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Sanneke de Haan holds dual roles as Socrates Professor of Psychiatry and Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Bioethics and Ethics of (Mental) Health at Utrecht University. She bridges philosophy and psychiatry, focusing on authenticity in mental health, integration of bio-psycho-social factors, and enactivism. Her work combines qualitative research with philosophical analysis.
Education: PhD (magna cum laude) in Philosophy from Heidelberg University, Research MA (cum laude) and BA (cum laude) in Philosophy from Amsterdam, and BA in Existential Humanistic Counseling from Utrecht University for Humanistics.
Research Themes:
- Philosophy of Psychiatry
- Enactivism and Embodied Cognition
- Authenticity and Identity in Mental Health
- Bioethics of Psychiatric Treatment
- Neuroreductionism in Psychiatry
Key Projects:
- NWO VENI Grant (2017–2023): 'Is it me or my disorder?' exploring self-illness ambiguity in recurrent depression.
- Marie Curie Fellowship: Investigated pre-psychosis experiences at Heidelberg University.
- Research on DBS treatment effects at Amsterdam Medical Center and neuroreductionism at Berlin School of Mind and Brain.
Publications: Authored Enactive Psychiatry (Cambridge UP, 2020), proposing an integrative theory of psychiatric disorders. Over 30 peer-reviewed articles spanning philosophy, psychiatry, and ethics.
Awards: NWO VENI Grant, Marie Curie Fellowship, and multiple cum laude academic distinctions.
Engagement: Public lectures, media appearances (e.g., VRT Radio 1, Trouw Podcast), and contributions to interdisciplinary debates on mental health and neurodiversity.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Ethics Institute (Utrecht), Erasmus School of Philosophy, and collaborations with the Dynamics of Youth (DoY) initiative.
