Researchers behind the project
The core team works out of the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, with collaborators at Amsterdam UMC and partner institutions across the Netherlands and beyond.
Luka Todorović, MSc
Luka is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam, coordinating the Digital Youth Project and leading the design and execution of its studies. His research focuses on problematic digital media use in adolescents and emerging adults.
Dr. Helle Larsen
Helle is an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in social and cognitive processes underlying health behaviours in youth, including digital media use, substance use, and self-regulation. She chairs the Dutch Society for Developmental Psychology (VNOP).
Dr. Annabel Bogaerts
Annabel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in identity development, feelings of emptiness, and their associations with psychopathology and self-destructive behaviour in adolescents and young adults.