PhD Supervision

(Also useful for prospective Master or Bachelors students)


What I supervise?

  • Political psychology with emphasis on ideology and belief systems (ideological structure, motivated reasoning, psychological asymmetries, political attitudes, support for social movements and social justice and DEIA).

  • I also supervise projects on open science, metascience & epistemic justice (see FORRT, which I founded & direct).


Data accesS

  • Large-scale survey resources (e.g., PPBS, 2016–present), allied datasets (PaWaKs), and typical datasets like ANES, GSS, CES, VOTER, etc. Data access is not a bottleneck.


Methods & tools

  • R, R Markdown, GitHub and reproducible reports

  • Meta-analysis, multiverse, and advanced/ML when justified


  • Structured meeting notes; clear milestones; documented decisions.

  • Version control for all analyses; pre-registration and open materials where feasible.

  • Communication preferences: concise emails; code + Issues/PRs for technical discussions.

  • I value clear structures, written summaries, and reproducible workflows—these supports benefit everyone.

Supervision style


Eligibility & routes

  • External/self-funded and scholarship routes may be possible, contingent on UU policies, supervisory capacity, and fit.


  • 1–2 page concept: aims, RQs, contribution,

  • Proposal that build on or jives with my scholarship on Political Psychology (e.g., 123) or Open Science/Metascience (e.g., FORRT).

  • Methods sketch: data sources + initial analytic approach.

  • CV + links (Google Scholar, ORCID, OSF/GitHub).

  • Funding route (self-funded/scholarship/other) and timeline (start date; FT/PT).

  • Optional: one writing sample and (if available) a short code sample in R.

How to inquire