After finishing the Research Master in Social Psychology and working as a Research and Teaching Assistant at the Social Psychology department for a year, I started my PhD in August 2019 at the Communication Science department of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
My PhD project focuses on the psychological mechanisms behind the continued influence effect of misinformation, and how effective interventions are in our fight against the spread of misinformation. Besides doing research, I also teach several courses and supervise theses. Many of the skills I need to succeed in this job, I learned during the Research Master, such as writing and presenting, data analyzing, properly discussing research, and critical and analytical thinking. These skills are necessary for a job in academia, but they are also valuable skills for life in general!