Donna de Maat

Donna de Maat is a Researcher at the Youth and Family department within the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her work centers on child and adolescent development, mental health, and resilience, particularly in the context of stress and adversity.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of developmental and clinical psychology. She investigates emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents, focusing on internalizing and externalizing behaviors, personality development, and the transition into emerging adulthood. Her work emphasizes person-centered approaches and longitudinal designs to understand individual differences in resilience and vulnerability.

The recent articles by Donna de Maat reflect a strong focus on psychosocial stressors across development, including the impact of the pandemic on families with autism, early life stress on cognitive outcomes, and systemic injustices such as the Dutch childcare benefits scandal. Her methodological expertise includes latent profile analysis and longitudinal modeling, applied to population-based and clinical samples.

She has participated in academic activities such as the DPECS Graduate Research Day, contributing to the scholarly community. While no formal advising or grant activities are listed, her collaborative publications suggest active engagement in interdisciplinary research teams.