I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Amsterdam. I obtained a double specialization in psychological research methods, and in clinical psychology. After a brief period as a researcher at the Free University Amsterdam, I returned to the University of Amsterdam for a PhD in Psychological Methods. During my PhD, I was part of the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics, which allowed me to further enhance my knowledge and skills in advanced statistical modelling. After completing my PhD, I moved to University College London as a postdoctoral researcher at the ESRC centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution (ELSE). Subsequently, I was PI in a second postdoc position, working on adaptive experimental design. I joined the Department of Experimental Psychology as Lecturer in Mathematical Psychology in 2013, and an Associate Professor in 2017. I lead the Speekenbrink lab on computational learning and decision making.