Harriette Riese

Dr. Harriette Riese is a Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Medical Sciences and a core member of the Interdisciplinary Centre Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE). She serves as Principal Investigator for major research projects including the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), ongoing since 2004, and the Lifelines population study.

Her research expertise spans multiple critical areas in mental health:

• Psychopathology and emotion regulation mechanisms
• Depression and anxiety disorders across the lifespan
• Neuroticism and vulnerability to mental health conditions
• Digital mental health interventions and personalized treatment approaches
• Experience Sampling Method for real-time assessment of psychological processes
• Network analysis of psychological phenomena

Dr. Riese's recent publications demonstrate a methodological sophistication in analyzing psychological processes, with increasing emphasis on digital tools for personalized mental healthcare. Her work bridges complex statistical approaches with clinical applications, particularly evident in projects like PETRA eDiary and the You-Turn study focused on implementing personalized digital diaries in routine mental healthcare settings.

She actively supervises PhD students at the University of Groningen and maintains extensive collaborative networks across institutions. Her research is supported by major longitudinal studies that have generated significant insights into mental health trajectories and treatment responses.

Her laboratory work centers on the Interdisciplinary Centre Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), where her team investigates dynamic processes underlying mental health using innovative methodologies including digital phenotyping, experience sampling, and computational modeling of psychological networks.