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Carlijn van den Boomen is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, where she serves as the Cluster Chair for University College Utrecht. Her research primarily focuses on the development of emotional face processing and how these emotions guide social interactions. She examines how individuals respond differently to various emotional expressions, such as anger and happiness, and how deficits in recognizing emotions are prevalent in individuals with Autism. Carlijn employs techniques such as physiological measurements and EEG to study these processes across different age groups, from infancy to adulthood. Her work is pivotal in understanding the underlying mechanisms that affect emotion recognition and aims to develop therapies for individuals with Autism. In addition to her research, Carlijn is dedicated to interdisciplinary education and coordinates courses that connect psychology, biology, and medicine, particularly in the context of youth dynamics.
Department of Psychology