Coen is a PhD candidate at the SYNC lab with a strong interest to further bring together neuroscience and behavioral science. Coen’s work focuses on the enhancement of measures for Social Anxiety and on exploring the interplay between social anxiety and prosocial behavior in adolescents. He also aims to integrate Experience Sampling Method (ESM) data with neurophysiological measures (EEG) to find parallels between methods.

After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Psychobiology at the University of Amsterdam, Coen completed his Master’s in Legal and Forensic Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His academic journey has been fueled by a deep curiosity about adolescent behavior and its underlying motivations and processes, which he approaches from both biological and psychological viewpoints