SAFER Lab
In the SAFER Lab we conduct Social, Affective, Forensic and Electrophysiological Research to promote a safer society. In our research we study fundamental electrophysiological mechanisms in relation to forensic psychological themes, such as violence and psychopathic personality. Moreover we aim to translate these neurobiological insights into different fields of practice, such as law, forensic mental healthcare and policy.
Josanne van Dongen, PhD.
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Carmen Sergiou, MSc.
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Mila Ivanova, MSc.
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Graduate students / RA's
Vanesa Ajazi Erasmus+ student
Vanesa is a visiting student under supervision of Prof.dr. Giuseppe Sartori, from the University of Padova. In the SAFER Lab she is RA within the EEG project on dark tetrad traits and response inhibition in paraphilia.
Luca Lasogga, Amber Leeflang, Marielle Lassche and Magda Axioti
These students are working on the EEG project on dark tetrad traits and response inhibition in paraphilia.
Celine Muller, Lena Rauw and Cairah ter Beek
These students are working on the study on different pathways to aggression in cannabis misuse.
Helena Scharnowski
Helena is working on the project on COVID-19 related conspiracy ideations and aggression.
Julia Pfahl and Lea Pfaffender
These two student are both doing a combined clinical and research internship in collaboration with prof.dr. Birgit Völlm at the Forensic Psychiatric Clinic, Rostock, Germany.
Melissa Zandstra
Melissa is working on a project involving DTI in the MTwiNs study of the MIND Lab, in collaboration with dr. Luke Hyde and dr. Scott Tillem, University of Michigan
Sascha Langley
Sascha is working on a project involving neuropsychological correlates of treatment outcomes for forensic patients, in collaboration with prof.dr. Birgit Völlm, University of Rostock, Germany
Affiliated members
Forensic and Legal Psychology Group

Eric Rassin, PhD.
Full Professor of Legal Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Full Professor of Legal Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Reshmi Marhe, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Irena Boskovic
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Melissa de Roos, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Gary Macpherson, DClin Psychol.
Guest Lecturer Forensic and Legal Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Guest Lecturer Forensic and Legal Psychology
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Lab collaborators

Inti Brazil, PhD.
SAMBA Group
Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
SAMBA Group
Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Emiliano Santarnecchi, PhD.
Network Control Laboratory
Harvard Medical School
Boston, United States
Network Control Laboratory
Harvard Medical School
Boston, United States

Ingmar Franken, PhD.
Institute for Addiction Science
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Institute for Addiction Science
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the Netherlands