Eefje S. Poppelaars is a Dutch research master student in cognitive neuroscience. She has experience with fMRI, EEG, cardiovascular, and behavioral experiments through internships and research assistantships. Her research focuses on social and affective neuropsychology, particularly gender differences. She is currently looking for a PhD position in social or affective neuroimaging research in the UK.

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Curriculum Vitae
Name: Eefje S. Poppelaars, BSc
Sex: Female
Address: Eikenlaan 93
Postal code: 2404 BL
Residence: Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands
Telephone: 06-43936319
E-mail address: es.poppelaars@gmail.com
Date of birth: 12 December 1988
Place of birth: Ridderkerk, the Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
I am a research master student in cognitive neuroscience at the institute of Psychology, Leiden University. I am
passionate about social and affective neuropsychological research and gender differences therein. I have
gained experience with fMRI, EEG, cardiovascular, neurofeedback and behavioural experiments through
several internships and research assistantships. I am currently looking for a PhD-position to do social or
affective neuroimaging research in the United Kingdom.
Education
September 2013 until July 2015
Psychology Research Master in Cognitive Neuroscience:
University of Leiden, the Netherlands
Most important courses:
- Matlab Programming for Data Analysis (at the University of Amsterdam)
- fMRI Data and Statistics
- Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Preliminary average grade: 8,3 (with honours; GPA = 4.0)
September 2010 until Augustus
2013
Bachelor of Psychology: University of Leiden, the Netherlands
Most important electives:
- Honours Research Bachelor Project
- Interdisciplinary minor: Brain and Cognition
- Clinical Neuropsychology
Diploma average grade: 8,2 (GPA = 4.0)
September 2009 until August 2010
HBO Applied Psychology: Fontys Hogeschool, Eindhoven
Propaedeutic average grade: 8,0 (GPA = 4.0)
September 2006 until August 2009
HAVO-NG (profile Nature and Health): Kellebeek College, Breda
Profile assignment Biology title: The Brain
Diploma average grade: 7,5 (GPA = 4.0)
September 2001 until August 2006 Athenaeum plus: Gemini College, Ridderkerk
Publications
Poppelaars, E.S., Harrewijn, A., Van der Molen, M.J.W., Westenberg, P.M. (In preparation). Functional neural
networks in social anxiety: Gender differences in EEG topology during resting-state and speech anticipation.
Poppelaars, E.S., Tang, A., Noseworthy, M.D. & Schmidt, L.A.S. (In preparation). Gender differences in resting
state functional connectivity and associations with social phobia.
Poppelaars, E.S., Crone, E.A., & Van der Molen, M.J.W. (In preparation). Gender differences in brain regions
processing social evaluative feedback.
Poppelaars, E.S. & Van der Molen, M.J.W. (In preparation). The socially anxious heart: Cardiac reactivity during
social evaluative feedback processing.

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Van der Molen, M.J.W., Poppelaars, E.S., van Hartingsveldt, C.T.A., Harrewijn, A., Gunther Moor, B., and
Westenberg, P.M. (2014). Fear of negative evaluation modulates electrocortical and behavioral responses when
anticipating social evaluative feedback. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:936. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00936
Poppelaars, E.S. (2014). Reversing the effects of aging. Leiden Institute for Brain & Cognition Blog.
Working experience
September 2013 until June 2015
Research assistantship for Prof. P.M. Westenberg: ‘’Profiling
endophenotypes in social anxiety disorder’’
Most important responsibilities:
- Testing socially anxious families using EEG, ECG and cortisol measurents
July 2013 until September 2013
Research assistantship for Dr. M.J.W. van der Molen: "The socially anxious
heart: Cardiac reactivity during social evaluative feedback processing."
- Analysing heart rate data
- Writing a manuscript for publication (in preparation)
- Attending lab meetings of the Social Anxiety & School Refusal group
May 2013 until July 2013
Research assistantship for Prof. E.A. Crone: ‘’Intentional inhibition in
adolescents and adults.’’
- Recruiting participants (young adults through university website;
adolescents through high-school)
- Testing 20 adolescents and 20 young adults in a Matlab programmed
application
February 2010 until April 2013
Graphic Designer at own company Inis Design (www.inisdesign.nl)
- Designing logo’s, flyers, posters, ect.
- Customer correspondence
Internships
October 2014 until June 2015
EEG master thesis: ‘’ Functional neural networks in social anxiety: Gender
differences in EEG topology during resting-state and speech anticipation’’
Supervisors: Dr. M.J.W. van der Molen
Most important responsibilities:
- Administering EEG to high- and low socially anxious students and
teaching EEG to (master)students
- Attending and presenting at lab meetings
- Analysing neural connectivity using minimum spanning trees
- Writing a master thesis and manuscript (in preparation)
February 2015 until April 2015
fMRI data analysis internship: ‘’Gender differences in functional MRI
connectivity related to social phobia during rest’’
At the McMaster university, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Supervisor: Prof. L.A. Schmidt and Alva Tang, BsC
- Analysing gender differences in functional connectivity related to social
phobia using FSL and PLS
- Attending and presenting at lab meetings
- Attending the course: Advanced Developmental Psychopathology
- Attending a three-day conference of the Society of Research and Child
Development in Philadelphia, USA
- Writing a report and manuscript of the results (in preparation)
September 2014 until February 2015
fMRI data analysis internship: ‘’Gender differences in brain regions
processing social evaluative feedback’’
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eveline Crone and Dr. Melle J.W. van der Molen
- Analysing gender differences of fMRI data using HRF, FIR and ROI
analysis
- Writing an internship report and manuscript (in preparation)

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June 2013 until September 2013
Extracurricular fMRI internship: ‘’Profiling endophenotypes in social anxiety
disorder – a pilot study ’’
Supervisor: Janna Marie Hoogendam, MSc and Prof. N.J.A. van der Wee
- Recruiting participants
- Completing a MRI safety course
- Instructing and scanning participants with a MRI scanner
September 2012 until July 2013
Honours Research Bachelor Project: ‘’Electrocortical dynamics underlying
the processing of social rejection feedback.’’
Supervisor: Dr. Melle J.W van der Molen.
- Writing and presenting a research proposal
- Making E-Prime tasks
- Administering EEG and teaching EEG to (master)students
- Analysing EEG and questionnaire data
Awarded grade: 8,5
November 2012 until February 2013
Brain and Cognition minor project:
‘’The effects of neurofeedback on intelligence.’’
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Roberts.
- Administering intelligence tests WAIS III (in English)
- Administering neurofeedback (in English) and teaching it to master
students
Awarded grade: 10 (Extended assessment available)
Other
June 2014
Winner of the student poster prize at the Amsterdam Brain and Cognition
symposium: “Early life experiences, from genes to cognition”.
March 2014 until present Student member of the Research Master Educational Committee.
14th of September 2013
Gave a neurofeedback demonstration at the Night of Art and Knowledge for
the public, in collaboration with Dr. G.P.H. Band.
Certificates
February 2014 and 2015 First Aid (EHBO) certificate of the Red Cross
August 2013 Attended summer course Japanese 1 + 2
June 2013
Participation in Honours Research Bachelor Project: Third year Bachelor of
Psychology extended bachelor project
June 2012
Participation in Honours Lectures Programme: Second year Bachelor of
Psychology extracurricular research programme
August 2009 Driver’s license person automobile B
Computer proficiencies
FMRI Software Library (FSL), SPM 8 & 12, Partial Least Squares (PLS) (f)MRI data analysis
Brain Vision Analyzer 2, Fieldtrip EEG/ERP data analysis
SPSS, Matlab, R, EQS Statistical analysis
E-Prime Designing experimental tasks
Language proficiencies
Dutch Native speaker
English Fluent