Who am I?
My name is Anouk van der Weiden. Others describe me as reliable and non-judgmental, and like to come to me for feedback and a good conversation. Sometimes I may take life a bit seriously, but I can also enjoy a good dose of strangeness. I love to discover new things; in myself; in others; e.g., in a course on 'theater techniques for education’; or fumbling on a surfboard on the other side of the world. I do not shy away from my insecurities and like to explore my boundaries to keep expanding my comfort zone.
After graduating as a social psychologist, I studied (perceived) action control and self-other inclusion. I have studied these topics in interdisciplinary teams, bridging different research cultures in social, health, and neuro-psychology, as well as psychiatry. This research has been published in high-impact journals and has been awarded with several grants.
In my academic career, I developed a passion for teaching. Drawing from my own learning experiences, I always aim to appeal to students’ autonomy by limiting process-control, and maximizing guidance in the acquisition of new knowledge and skills through stimulating questions and activities. Also, I am devoted to using my scientific, personal, and professional insights to establish inclusive and effective interactions among students in general, and with a more specific focus on internationalisation.
Assistant Professor | Leiden University | Psychology | Room 2.A29 | P.O. Box 9555 | 2300 RB | LEIDEN
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News
Comenius Teaching Fellow Grant 'Critical Investigation: training critical reading skills'
“In their future careers, our students will be asked for evidence-based advice and interventions. This requires a critical assessment of how valid and applicable findings and conclusions in scientific articles
are. However, students indicate that they do not know how to read critically. There are educational materials that focus on methods and statistics or offer general reading tips. What is lacking is a training that helps students to actively practice critical reading from introduction to discussion and translate
findings into follow-up research and interventions, while receiving immediate feedback. Together with students, we will develop a widely deployable online training.”
Psychology Teacher of the Year 2021, Leiden Univeristy
“Anouk van der Weiden has been our colleague in Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology for two years now. Really what you call an overwhelming start as a teacher. She came, saw and won the education prize."
"Anouk is known among students as a passionate, enthusiastic and creative teacher who challenges them to develop themselves further in their studies and future careers. According to the committee she is the convincing winner of the Psychology Teacher of the Year Award 2021.”