Projects
Female Genital Cutting in a Comparative Perspective. An Examination of changes in prevalence, type and degree of medicalization of the practice in multiple African countries. University of Antwerp
The design of durable, inclusive public interiors from an urban and interior perspective University of Antwerp
Indian realism from contemporary perspective Ghent University
The research will focus on comparative philosophy, it will combine contemporary western metaphysics with the Indian metaphysics of the Nyaya-Vaisesika school. The four main points of interest are: 1. categories of being, 2. space and time and 3. the mind-body connection and personal identity.
How anxiety transforms human cognition: an Affective Neuroscience perspective Ghent University
Anxiety, a state of apprehension or fear, may provoke cognitive or behavioural disorders and eventually lead to serious medical illnesses. The high prevalence of anxiety disorders in our society sharply contrasts with the lack of clear factual knowledge about the corresponding brain mechanisms at the origin of this profound change in the appraisal of the environment. Little is known about how the psychopathological state of anxiety ultimately ...
How anxiety transforms human cognition: an Affective Neuroscience perspective Ghent University
Anxiety, a state of apprehension or fear, may provoke cognitive or behavioural disorders and eventually lead to serious medical illnesses. The high prevalence of anxiety disorders in our society sharply contrasts with the lack of clear factual knowledge about the corresponding brain mechanisms at the origin of this profound change in the appraisal of the environment. Little is known about how the psychopathological state of anxiety ultimately ...
Unity is strength: towards an integrative, dynamic, and resource-based perspective on violence, sexual harassment, and bullying as forms of interpersonal mistreatment at work. KU Leuven
Research on the more severe forms of interpersonal mistreatment at work from the target’s perspective (IMW)—i.e., violence, sexual harassment, and bullying—has obvious voids: (a) these behaviors are studied in silos with minimal cross-fertilization, and (b) a predominantly stressor-based perspective on the antecedents behind these forms hampers advancement in intervention research. In reply, we (a) apply an integrative lens by simultaneously ...
Unity is strength: towards an integrative, dynamic, and resource-based perspective on violence, sexual harassment, and bullying as forms of interpersonal mistreatment at work. KU Leuven
Unity is strength: towards an integrative, dynamic, and resource-based perspective on violence, sexual harassment, and bullying as forms of interpersonal mistreatment at work. KU Leuven
Old age depression across welfare states: a life course perspective on the role of social and economic capital KU Leuven
Depression is one of the most common reasons for mental ill health, and ranked as the leading cause of disability by the World Health Organization. Hence, preventing depression and depressive symptoms is a major public health concern, especially in a context of ageing societies and its concomitant rise in age-related health issues. A wealth of research identified social determinants of depression, including inadequate social support, ...