Finished PhD

Jens Allaert. Exploring underlying mechanisms in the relationship between regret, rumination and depression. Ph.D. in Health Sciences obtained on June 23, 2022. Supervisors: Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt & Rudi De Raedt


Malvika Godara. From fundamental research on context dependent affective flexibility towards the development of new training procedures. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on Aug 21, 2020. Supervisors: Rudi De Raedt & Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez


Jasmien Vervaeke. Cognitive control training as preventive intervention in remitted depressed individuals: Research on clinical effectiveness and user experience. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on Feb 19, 2020. Supervisor: Ernst Koster

 

Ivan Grahek. Motivation and cognitive control in depression. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on Dec 17, 2019. Supervisors: Ernst Koster & Ruth Krebs (Department of Experimental psychology)

 

Selene Nasso. The role of anticipation in the temporal dynamics of emotion regulation: a psychopathological approach. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on Oct 9, 2018. Supervisors: Rudi De Raedt & Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt

Priska Steenhaut. Personality factors and emotional information processing in older adults. Ph. D. in Psychology obtained on July 2, 2018.
Supervisors: Rudi De Raedt & Gina Rossi (VUB)

 

Laura de Putter. The relationship between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and information processing. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on Oct 16, 2017.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster

 

Kristof Hoorelbeke. Depression prevention: Examining the causal role of cognitive control in depression vulnerabililty. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on June 29, 2017.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster

 

Lin Fang. Depression, rumination, and information processing: A cognitive-motivational analysis. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on June 15, 2017.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster

 

Nele De Witte. Anxiety disorders in youth : the role of neural networks and emotion regulation. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on November 29, 2016.
Supervisors: Sven Mueller & Caroline Braet (Department of developmental, personality and social psychology

Jonathan Remue. The relationship between brain functioning, self-esteem and attentional processes in depression: an experimental approach. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on September 16th, 2016. Ghent University.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt

Ayse Berna Sari. The role of attentional flexibility during emotion processing in resilience and emotional disorders. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on September 8, 2016.
Supervisors: Ernst Koster & Gilles Pourtois

 

Jonas Everaert. Cognitive risk factors for depressive symptoms: An experimental investigation of the interplay between emotionally biased cognitive processes. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on October 16th, 2015.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster

 
Jasmina Bakic. Influence of positive emotion on probabilistic learning: An experimental approach. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on September 24th, 2015.
Supervisor: Gilles Pourtois
 
Sofie Cromheeke. Emotional working memory: the role of development and task factors. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on May 18th, 2015.
Supervisor: Sven Mueller
 
Maud Grol. The influence of positive memories on stress resilience: An experimental investigation of neurobiological and cognitive mechanisms. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on September 16, 2014.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt
 
Naomi Vanlessen. Influence of positive emotion on attentional breadth: An experimental approach. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on September 16, 2014.
Supervisor: Gilles Pourtrois
 
Igor Marchetti. Resting state and cognitive vulnerability to depression: A neurocognitive investigation. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on May 19, 2014.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster & Rudi De Raedt
 
Thomas Onraedt. The causal influence of emotional interference in working memory on depressive symptoms. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on May 13, 2014.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster

Romain Duprat. Accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation in major depressive disorder. Focus on the reward system. Ghent University. Ph.D. in Health Sciences obtained on April 24, 2017. Supervisors: Chris Baeken & Rudi De Raedt
 
Lynn Bruyneel. Always look at the bright side of life: Processing positive information in relation to resilience and depression. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on January 13, 2014.
Supervisor: Ernst Koster
 
Ineke Demeyer. Attentional bias and affective well-being over the course of life: The role of future time perspective. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on November 30, 2012.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt
 
Antonio Schettino. Emotions and the temporal perception of events. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on November 20, 2012.
Supervisor: Gilles Pourtois
 
Kristien Aarts. Negative affect-related changes of action monitoring brain processes: an experimental analysis. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on June 11, 2012.
Supervisor: Gilles Pourtois
 
Evi De Lissnyder. Depression, Rumination, and cognitive control: A cognitive-experimental investigation. Ghent University. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on June 17, 2011.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt
 
An Raes. The role of automaticity and higher-order cognitions in fear acquisition and extinction. An experimental investigation. Ghent University. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on May 9, 2011.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt

Anouk Vanden Bogaerde. The nature of fear of flying: Exploring possible underlying mechanisms in the acquisition of flight anxiety. Ghent University. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on January 25, 2011.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt

Saskia Baert. Vulnerability to depression: studying the causal status of attentional processes and the effect of attentional training through the manipulation of attentional bias. Ghent University. Ph.D. in Psychology obtained on November 10, 2009.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt

Lemke Leyman. Attentional bias in depression: an integration of cognitive and neurobiological models. AAP. Ghent University. Ph.D. in psychology obtained on June 15, 2009.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt
 
Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt. The role of attention and cognitive control in depression: An experimental investigation of underlying neurobiological working mechanisms. Special Research Fund Ghent University: project. Ghent University. Ph.D. in psychology obtained on April 30, 2008.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt

Erik Franck. Vulnerability for depresion. The quest toward different dimensions of self-esteem. Research Foundation – Flanders: project. Ghent University. Ph.D. in psychology obtained on June 21, 2007.
Supervisor: Rudi De Raedt