Research Lab

In our Research Lab, we work toward a better understanding of youth's suicidality and develop interventions aimed at decreasing suicidality among young people. Research Lab Lead: Dr. Diana van Bergen. Associate Professor at the University of Groningen and Senior Researcher at 113 suicide prevention.
https://www.rug.nl/staff/d.d.van.bergen/
https://www.113.nl/over-113/ons-onderzoek/ons-team

	Mandy Gijzen, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher. Project: Recovery and Resiliency among Youth with Suicidal Thoughts or Behaviors.
	Kim Setkowski, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher. Project: Suicide Prevention among Foster Children.
	Anne Frederiks-Franssen, MSc. PhD candidate. Project: The role of online bullying to adolescent suicide.
	Eline Verschoor, MA. PhD Candidate. Project: Suicide among Young Males in the Netherlands. A Psychosocial Autopsy Study.
	Milou Looijmans, external PhD student. Project: Monitoring and Reducing Suicide in Youth Mental Health Care. https://www.113.nl/over-113/ons-onderzoek/ons-team
	Tove Henseler, BA. Research Trainee. Project: "People with Lived Experience who Work in Suicide Prevention". https://www.zonmw.nl/nl/onderzoek-resultaten/geestelijke-gezondheid-ggz/programmas/project-detail/suicidepreventie/the-peer-specialist-possibilities-for-the-recovery-of-suicidal-care-consumers/verslagen/
	Julia Uilenreef, Bsc.: Research Assistant and MA thesis student. Project: Social Media, Contagion, Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviors.
	Minke Eilander, PhD.: Postdoctoral Researcher. Project: A web based cognitive behavioral therapy that addresses gender dysphoria, gender minority stress and suicidality among gender minority youth. A Randomized Control Trial

Former research lab members

	Caitlin Grieve, BA, Research Assistant. Project "A Closer look at Unexpected Suicide Deaths by Adolescents".
	Oliver Konradt, BA, Research Assistant. Project "A Closer look at Unexpected Suicide Deaths by Adolescents".
	Rowan de Valk, BA. Ma thesis project "A systematic literature review of the role of parents in suicide prevention of their children".
	Elise Stiekema, Msc. Junior Researcher. Project: Improving attitudes towards LGB people and enhancing LGB youth's mental health through a school based children's literature intervention. https://www.rug.nl/gmw/pedagogical-and-educational-sciences/research/lief-liever-liefst/ https://clients.vandenbusken.nl/samen/lief-liever-liefst-lesprogramma-over-diversiteit/