Elianne van Steenbergen

Prof. dr. Elianne van Steenbergen serves as Professor by Special Appointment in Psychology of Supervision at Utrecht University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology. She simultaneously holds an Assistant Professor position in the same department and works as a senior supervisory officer at the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in the Behavior & Culture expert team. Her work involves close collaboration with the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) and Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV).

Van Steenbergen's research centers on stimulating compliance and ethical behavior in organizations, with a specific focus on connecting regulatory supervision practices with psychological research. Her expertise spans Ethical Organizational Culture, Integrity, and Work-Life Balance, with recent work examining how regulatory bodies can become learning organizations through behavioral insights. She delivered her inaugural lecture on Psychology of Supervision on December 7, 2020, establishing this specialized field that examines how people in organizations are stimulated to 'do the right thing.'

Her scholarly contributions demonstrate a clear progression from earlier work on work-life balance, leadership and culture toward her current focus on the Psychology of Supervision. The research shows increasing integration of behavioral science into regulatory practice, with particular attention to cognitive biases in supervision, error management cultures, and the development of more effective compliance strategies in financial institutions.

As an academic supervisor, van Steenbergen chairs PhD committees and serves as primary supervisor for doctoral candidates including Loet van Stekelenburg (researching 'Expanding Cartel Fines Beyond Deterrence, A Psychological Perspective'). She also contributes to academic discourse through editorial work, having served on the editorial board of Tijdschrift voor Toezicht (Journal) from 2019-2021 and as a peer reviewer for the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Her practical engagement extends to developing training modules on supervision psychology for various institutions including the University of Utrecht's 'Toezicht met gezag' program, Erasmus leadership programs, and the Dutch School for Public Administration (NSOB). She regularly presents her research at professional conferences and to regulatory bodies across Europe, including ESMA, EIOPA, and EBA.