Bart Verkuil

Bart Verkuil is an Associate Professor at the Clinical Psychology Unit within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Leiden University. He contributes to bachelor and master courses, supervises thesis students, and works part-time as a licensed healthcare psychologist in training at the Leiden University Treatment and Expertise Center (LUBEC).

• Research Focus: Physiological aspects of psychopathology (anxiety, depression), vagus nerve stimulation, and stress-related cardiovascular activity.
• Key Themes: Integration of cognitive and physiological processes in stress and anxiety, with clinical applications.

Recent Publications: Explored pandemic-induced stress (2020), heart rate variability in stress assessment (2017), and cognitive mechanisms in cardiovascular stress responses (2016).

• Academic Affiliation: Leiden University, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Clinical Psychology.
• Part-Time Role: Licensed healthcare psychologist in training at LUBEC.