Susanne Bruins

Susanne Bruins is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Biological Psychology department and the APH - Mental Health research group. Her work focuses on genetically informative data analysis and behavioral genetics.

• Current research areas
• Methodological innovation
• Gene-environment interaction studies

Susanne's research combines psychometrics and genetic analysis to study developmental psychopathology. Her publications highlight work on polygenic risk scores, twin modeling, and structural equation frameworks. Key trends include:

• Integrating latent variable techniques with genetic data
• Investigating amplification of risk factors in cognitive subgroups
• Advancing twin study methodologies

She has published extensively in Nature Human Behaviour and Behavior Genetics, with a recent PhD thesis addressing psychometric approaches to twin data. Her work has been cited in multiple news outlets and social media platforms, indicating broad academic engagement.