Suzanne van de Groep

Suzanne van.de.Groep is a Researcher at Leiden University's Institute of Psychology, specializing in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Her work focuses on adolescent prosocial behavior, integrating neuroimaging, hormonal data, and social context analysis. She leads the Brainlinks Project, a longitudinal study tracking 150 participants to explore neural and contextual drivers of prosocial development.

• Research Themes: Adolescence, Cognition, Emotion, Neuroimaging, Prosocial Behavior
• Grants: 2019 Research Grant for UCLA collaboration
• Education: Master's in Developmental Psychology (cum laude, 2016)

Scientific Contributions include peer-reviewed publications on trust development, target-specific generosity, and neural correlates of prosociality. Her Brainlinks Project employs MRI, daily diaries, and parent reports to map behavioral and brain changes over time. She actively participates in international conferences like Flux and SRA, and engages in public outreach through initiatives like the Hoe?Zo!Show and Museumnight lectures.

Academic Leadership involves supervising BSc/MSc theses, co-organizing workshops, and mentoring junior researchers. Her collaborations span institutions including UCLA and Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she transitioned in 2020.