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Arno van Voorst

Arno van Voorst, chief bibliography and the primary author of this article, completed both his Bachelor and Master Degrees at the Free University, Amsterdam. His research focuses on emotions, emotion regulation, leadership and power, social relationships with pets, and general motivation science. Indeed, going from his research interests, it should not come as a surprise that he has picked up a keen interest in evolutionary perspectives.

Magdalena Wischnewski

From 2012 to 2018, Dr. Magdalena Wischnewski studied Psychology at the University of Freiburg. In October 2019, she completed her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer at the University of Duisburg-Essen. During her PhD, she investigated the cognitive and affective mechanisms involved in motivated reasoning, particularly in the context of misinformation. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Center for Trustworthy Data Science and Security. Her current research, situated within the broader field of trust in artificial intelligence, focuses on understanding how and under what circumstances users place trust in AI systems.

Scott Sleek

Scott Sleek is the news director for the Association for Psychological Science, where he is in charge of promoting the public understanding of psychological research.  He runs a variety of public education campaigns on scientific topics such as, the teen brain, learning styles, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Vera Zamoscik

Vera Zamoscik is currently a researcher and lecturer in clinical and biological psychology at the University of Mannheim. Her work focuses on respiration-centered interventions and their role in mental health and stress management. Vera is also deeply engaged in emergency psychology, particularly in psychosocial emergency care for first responders, focusing on aspects such as implementing training and prevention, and studying the impact of critical incidents like the 2021 flood disaster in Germany. She earned her PhD from Heidelberg University, examining the role of sensory sensitivity and respiration patterns in mental health. Find more about Vera's work here. 

Simone Schnall

Sylvia Dörfler

Sylvia Dörfler is a pre-doctoral researcher at the Research Centre Transitional Psychiatry of the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Science, which is concerned with topics regarding the mental health and mental illness of transition-age youth. She holds a master’s degree in psychology and a bachelor’s degree in nutrition science. Her research focuses on psychology and nutrition interactions.

Joanna Schug

Joanna Schug is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology department at the College of William and Mary. She received her Ph.D. in 2011 from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. She conducts research in the area of cross-cultural psychology, focusing on how people adapt their behavior to different types of cultural environments.  

Jacob Appleby

Jacob Appleby is a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at the University of Minnesota. He received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Iowa. His research interests lie mainly in political psychology, particularly the study of partisan and ideological stereotypes and the influence of racial attitudes.

Andrew Archer

Andrew Archer, LICSW received his Master of Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the owner of Minnesota Mental Health Services. Andrew is a psychotherapist, student of Zen Buddhism, national speaker and author of Pleading Insanity. His interests include the historical enmeshment of American capitalism and the medical model of mental health treatment.

Enide Maegherman

Enide Maegherman is a PhD candidate with the House of Legal Psychology, affiliated with Maastricht University and the University of Gothenburg. Her research focuses on reasoning with evidence and legal decision-making.