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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Tamara De Beuf and Linsey Raymaekers. Tamara is an alumna of the master Forensic Psychology and Linsey is (together with Corine de Ruiter) the programme coordinator.
Tamara talks about her current job as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. She talks about the joys and challenges of a research position in academia and the winding road that led to where she is now. She highlights the skills she has learned and wants to learn and talks about the implications of new technologies in the field.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Job van den Hurk and Giancarlo Valente. Job is an alumnus of the master Psychology specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience, and Giancarlo is the programme coordinator.
Job talks about his current position as scientific director of Scannexus, the ultra high field imaging centre in Maastricht, and his job as co-host of the children’s tv programme on the brain called BrainStorm. He talks about staying open and finding a position that fits you, even if it may stray a bit from your original path. Just because you’re specialised in your training, doesn’t mean you cannot be valuable outside of that field. And how difficult times in your life and career can be the best learning moments.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Caroline Huijts-de Jong and Lisa Jonkman. Caroline is an alumna from the master Psychology specialisation Developmental Psychology. Lisa is the programme coordinator.
Caroline talks about her work, first as a teacher and now as a behavioural scientist and student councelor. She talks about the important aspects of this master’s programme that she has carried with her into working life, and how the soft skills are just as important as the hard knowledge you gain.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Amber Khan and Rob Ruiter. Amber is an alumna of the master Psychology specialisation Health and Social Psychology. Rob is the coordinator of that programme.
Amber talks about the skills she learned during her master’s that help her now in her work as a manager at an NGO in the field of migration. She talks about appreciating the chance to learn and develop during the programme and how she worked to fulfil her academic and practical pursuits.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Joyce van der Mark and Kim van Oorsouw. Joyce is an alumna of the master Psychology specialisation Legal Psychology, and Kim is the programme coordinator.
Joyce talks about how she wanted to incorporate every aspect of investigative interviewing into her work. She started her own company to give interview training to the police. She combines this work with research into these interviews and how you can support the victims while still gaining useable information.
She also talks about how her path has led her from the police to the governor of Bonaire, and back to the Dutch legal system.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to Ola Deltan and alumna from the master Psychology specialisation Neuropsychology. She talks about her studies and career to Christine Resch, the programme coordinator.
Ola talks about her current position as a Neuropsychologist, what it means to be employable and what is most rewarding in her work.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we are listening to a conversation between Lina Rachow alumna of the Work and Organisational Psychology specialisation of the master Psychology, and Ute Hülsheger, the programme coordinator.
They talk about making the transition from consulting to research. The importance of work-life balance, and a healthy work environment. And sharpening your research skills as well as your personal skills.
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Welkom bij Employed. Vandaag hebben wij een aflevering in het Nederlands, want we gaan praten over de Nederlandstalige master Mental Health.
Linda Olivers is alumna van dit programma en praat met Natalja Sarneel, de programma coördinator, over haar carrière en leven na deze master.
Ze praat over de transitie van studeren naar het werkende leven. Wat haar verwachtingen waren en wat de realiteit is. Ze vertelt over bijscholing en dat je in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg nooit uitgeleerd bent. Ze spreekt ook over het belang van een werkplek zoeken waar je je op je gemak voelt, en met plezier naar toegaat.
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Welcome to Employed! Today we will listen to Yara Brouckaert alumna if the IJMRWOP and Ute Hülsheger, programme coordinator.
Yara talks about how this programme has taught her the skills she needed to get off to a good start in an academic career. But also, how these skills are of value in jobs outside of academia and how she has learned to bridge the gap between fields. She mentions the importance of collaboration, learn from people with more and different experiences to keep growing and developing your skills. -
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Today we are listening to Melloney Wijenberg and Tjeerd Boonstra. Melloney is an alumna of the fifth and final research master specialisation Neuropsychology, she is now working as a health care psychologist in training.
Tjeerd Boonstra is Assistant Professor and the programme coordinator.
Melloney talks about combining the clinical and research field of Neuropsychology and the path towards integrating these two vocations. How life changes such as becoming a mother have put things in perspective and how she is trying to focus on what she loves to do.
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In this episode we will listen to Martin Frost and Giancarlo Valente. Martin is an alumnus of the research master specialisation Cognitive Neuroscience. Giancarlo is Assistant Professor and coordinator of the programme.
In this conversation, Martin talks about how he pivoted from a career in academic research to a position as a Medical Science Advisor and how this programme and subsequent PhD prepared him for that move. He talks about having confidence in yourself when stepping into a new role. You might not be an expert on day one, but you will be before you know it. -
Welcome to employed! Today we are listening to a conversation between Kai Karos and Lotte Lemmens. Kai Karos is a Clinical Psychology alumnus and Assistant Professor at our faculty and Lotte Lemmens is Assistant Professor and coordinator of the Clinical Psychology specialisation.
Kai talks about how the programme prepared him for a career in science. They talk about Kai’s journey in academia and what a career in academia entails. They talk about the uncertainties and challenges, but more importantly, the excitement, freedom, and enjoyment that a career in science brings.
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Welcome to Employed! This episode we will listen to a conversation between Katherine Bassil, an alumna of the Fundamental Neuroscience specialisation of the research master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience and the coordinator of that programme Daniel van den Hove.
She joins us at the faculty to talk about her career, how she has navigated a transition to a different field of research, how becoming a mother has influenced her work life, and what skills she still wants and need to develop to keep growing as a person and a scientist. -
Welcome to Employed, a new podcast series produced by the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Maastricht University.
In these episodes, alumni from our master’s programmes will return to campus to talk about their career after finishing their studies.
Today, Romain Hollands returns to Maastricht to talk to the coordinator of his research master specialisation Drug Development and Neurohealth.
They talk about his career path, his successes and struggles, and how what he has learned during his time at our faculty has helped him become a valuable asset on the job market.
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Deze week spreekt professor Henry Otgaar met professor Alexander Sack, hoogleraar Toegepaste Cognitieve Neurowetenschappen.
Zijn onderzoek gaat over niet-invasieve hersenstimulatietechnieken en hoe deze ingezet kunnen worden in onderzoek naar cognitieve vaardigheden in de mens, zoals geheugen, aandacht en beweging. Hij combineert hersenstimulatie met beeldvorming van de hersenen om er zo erachter te komen hoe ons brein functioneert, maar ook hoe wij het kunnen manipuleren.
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Deze week spreekt professor Alexander Sack met professor Corine de Ruiter, hoogleraar Forensische Psychologie. De forensische psychologie bevindt zich op het kruispunt van de psychologie en het recht. Hoe nemen rechters beslissingen? Hoe betrouwbaar zijn getuigen? Hoe kun je getuigen het beste interviewen? En wat is de beste manier om daders en slachtoffers te diagnosticeren en behandelen?
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Deze week spreekt professor Corine de Ruiter met professor Fred Zijlstra, hoogleraar Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie.
Zij praten over werk en het effect hiervan op het welzijn en gedrag van mensen. Hoe kun je als arbeids- en organisatiepsycholoog invloed hebben op een gezonde werkomgeving? Ze praten over de verschillende onderzoeken die Fred Zijlstra heeft gedaan en over zijn werk in CIAO, het Centrum voor Inclusieve Arbeidsorganisaties. Wat is een inclusieve arbeidsorganisatie en hoe doet de universiteit het op dit gebied? -
Deze week spreekt professor Fred Zijlstra met professor Sjaan Nederkoorn, hoogleraar Cognitieve Psychologie van Eten.
Ze praten over het eetgedrag van mensen en vooral kinderen. Waarom eten sommige kinderen alles en sommige bijna niets? Wat gaat er in het hoofd van kinderen om als ze eten zien en zonder te proeven stellig nee zeggen? En: Waarom is het zo moeilijk om eetgedrag aan te passen?
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Deze week spreekt professor Sjaan Nederkoorn met professor Jan Ramaekers. Jan Ramaekers is hoogleraar Psychofarmacologie. Ze praten over verschillende bekende en minder bekende drugs, waaronder ayahuasca, MDMA en psychedelische paddenstoelen, en welke effecten het gebruik van deze middelen kunnen hebben op ons mentaal welzijn. Ze praten over de voordelen, maar ook over de gevaren.
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Deze week spreekt professor Jan Ramaekers met professor Anita Jansen, hoogleraar Experimentele Klinische Psychologie. Ze spreken over de aard van psychische stoornissen en de stoornissen waarin Jansen zich heeft gespecialiseerd: eetstoornissen. Wat is een eetstoornis precies is welk onderzoek wordt er gedaan naar de behandeling ervan. Ook praten zij over hoe stoornissen bijna nooit alleen komen. Iemand met een eetstoornis kan ook vast last hebben van bijvoorbeeld een angststoornis. Professor Jansen stelt voor om op een nieuwe manier naar de behandeling van stoornissen te kijken. Behandel niet de individuele symptomen, maar pak het hele netwerk aan.
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