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At Utrecht University, Rianne van Dijk is an Assistant Professor focused on family dynamics and children's psychosocial adjustment in the context of parental separation and divorce. Her research interests lie in longitudinal studies across different time scales, meta-analyses, and multilevel modeling. Rianne is currently involved in several key projects including investigating children's participation in divorce-related decisions alongside colleagues in pedagogy and family law, as well as assessing the effectiveness of interventions within the divorce context. Additionally, she supervises PhD projects that focus on parent-adolescent interactions and dynamic processes at the micro-level. Rianne obtained her PhD from Utrecht University in 2022, where her dissertation examined how different family dynamics impact children's psychosocial adjustment in divorced families using a framework based on family systems theory. Her work integrates multiple processes and behaviors across micro, meso, and macro timescales, utilizing observational data and daily diaries. Rianne also participates in teaching Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Research Master’s programs within the Department of Education and Pedagogy.
Department of Psychology