Stephanie Van Goozen

Professor Stephanie Van Goozen is a faculty member in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University, holding the academic rank of Professor. She also serves as Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at Leiden University, Netherlands. Her roles include Director of the Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit and co-Director of the MSc in Children’s Psychological Disorders. She earned her MSc and PhD from the University of Amsterdam.

Her research focuses on developmental psychopathology, particularly the neurodevelopmental mechanisms underlying antisocial behavior from infancy. She employs interdisciplinary methods such as observational studies, cognitive experiments, neuro-endocrinological analyses, and neuroimaging (fMRI/MRI). Her work aims to develop prevention and intervention strategies for children facing early social adversity.

Key areas of interest include risk factors for antisocial behavior, emotion regulation, and neurodevelopmental disorders. She collaborates with institutions like the University of Cambridge and the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Her recent publications explore empathy deficits in children with anxiety, executive function in ADHD, and the impact of parental environments on emotional recognition.

Professor Van Goozen teaches on modules like PS3414 (Development of Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence) and contributes to the MSc program. Her research spans child mental health, psychophysiology, and translational neuroscience, with a focus on translating findings into clinical practice.