Dr. Marieke Van Der Schaaf

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Marieke van der Schaaf specializes in clinical neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Her research aims to bridge the gap between cognitive neurosciences, medical sciences, and clinical practice, striving to increase the mechanistic understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying motivational deficits and fatigue in medical diseases. Ultimately, her work focuses on improving pharmacological and behavioral treatments. Van der Schaaf specifically studies the dissociable effects of biological and psychological factors on mental well-being and aims to explore the role of immune-brain interactions in the emergence and maintenance of motivational symptoms in diseases. Her research combines immune and pharmacological manipulations with neuroimaging techniques, blood sampling, behavioral assessments (such as effort-based decision making), and questionnaires in healthy populations as well as longitudinal patient studies.

Research Interests

Courses

Master's Internship CNP External Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology

Requirements for Tilburg University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in Law or relevant field Proficiency in English
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID card
  • Official Transcript of Records
  • Bachelor's Diploma (or graduation statement)
  • Motivation Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • English proficiency test results
Specialization Notes

Standard requirements for LLM programs in Law and Technology, International Law, and Public Law.