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Prof. Anne-Laura van Harmelen is a Professor of Brain, Safety, and Resilience at Leiden University, affiliated with the Institute of Education and Child Studies within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She leads research at the Resilience Center Leiden, focusing on understanding how stress impacts youth mental health and identifying mechanisms of resilience. Her work bridges neuroscience and psychiatry, particularly examining brain structural correlates of suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescents with mood disorders.
- Affiliations: Leiden University (primary), University of Cambridge (collaborative)
- Key Projects: Social Resilience and Security program, Vidi grant-funded resilience research
Research interests emphasize translating neuroscientific findings into clinical interventions. Recent studies include structural brain imaging associations with future suicidal behaviors in females with mood disorders.
- Awards: Vidi grant (2023), MQ Brighter Futures Program, Royal Society Fellowship
Collaborates internationally on grants from NIMH and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates psychiatry, education, and neuroscience to address societal challenges in mental health security.
