Mila van den Hurk-Roozen

Dr. Mila van den Hurk-Roozen is a Researcher in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Kas lab in Behavioral Neuroscience and the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences. Her work bridges evolutionary biology, neurosciences, and behavioral sciences, focusing on social complexity, genetic conservation, and psychiatric disorders. She holds a PhD from the University of Groningen (2024) and has contributed to interdisciplinary research on digital health, educational technology, and social brain dynamics.

Research Interests: Her research explores markers of selection on social complexity in the human genome, evolutionary methodologies, and the interplay between genetics and social behavior. She also investigates applications of virtual reality in education and behavioral monitoring during pandemics.

Lab/Affiliations: She is part of the Kas lab - Behavioural Neuroscience, collaborating on projects involving C. elegans genetics and psychiatric disorder studies. Her work has been published in Behavior Genetics, European Neuropsychopharmacology, and Computers & Education.