The Rotterdam ESM Group consists of experts from Erasmus University, Erasmus Medical Center and TU Delft.

Robin Achterhof
Academic Lead ESM Group
Assistant Professor (EUR)
Using ESM to peer into the daily social lives of youth.

Loes Keijsers
Professor in Clinical Child and Family Studies (EUR)
I use ESM to examine how environmental factors affect future generations’ well-being.

Anne Bülow
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
Studying micro-dynamics of parenting adolescents, using experience sampling methods.

Nora de Bode
PhD Candidate Neuroscience (EUR)
Examining cannabis use and mental health in medicinal and recreational users.

Emese Kroon
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
I use ESM to study cannabis use patterns in daily life among regular medicinal and recreational users.

Qiaoling Hua
PhD Candidate (EUR)
Exploring subtypes of anxiety in the lab and their manifestation in daily life using experience sampling methods.

Jennie Lukoff
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I’m interested in using ESM to examine daily fluctuations in substance use and aggression among multiproblem young adults

Michelle Achterberg,
Assistant Professor (EUR)
I combine ESM and neuroimaging to study children’s social-emotional development in online and offline contexts.

Juul Henkens
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
I use ESM methods to study everyday parenting stress under increasing societal demands and its link to parental burnout.

Ruth Van der Hallen
Associate Professor (EUR)
I use ESM to examine how secret-keeping impacts emotional and physical well-being in daily life.

Milou de Zeeuw
PhD Candidate (EMC)
I use ESM to identify factors that influence the development of mood and anxiety problems.

Rick van Logchem
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I use ESM to investigate how to promote parenting practices and adolescent well-being.

Reshmi Marhe
Assistant professor (EUR)
I examine dynamic causal patterns between substance use and aggression, and when clients are open to intervention.

Ilse van de Groep
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
I use ESM to study individual differences in contextual and emotional sensitivity in youth with externalizing problems.

Maaike Hornstra
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
I use ESM to investigate the unpredictability of daily family life and its stratified impact on parenting.

Renske Keizer
Professor in Family Sociology (EUR)
I use ESM alongside questionnaires and interviews to better understand how social class shapes parenting and child outcomes.

Minita Franzen
Assistant professor (EUR)
Using ESM to study (prolonged) grief in bereaved adults/youth & developing an EMI as support after traumatic loss.

Peng Wang
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I use ESM to track emotion-language patterns daily for digital phenotyping and forecasting.

Janna Cousijn
Associate Professor (EUR)
I use ESM to study how medicinal and recreational cannabis use interacts with mental health.
Photo: Florian Braakman

Lidia Arends
Professor of Statistics & Research Methodology (EUR/EMC)
I mainly use ESM in happiness research and am interested in the statistical aspects behind ESM.

IJsbrand Leertouwer
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
I study the measurement of experiences through ESM, focusing on questions of validity and reliability.

Anita Harrewijn
Assistant Professor (EUR)
I use ESM to study anxiety in adolescents and young adults and I combine ESM with neuroimaging.

Savannah Boele
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
Using ESM, I study the everyday emotional and behavioral dynamics between parents and adolescents.

Anne Marije Kaag
Assistant Professor
(VU/collab Janna Cousijn)
I use ESM to investigate sex and gender differences in the development and treatment of substance use disorder.

Marleen de Moor
Associate Professor (EUR)
I am interested in methodological aspects of ESM. And I use ESM to study parenting and physical activity in young children.

Sinika Timme
Postdoctoral Researcher (EMC)
Studying affective dynamics and health behavior in Youth with ESM.

Alex Hanches
PhD Candidate
(VU/collab Janna Cousijn)
I explore how ESM can be used to uncover gender differences in the underlying mechanisms of alcohol use and addiction.

Mohammed Al Owayyed
PhD Candidate (TU Delft)
I design and develop social skills training software that can be based on ESM data.

Nele Albers
Postdoctoral Researcher (TU Delft)
Based on ESM data I am creating AI approaches for adaptive eHealth applications, especially using reinforcement learning.

Esra de Groot
PhD Candidate (TUDelft)
I use ESM data for algorithmic personalization of mHealth, particularly within the context of adolescents’ mental well-being.

Julius März
PhD Candidate (EMC)
I use ESM to examine affect dynamics in adolescents at increased risk of developing mood disorders.

Hanneke Scholten
Assistant Professor (EMC)
I use ESM to better understand youths’ emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and deliver tailored interventions to improve their (mental) health.

Coen Koevoet
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I combine ESM and EEG data to study the relationship between social anxiety and prosocial behavior in adolescents.

Neve Oprins
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I use ESM to examine how empathy in youth care workers impacts treatment quality and youth outcomes.

Matthias Wieser
Professor in Clinical
Psychology (EUR)
I use ESM to study how neurocognitive processes in emotional disorders relate to daily stress, anxiety, resilience, and avoidance.

Petra Olsthoorn
Project Manager (EUR)
I bring ESM researchers together to inspire collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Ildikó Csizmazia
PhD Candidate (EUR)
I use ESM to study the momentary emotional and physical consequences of keeping secrets.

Mary-ann Wagijo
Postdoctoral Researcher (EUR)
Studying parenting and physical activity in young children with ESM.

Annemiek Harder
Professor evidence-based youth care and education (EUR)
ESM helps me to examine the quality and effectiveness of treatment programs for youth and families.

