Researchers behind the project
The core team works out of the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, with collaborators at Amsterdam UMC and partner institutions across the Netherlands.
Luka Todorović, MSc
Project coordinator, leading the design and execution of the Digital Youth Project studies. His research focuses on problematic digital media use in adolescents and emerging adults.
Dr. Helle Larsen
Specialist in social and cognitive processes underlying health behaviours in youth, including digital media use, substance use, and self-regulation. Chair of the Dutch Society for Developmental Psychology (VNOP).
Dr. Annabel Bogaerts
Annabel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in identity development, feelings of emptiness, and their associations with psychopathology and self-destructive behaviour in adolescents and young adults.