About EXPLORA

EXPLORA stands for EXperimental PsychoLOgical Research on Autism, an interdepartmental research group within the FPES, led by prof. dr. Roeljan Wiersema (Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology). With our studies we aim to better understand autism and its related features. For this, we use a multimethod approach (quantitative including neuroscientific methods, but also qualitative), whereby we aim to give space to the voice of experienced experts as well. The research focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on adults. Attention is also paid to related conditions such as ADHD.

Blog

Blog 1, The importance of considering familiarity when studying the ‘self’, by Letizia Amodeo.

Blog 2, "Person with autism," "autistic person", or does it not matter?, by Hannah de Laet.

(EOS blog, translated to English): Why Communication Between Individuals With Autism Runs More Smoothly, by Hannah de Laet.

Research

• More about our research
• Publications
• For up-to-date news about our studies, you can also always check our BlueSky account (or Facebook and Instagram, usually in Dutch)

Team

• Prof. dr. Roeljan Wiersema (personal page)
• Prof. dr. Senne Braem (personal page)
• Prof. dr. Lara Bardi (personal page)
• Dr. Mathilde Duville (postdoc) (more about her research)
• Dr. Rui Liu (postdoc) (more about her research)
• Dr. Annabel Nijhof (postdoc) (more about her research; personal page)
• Dr. Vesal Rasoulzadeh (postdoc) (more about her research)
• Dr. Joske Rijmen (postdoc) (more about her research)
• Dr. Emiel Cracco (voluntary postdoc) (more about his research; ResearchGate)
• Dr. Roma Siugzdaite (voluntary postdoc) (ResearchGate)
• Emma Asselman (PhD student)
• Hannah De Laet (PhD student) (more about her research)
• Maria Chiara Diana (PhD student) (more about her research)
• Yulong Huang (PhD student) (more about her research)
• Anouk Matthys (PhD student) (more about her research)
• Maura Nevejans (PhD student) (more about her research; ResearchGate)
• Wouter van Leeuwen (external advisor)

Former members

• Prof. dr. Marcel Brass
• Dr. Letizia Amodeo (ResearchGate)
• Dr. Eliane Deschrijver (ResearchGate)
• Dr. Rachida El Kaddouri (ResearchGate)

Contact

E-mail us your credentials and remarks. If you are interested in participating in our future research, please let us know in your message. We will contact you.

• explora@ugent.be