The Erasmus SYNC Lab consists of a group of committed researchers with varied backgrounds in psychology, neuroscience and biology. In the overview below you can click on their names to learn more about their research.
Assistant professor - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Yolijn Aarts
olijn is the project coordinator for the Gravitation program ‘Growing Up Together in Society (GUTS)’. Yolijn has a background in psychology and obtained her Master in Youth and Adolescent psychology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2022. Her master thesis focused on the development of cognitive control in elementary schoolchildren with internalizing symptoms.
Nienke Steenks – Junior researcher & Lab manager
Nienke is involved in the citizen science project YoungXpert, where she focuses on organizing and implementing brainstorm sessions, workshops, and maintaining contact with school leaders and youth workers. Additionally, she assists with YoungXpert's recruitment and marketing efforts.
