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Sara van Erp is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University specializing in the development of statistical methods for applied researchers. Her research focuses on estimating realistic models using available data. In 2023, she was awarded the NWO VENI grant for her project titled 'Making Sense of the World: Modeling Social Behavioral Phenomena Accurately Using Bayesian Regularized Structural Equation Modeling'. This project aims to develop user-friendly software for Bayesian regularized structural equation models, making these advanced models accessible to applied researchers. Previously, she was a PhD student at Tilburg University, working on a project entitled 'Advancing Structural Equation Modeling with Unbiased Bayesian Methods', which was supported by the NWO Research Talent grant. She completed her PhD with honors (Cum Laude) in 2020, based on her thesis 'Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling: Power Prior'.
Department of Psychology