Tell me, and I will listen.
Teach me, and I will remember.
Involve me, and I will learn
ancient Chinese proverb
In my education, I like to actively involve students by conducting small experiments and bringing the topic at hand close to their world of experiences. Good teaching in my opinion comprises little successes, so that students develop confidence in their own learning. It includes the right balance between letting students find a solution on their own, and giving them a little push in the right direction when needed. In doing so, I like to use activating work formats, in which students are proactively engaged. Besides a proper work attitude, good teaching also ensures a proper mindset, in which students can not only reproduce, but also link the content to other subjects and come up with new ideas and examples themselves. After all, it is not about single courses, but a total package of skills and knowledge. In my teaching, there is room for genuine interest, critical thinking and growth in content.
In 2021, I was shortlisted for the JSVO Education Innovation Award from Leiden University and in 2022, I obtained the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) certificate.
Ph.D. Level
Quantitative Research Methods
program: Ph.D. training school, role: lecturer
Open Science Initiatives
program: Ph.D. training school, role: lecturer
Master level
Criminal Law and Evidence
program: Criminal Law, role: lecturer and tutor
Fatal Violence
program: Forensic Criminology, role: course coordinator and lecturer
Cold Case Investigation II
program: Forensic Criminology, role: course coordinator, lecturer and tutor
Sexual Offending
program: Clinical Forensic Psychology, role: lecturer and tutor
Sexual Offending
program: Clinical Forensic Psychology, role: lecturer and tutor
Investigative Interviewing
program: Research Master Psychology, role: lecturer
Bias in Clinical Forensic Decision Making
program: Clinical Forensic Psychology, role: lecturer
Supervision master thesis (since 2015)
Bachelor level
Legal Psychology
program: Criminology, role: course coordinator, lecturer and tutor
Cold Case Investigation I
program: Criminology, role: course coordinator and lecturer
Research Methods & Statistics
program: Criminology, role: lecturer and tutor
Clinical Psychology
program: Clinical Psychology, role: tutor
Bias in Forensic Decision Making
program: Crime Science, role: lecturer