Ronald de Vlaming

Ronald de Vlaming is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Econometrics and Data Science within the School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He also holds an affiliation with Amsterdam Neuroscience – Complex Trait Genetics. His research focuses on applying statistical methods, matrix algebra, and numerical techniques to study the genetic architecture of social-scientific outcomes, with publications in journals like Nature Genetics, Nature Human Behaviour, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Education: PhD in Economics (Linear Mixed Models in Statistical Genetics) from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2017).

Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology, behavioral genetics, computational methods in genomics, and the application of econometric techniques to genetic data. His work bridges statistical genetics and social science, addressing topics like socio-economic health gradients and genetic influences on behavior.

Teaching: Courses include Database Fundamentals, Data Structures and Algorithms, Differential Privacy, and Quantitative Research Methods I.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Amsterdam Neuroscience and contributes to interdisciplinary genomic studies, such as the 2020 dataset on diet composition and health behavior.