Anke Witteveen

Dr. Anke Witteveen is a clinically trained healthcare psychologist and epidemiologist. She serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology, and at the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions at VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on the prevalence, determinants, and neurobiological correlates of common mental disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder), as well as the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral interventions in at-risk populations, such as migrants and women during the perinatal period and following (public health) disasters. Anke is actively involved in national and international associations in the field of psychological trauma and (forced) migration.