience track. I combine my studies with working for several magazines, like MindOpen (see for an English and Dutch version www.mindopen.nl), Green2, Vrij Nederland, Millionaire, Summertime and JFK.
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