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478 search results for “emotion” in the Staff website

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  Xueting Zhang Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zhang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0645793906

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Emotional Regimes in Israel/ Palestine Event - 8 April 2025

  Lecture

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  Evin Aktar Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.aktar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275228

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  Lukas Kunz PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.kunz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Myrthe Veenman Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.veenman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carolien Rieffe

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  crieffe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273674

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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Marieke Tollenaar Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273454

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  Boya Li Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.li@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Resonating emotions: An embodied perspective on alterations in facial emotion processing in autism and social anxiety Event - 17 January 2025

  PhD defence

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  Peter Putman Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pputman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274818

• Emotion Deception in Negotiations and Bargaining Event - 20 May 2025

  PhD defence

• Mariska Kret receives Dr Hendrik Muller Prize 2025 News - 20 November 2025

  Professor of Cognitive Psychology Mariska Kret has been awarded the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for her pioneering research into emotions. Kret: ‘This prize offers a wonderful opportunity to give a boost to emotion research.’

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  Anne Krause-Utz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.d.krause@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276639

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  Gert-Jan Lelieveld Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276615

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  Kia Radovanovic PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.radovanovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ruthie Pliskin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276762

• Chris Riddell is new Face of Science: 'Can't wait to share research' News - 9 March 2023

  Have you ever seen your friend smiling, and suddenly you started grinning too? PhD student Chris Riddell is researching how and why we copy body language. As a new Face of Science, he will take us along on his research journey for the coming year.

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  Marinus van IJzendoorn

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanijzen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lisanne van Houtum PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.a.e.m.van.houtum@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Guido Band Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  band@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273998

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  Chris Riddell Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.d.riddell@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carlijn Bergwerff Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.e.bergwerff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manja Koenders Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.koenders@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277980

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  Linda de Voogd Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.d.de.voogd@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ronny Boogaart University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272120

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  Hilde van Meegdenburg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.van.meegdenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275093

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  Marret Noordewier Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.k.noordewier@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278852

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  Eduard Fosch Villaronga Associate professor

  Faculty of Law

  e.fosch.villaronga@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2834

• Leiden researchers receive Ig Nobel Prize for research into romantic click News - 16 September 2022

  Cognitive psychologists Eliska Prochazkova and Mariska Kret from Leiden University have won an Ig Nobel Prize for their research into the romantic click between people. They discovered that attraction between people can be predicted by synchrony in heart rate and skin conductance.

• Social Emotions and Social Functioning in Chinese Deaf and Hard-of- Hearing and Hearing Preschoolers Event - 14 February 2025

  PhD defence

• There Indeed a Decline of Ambiguity in Islamic Modernity? Deathbed Emotions as a Case Study Event - 4 December 2025

  Lecture | LUCIS What's New?!

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  Vivian Kraaij Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kraaij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273736

• Emotional mimicry and physiological synchrony in dyadic interaction: a multi-method approach Event - 20 March 2026

  PhD defence

• Emotions in the social world: Recognition, expression, and alignment across the lifespan Event - 16 September 2025

  PhD defence

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  Seda Gürkan Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.gurkan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8008206

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  José María Castro Ibarra PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.castro.ibarra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Lotte van Dillen in Washington Post about distracted eating and gaining weight News - 16 January 2025

  Distracted eating is common and has adverse health consequences. Read more about the research of Leiden social psychologist Lotte van Dillen and some strategies to combat that behavior.

• Mariëlle Bruning: coronavirus measures and pressure on children’s rights News - 1 March 2021

  Children are suffering disproportionally from the coronavirus measures. They feel depressed more often compared to other age groups. But what about the legal perspective? Are children’s rights being violated?

• Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation Event - 28 April 2026

• Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation News - 31 March 2026

  From towering mechanical heroes to city-destroying battles, giant robots have become one of the most iconic images in Japanese animation. On 28 April 2026, Leiden University will host "Giant Robots, Big Ideas", an afternoon event exploring how these spectacular machines reflect deeper questions about…

• High school students get a taste of psychology: 'Later I'll become a neuroscientist' News - 9 April 2024

  How does loneliness work? What sometimes makes friendships complicated for autistic people? And why can the school building be such an unpleasant place for some pupils? Pupils explored this during their pre-university classes. 'I now have a good idea of what studying psychology entails.'

• ‘Heart rate and skin conductance predict romantic attraction’ News - 2 November 2021

  Synchronised heart rates and skin conductance tell us that people are attracted to each other. This explains why we feel a romantic ‘click’ with some people and not with others. This is the result of research by psychologist Eliska Prochazkova from the Leiden Institute for Brain and Recognition, which…

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• Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewards News - 2 October 2025

  Feeling good doesn’t just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows that natural brain opioids released after rewards play a key role in broadening attention, offering fresh insights into stress, cognition, and well-bein…

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  Bernet Elzinga Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273745

• LINE Mini-symposium on Happiness & Enthusiasm Event - 10 February 2026

  Lecture

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  Adva Eichengrün Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.eichengrun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rachel O'Connor