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Elske Vrieze is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, specializing in eating disorders and stress-related psychopathology. She leads the Mind-body Research unit within the Department of Neurosciences and contributes to the KU Leuven Brain Institute (LBI). Her work integrates clinical psychiatry with advanced methodologies including experience sampling, neuroimaging, and wearable sensor technology.
- Research Focus: Investigating stress mechanisms, reward processing, and microbiota-food choice interactions in eating disorders and alcohol use disorder
- Projects: Promotor of "Spinning out of control" (2022-2027) and "Perpetuum Mobile of Semi-Starvation" (2019-2026); Co-promotor roles in multiple longitudinal studies
Publication Trends: Recent work emphasizes real-time data collection (2023-2025) through ambulatory assessment, focusing on physiological responses, predictive modeling, and neuroimaging correlations. Her studies span anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and alcohol use disorder, with particular attention to gender-specific patterns and digital health applications.
Academic Leadership: Serves on the Faculty Council and Departmental Council as senior academic staff, while maintaining active roles in the POC Master Psychologie committee.
