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Prof Stephanie van Goozen - MSc (doctorandus) Amsterdam PhD Amsterdam

Overview

person name Research Group: Developmental Science
Location: Tower Building, Park Place
Email: VanGoozenS@Cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)29 208 74630

Research Summary

I am a biological psychologist interested in developmental psychopathology. I am particularly interested in antisocial behaviour and study risk mechanisms underlying antisocial development from infancy onward. An important goal of my research is to better understand the mechanisms that are involved in the development of persistent antisocial behaviour so that we can ultimately develop more effective prevention and treatment programmes. There is a growing consensus that both child-specific factors (i.e., genetic, temperamental) and social factors (e.g., early social adversity) contribute to the development and maintenance of antisocial behaviour. My research focuses on those individual factors that explain or accentuate (mediate and/or moderate) risk to those who live with early social adversity. To that end I use an interdisciplinary research strategy that combines observational, cognitive-experimental, neuroendocrinological, psychophysiological, and fMRI/MRI methods.

Teaching Summary

I teach Abnormal Psychology on the Level 2 (2nd year) Health in Society module for Medical students. I also teach on the Level 3 (3rd year) modules Forensic Psychology (PS3500) and Developmental Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence (PS3414).

Selected Publications (2008 onwards)

Hay, D.F., Mundy, L., Roberts, S., Carta, R., Waters, C.S., Perra, O., Jones, R., Jones, I., Goodyer, I., Harold, G., Thapar, A., & van Goozen, S. (2012). Known risk factors for violence predict 12-month-old infants' aggressiveness with peers. Psychological Science, 22(9), 1205-1211. [pdf]

Fairchild, G, Passamonti, L., Hurford, G., Hagan, C.C., von dem Hagen, E.A.H., van Goozen, S.H.M., Goodyer, I.M., Calder, A.J. (2011). Brain structure abnormalities in early-onset and adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry,168, 624-633. [pdf]

Huijbregts, S., Van Berkel, S.R., Swaab, H., & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (2011). Cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity to stress in children prenatally exposed to tobacco. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36, 913-918. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., Stobbe, Y., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2010). Facial expression recognition, fear conditioning and startle modulation in females with Conduct Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 68, 272-279.  [pdf]

Hay, D.F., Perra, O., Hudson, K., Waters, C.S., Mundy, L., Phillips, R., Goodyer, I., Harold, G., Thapar, A., van Goozen, S., and the CCDS Team (2010). Identifying Early Signs of Aggression: Psychometric Properties of the Cardiff Infant Contentiousness Scale. Aggressive Behavior, 36, 351-357. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S., Aitken, M.R.F., Savage, J.C., Moore, S.C., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Decision-making and executive function in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control subjects. Biological Psychiatry, 66, 162-168. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., Stollery, S., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Deficits in facial expression recognition in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50, 627-636. [pdf]

Moore, S.C., Carter, L.M., & van Goozen, S.H.M. (2009). Confectionery consumption in childhood and adult violence. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 195, 366-367. [pdf]

Syngelaki, E.M., Moore, S. C., Savage, J. C., Fairchild, G., & Van Goozen, S. H. M. (2009), Executive functioning and risky decision making in young male offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 1203-1217. [pdf]

Van de Beek, C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Buitelaar, J.K., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2009). Prenatal sex hormones (maternal and amniotic fluid) and gender-related play behavior in 13-month-old infants. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 6-15. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Fairchild, G. (2009). The Neuroendocrinology of Antisocial Behaviour. In S. Hodgins, E. Viding, & A. Plodowski (Eds.), The Neurobiological Basis of Violence: Science and rehabilitation (pp. 201-221). Oxford University Press.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Hay, D. (2009). Antisocial behaviour. In D. Sander, & K.R. Scherer (Eds.), The Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences (pp. 39-42). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S. H. M., Stollery, S., Brown, J., Day, J., Herbert, J., & Goodyer, I. M. (2008). Cortisol diurnal rhythm and reactivity during psychosocial stress in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control participants. Biological Psychiatry, 64, 599-606. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2008). Fear conditioning and affective modulation of the startle reflex in male adolescents with early- or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and healthy controls. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 279-285. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M. & Fairchild, G. (2008). How can the study of biological processes help design new interventions for children with severe antisocial behaviour? Development & Psychopathology, 20, 941–973. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Fairchild, G., & Harold, G.T. (2008). The role of neurobiological deficits in childhood antisocial behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 224-228. [pdf]

Publications

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Full List of Publications

2012

Hay, D.F., Mundy, L., Roberts, S., Carta, R., Waters, C.S., Perra, O., Jones, R., Jones, I., Goodyer, I., Harold, G., Thapar, A., & van Goozen, S. (2012). Known risk factors for violence predict 12-month-old infants' aggressiveness with peers. Psychological Science, 22(9), 1205-1211. [pdf]

2011

Fairchild, G, Passamonti, L., Hurford, G., Hagan, C.C., von dem Hagen, E.A.H., van Goozen, S.H.M., Goodyer, I.M., Calder, A.J. (2011). Brain structure abnormalities in early-onset and adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry,168, 624-633. [pdf]

Huijbregts, S., Van Berkel, S.R., Swaab, H., & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (2011). Cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity to stress in children prenatally exposed to tobacco. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36, 913-918. [pdf]

2010

Fairchild, G., Stobbe, Y., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2010). Facial expression recognition, fear conditioning and startle modulation in females with Conduct Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 68, 272-279.  [pdf]

Hay, D.F., Perra, O., Hudson, K., Waters, C.S., Mundy, L., Phillips, R., Goodyer, I., Harold, G., Thapar, A., van Goozen, S., and the CCDS Team (2010). Identifying Early Signs of Aggression: Psychometric Properties of the Cardiff Infant Contentiousness Scale. Aggressive Behavior, 36, 351-357. [pdf]

2009

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S., Aitken, M.R.F., Savage, J.C., Moore, S.C., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Decision-making and executive function in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control subjects. Biological Psychiatry, 66, 162-168. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., Stollery, S., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Deficits in facial expression recognition in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50, 627-636. [pdf]

Moore, S.C., Carter, L.M., & van Goozen, S.H.M. (2009). Confectionery consumption in childhood and adult violence. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 195, 366-367. [pdf]

Syngelaki, E.M., Moore, S. C., Savage, J. C., Fairchild, G., & Van Goozen, S. H. M. (2009), Executive functioning and risky decision making in young male offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 1203-1217. [pdf]

Van de Beek, C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Buitelaar, J.K., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2009). Prenatal sex hormones (maternal and amniotic fluid) and gender-related play behavior in 13-month-old infants. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 6-15. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Fairchild, G. (2009). The Neuroendocrinology of Antisocial Behaviour. In S. Hodgins, E. Viding, & A. Plodowski (Eds.), The Neurobiological Basis of Violence: Science and rehabilitation (pp. 201-221). Oxford University Press.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Hay, D. (2009). Antisocial behaviour. In D. Sander, & K.R. Scherer (Eds.), The Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences (pp. 39-42). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pdf]

2008

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S. H. M., Stollery, S., Brown, J., Day, J., Herbert, J., & Goodyer, I. M. (2008). Cortisol diurnal rhythm and reactivity during psychosocial stress in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control participants. Biological Psychiatry, 64, 599-606. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2008). Fear conditioning and affective modulation of the startle reflex in male adolescents with early- or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and healthy controls. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 279-285. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M. & Fairchild, G. (2008). How can the study of biological processes help design new interventions for children with severe antisocial behaviour? Development & Psychopathology, 20, 941–973. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Fairchild, G., & Harold, G.T. (2008). The role of neurobiological deficits in childhood antisocial behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 224-228. [pdf]

2007

De Wied, M., Maas, C., van Goozen, S.H.M., Vermande, M., Engels, R., Meeus, W., Matthys, W., Goudena, P. (2007). Bryant's empathy index: A closer examination of its internal structure. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 23, 99-104.

Wallien, M.S.C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2007). Physiological correlates of anxiety in children with Gender Identity Disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 16, 309-315.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Fairchild, G., Stollery, S.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2007). Neurobiological / neuroendocrine correlates and predictors of outcome of conduct disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 17(4), S175.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Fairchild, G., Snoek, H., & Harold, G.T. (2007). The Evidence for a Neurobiological model of Childhood Antisocial Behavior. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 149-182. [pdf]

Popma, A., Doreleijers, T.A.H. Jansen, L.M.C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., van Engeland, H., & Vermeiren, R. (2007). The diurnal cortisol cycle in delinquent male adolescents and normal controls. Neuropsychopharmacology, 32, 1622 – 1628.

2006

Popma, A., Jansen, L.M.C., Vermeiren, R., Steiner, H., Raine, A., Van Goozen, S.H.M., van Engeland, H., & Doreleijers, T.A.H. (2006). Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis and autonomic activity during stress in delinquent males adolescents and controls. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31, 948-957.

Sharp, C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Goodyer, I. (2006). Children’s subjective emotional reactivity to affective pictures: Gender differences and their antisocial correlates in an unselected sample of 7-11-year-olds. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(2), 143-150.

Van Bokhoven, I., Van Goozen, S.H.M., van Engeland, H., Schaal, B., Arseneault, L., Séguin, J.R., Nagin, D.S., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R.E. (2006). Salivary Testosterone and Aggression, Delinquency, and Social Dominance in a Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Males. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 118-125.

Van Bokhoven, I., Matthys, W., Van Goozen, S. H. M., & Van Engeland, H. (2006). Adolescent outcome of disruptive behaviour disorder in children who had been treated in in-patient and day-treatment settings. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15, 79-87.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Fairchild, G. (2006). Neuroendocrine and neurotransmitter correlates in children with antisocial behavior. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 647-654.

2005

Cohen-Bendahan, C.C., Buitelaar, J.K., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Orlebeke, J.F., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2005). Is there an effect of prenatal testosterone on aggression and other behavioral traits? A study comparing same-sex and opposite-sex twin girls. Hormones and Behavior, 47, 230-237.

Cohen-Bendahan, C.C., van Goozen, S.H.M., Buitelaar, J.K., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2005). Maternal serum steroid levels are unrelated to fetal sex: A study in twin pregnancies. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 8(2), 173-177.

Kempes, M., Matthys, W., Maassen, G., Van Goozen, S., & van Engeland (2005). A parent questionnaire for distinguishing between reactive and proactive aggression in children. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 15, 38-45.

Smith, Y.L.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Kuiper, A.J., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2005). Transsexual subtypes: Clinical and theoretical significance. Psychiatry Research, 137(3), 151-160.

Smith, Y.L.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Kuiper, A.J., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2005). Sex reassignment: Outcomes and predictors of treatment for adolescent and adult transsexuals. Psychological Medicine, 35, 89-99.

Van Bokhoven, I., Matthys, W., Van Goozen, S. H. M., & Van Engeland, H. (2005). Prediction of adolescent outcome in children with disruptive behaviour disorders: A study of neurobiological, psychological and family factors. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 14, 153-163.

Van Bokhoven, I., Van Goozen, S.H.M., van Engeland, H., Schaal, B., Arseneault, L., Séguin, J.R., Nagin, D.S., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R.E. (2005). Salivary cortisol and aggression in a population-based longitudinal study of adolescent males. Journal of Neural Transmission, 112, 1083-1096.

Van Goozen, S.H.M. (2005). Hormones and the developmental origins of aggression. In R.E. Tremblay, W.W. Hartup, & J. Archer (Eds.), Developmental Origins of Aggression (pp. 281-306). New York: The Guilford Press.

Zonnevylle-Bender, M.J.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Jansen, L.M., Van Elburg, A., & Van Engeland, H. (2005). Adolescent anorexia nervosa patients have a discrepancy between neurophysiological responses and self-reported emotional arousal to psychosocial stress. Psychiatry Research, 135(1), 45-52.

2004

Cohen-Bendahan, C.C., Buitelaar, J.K., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2004). Prenatal exposure to testosterone and functional cerebral lateralization: A study in same sex and opposite sex twin girls. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 29, 911-916.

Matthys, W., Van Goozen, S. H. M., Snoek, H., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Response perseveration and sensitivity to reward and punishment in boys with oppositional defiant disorder. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 13, 362-364.

Snoek, H., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys W., Buitelaar, J.K., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Stress responsivity in children with externalizing behavior disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 389-406. [pdf]

Van de Beek, C., Thijssen, J.H.H., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Buitelaar, J.K. (2004). Relationships between hormones assessed in amniotic fluid, and maternal and umbilical cord serum: What is the best source of information to investigate the effects of fetal hormonal exposure? Hormones & Behavior, 46(5), 663-669.

Van de Wiel, N.M.H., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Snoek, H., & van Engeland, H.  (2004). Cortisol and treatment effect in children with disruptive behavior disorders: An preliminary study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 43, 1011-1018. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Snoek, H., Matthys W., Swaab-Barneveld, H., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Executive functioning in children: A comparison of hospitalized ODD and ODD/ADHD children and normal controls. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45 (2), 284-292. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Snoek, H., Matthys W., van Rossum, I., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Evidence of fearlessness in behaviourally disordered children: A study on startle reflex modulation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45 (4), 884-892.

Zonnevylle-Bender, M.J.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Elburg, A., de Wildt, M., Stevelmans, E., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Emotional functioning in anorexia nervosa patients: Adolescents compared to adults. Depression and Anxiety, 19 (1), 35-42.

Zonnevylle-Bender, M.J.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Elburg, A., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Emotional functioning in adolescent anorexia nervosa patients: A controlled study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 13, 28-34.

2002

Cohen, C.C., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Orlebeke, J.F., Buitelaar, J.K., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2002). A comparison of eductational achievement in a national sample of Dutch female twins and their matched singletons controls. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 5(4), 273-276.

Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (2002). Adolescents who are eligible for sex reassignment surgery: Parental reports of emotional and behavioral problems. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7(3), 412–422.

Ramirez, J.M., Santisteban, C., Fujihara, T., & Van Goozen, S. (2002). Differences between experience of anger and readiness to angry anction: A study of Japanese and Spanish students. Aggressive Behavior, 28(6), 429-438.

Snoek, H., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys W., Sigling H.O., Koppeschaar, H.P.F., Westenberg, H.G.M., & Van Engeland, H. (2002). Serotonergic functioning in children with oppositional defiant disorder: A sumatriptan challenge study. Biological Psychiatry, 51, 319-325.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Matthys, W. & Van Engeland, H.  (2002). Preference for aggressive and sexual stimuli in children with  Disruptive Behavior Disorder and normal controls. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31(3), 247-253.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Slabbekoorn, D., Sanders, G., Gooren, L.J.G., & Cohen-Kettenis,  P.T. (2002). Organizing and activating effects of sex hormones in  homosexual transsexuals, Behavioral Neuroscience, 116 (6), 982-988.

Zonnevylle-Bender, M.J.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Elburg, A., & Van Engeland, H. (2002). Do adolescent anorexia nervosa patients have deficits in emotional functioning? European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 11, 38-42.

2001

Ramirez, J.M., Fujihara, T., Van Goozen, S., Merino, J.V. (2001). Proneness to anger and aggression in Japanese and Spanish students measured by the Anger Situation Questionnaire. Aggressive Behavior, 27 (3), 242-243.

Ramirez, J.M., Fujihara, T., & Van Goozen, S. (2001). Cultural and gender differences in anger and aggression:  A comparison between Japanese, Dutch and Spanish students.  Journal of Social Psychology, 141 (1), 119-121.

Slabbekoorn, D., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Gooren, L.J.G., & Cohen-Kettenis,  P.T.  (2001). Activating effects of sex hormones on emotionality in transsexuals. International Journal of Transgenderism, 5(3).

Smith, Y.L.S., Van Goozen, S.H.M. , & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2001). Adolescents with gender identity disorder who were accepted or rejected for sex reassignment surgery: A prospective follow-up study.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 40(4), 472-481.

Thijssen J.H.H., Matute L.M.P., Van Goozen S.H.M., Van Engeland H., & Blankenstein M.A. (2001). No detectable prolactin in human saliva. Biological Psychiatry, 50(10), 817.

Van Goozen, S.H.M. (2001). The neurobiology of aggression: Studies on conduct disorder children. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 11 (3), 109-110.

Vink, T., Hinney, A., van Elburg, A.A., van Goozen, S.H.M., Sandkuijl, L.A., Sinke, R.J., Herpertz-Dahlmann, B.M., Hebebrand, J., Remschmidt, H., van Engeland, H., & Adan, R.A.H. (2001). Association between an agouti-related protein gene polymorphism and anorexia nervosa. Molecular Psychiatry, 6, 325-328.

2000

Hausmann, M., Slabbekoorn, D., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Güntürkün, O. (2000). Sex hormones affect spatial abilities during the menstrual cycle. Behavioral Neuroscience, 114 (6), 1245-1250.

Thijssen J.H.H., Van Goozen S.H.M., Van Engeland H., Matute L.M.P., Blankenstein M.A. (2000). None of four commercially available assays detects prolactin in human saliva. Clinical Chemistry, 46, 1409-1410.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Buitelaar, J., & Van  Engeland, H. (2000). Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system activity in disruptive children and matched controls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 39(11), 1438-1445.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Van den Ban, E., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Thijssen,  J.H.H., & Van Engeland, H. (2000). Increased adrenal androgen functioning in children with oppositional defiant disorder: A comparison with psychiatric and normal controls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 39(11), 1446-1451.

Slabbekoorn, D., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Gooren, L.J.G., & Cohen-Kettenis, P.T. (2000). The dermatoglyphic characteristics of transsexuals: Is there evidence for an organizing effect of sex hormones? Psychoneuroendocrinology, 25, 365-375.

1999

Slabbekoorn, D., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Megens, J., Gooren, L.J.G., & Cohen-Kettenis,  P.T. (1999). Activating effects of cross-sex hormones on cognitive functioning:  A study of short-term and long-term hormone effects in transsexuals.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 24, 423 - 447.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Westenberg, H., & Van  Engeland, H. (1999). Plasma monoamine metabolites and aggression: Two studies of normal and Oppositional Defiant Disorder children. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 9, 141 - 147.

1998

Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (1998). Pubertal delay as an aid in  diagnosis and treatment of a transsexual adolescent. European Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 7, 246-248.

Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Doorn, C.D., & Gooren, L.J.G. (1998). Cognitive ability and cerebral lateralisation in transsexuals.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 23, 631-641.

Matthys, W., Van Goozen, S.H.M., De Vries, H., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., & Van Engeland, H. (1998). The dominance of behavioral activation over behavioral inhibition in conduct disordered boys with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39, 643-651.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Gispen-de Wied, C., Wiegant, W.M., & Van Engeland, H. (1998). Salivary cortisol and cardiovascular activity during stress in Oppositional Defiant Disorder boys and normal controls. Biological Psychiatry, 43, 531-539.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Thijssen, J.H.H., & Van Engeland, H. (1998). Adrenal androgens and aggression in conduct disorder prepubertal boys and normal controls. Biological Psychiatry, 43, 156-158.

1997

Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (1997). Sex reassignment of adolescent transsexuals: A follow-up study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 263 - 271.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Wiegant, V.M., Endert, E., Helmond, F.A., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1997). Psychoendocrinological assessment of the menstrual cycle: The relationship between hormones, sexuality and moods. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 26, 359 - 383.

1996

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Frijda, N.H., Wiegant, V.M., Endert E., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1996). The premenstrual phase and reactions to aversive events: A study of hormonal influences on emotionality. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 21, 479-497.

1995

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Frijda, N.H., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1995). Anger and aggression during role-playing: Gender differences between hormonally treated male and female transsexuals and controls. Aggressive Behavior, 21, 257-273.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Gooren, L.J.G., Frijda, N.H., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1995). Gender differences in behaviour: Activating effects of cross-sex hormones. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 20, 343-363. [an article based on this paper appeared in Science, Vol. 267, p. 334, 1995].

1994-1992

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Gooren, L.J.G., Frijda, N.H., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1994). Activating effects of androgens on cognitive performance: Causal evidence in a group of female-to-male transsexuals. Neuropsychologia, 32, 1153- 1157.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Frijda, N.H., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1994). Anger and aggression in women: Influence of sports choice and testosterone administration. Aggressive Behavior, 20, 213-222.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Frijda, N.H., Kindt, M., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1994). Anger proneness in women: Development and validation of the Anger Situation Questionnaire. Aggressive Behavior, 20, 79-100.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Goederee, P., Frijda, N.H., Chiva, M., & Petitjean, C. (1994). Anger and aggression in police women and administrative employees: An experimental study. Social Science Information, 33, 533-551.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., & Frijda, N.H. (1993). Emotion words used in six European countries. European Journal of Social Psychology, 23, 89-95.

Van de Poll, N.E., & Van Goozen, S.H.M. (1992). Hypothalamic involvement in sexuality and hostility: Comparative psychological aspects. Progress in Brain Research, 93, 343-361.

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Research

Research Topics and Related Papers

a) Emotion deficits in antisocial youths
Fairchild, G., Stobbe, Y., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (in press). Facial expression recognition, fear conditioning and startle modulation in females with Conduct Disorder.Biological Psychiatry. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., Stollery, S., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Deficits in facial expression recognition in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder.Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry50, 627-636. [pdf]

a) Emotion deficits in antisocial youths
Fairchild, G., Stobbe, Y., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (in press). Facial expression recognition, fear conditioning and startle modulation in females with Conduct Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Calder, A.J., Stollery, S., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Deficits in facial expression recognition in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50, 627-636. [pdf]

Fairchild, G., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S.J., & Goodyer, I.M.(2008). Fear conditioning and affective modulation of the startle reflex in male adolescents with early- or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and healthy controls. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 279-285. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Snoek, H., Matthys W., van Rossum, I., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Evidence of fearlessness in behaviourally disordered children: A study on startle reflex modulation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45 (4), 884-892.

b) Executive function deficits in antisocial youths
Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S.H.M., Stollery, S., Aitken, M.R.F., Savage, J.C., Moore, S.C., & Goodyer, I.M. (2009). Decision-making and executive function in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control subjects. Biological Psychiatry, 66, 162-168. [pdf]

Syngelaki, E.M., Moore, S. C., Savage, J. C., Fairchild, G., & Van Goozen, S. H. M. (2009), Executive functioning and risky decision making in young male offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 1203-1217. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Snoek, H., Matthys W., Swaab-Barneveld, H., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Executive functioning in children: A comparison of hospitalized ODD and ODD/ADHD children and normal controls. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45 (2), 284-292.. [pdf]

c) The role of stress hormones in antisocial behaviour
Fairchild, G., van Goozen, S. H. M., Stollery, S., Brown, J., Day, J., Herbert, J., & Goodyer, I. M. (2008). Cortisol diurnal rhythm and reactivity during psychosocial stress in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset Conduct Disorder and control participants. Biological Psychiatry, 64, 599-606. [pdf]

Snoek, H., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys W., Buitelaar, J.K., & Van Engeland, H. (2004). Stress responsivity in children with externalizing behavior disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 389-406. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Buitelaar, J., & Van  Engeland, H. (2000). Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system activity in disruptive children and matched controls. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 39(11), 1438-1445.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Gispen-de Wied, C., Wiegant, W.M., & Van Engeland, H. (1998). Salivary cortisol and cardiovascular activity during stress in Oppositional Defiant Disorder boys and normal controls. Biological Psychiatry, 43, 531-539

d) Neurobiological research and treatment
Van de Wiel, N.M.H., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Matthys, W., Snoek, H., & van Engeland, H.  (2004). Cortisol and treatment effect in children with disruptive behavior disorders: An preliminary study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent  Psychiatry, 43, 1011-1018. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M. & Fairchild, G. (2008). How can the study of biological processes help design new interventions for children with severe antisocial behaviour? Development & Psychopathology,20, 941–973. IF= 2.709. [pdf]

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Fairchild, G., & Harold, G.T. (2008). The role of neurobiological deficits in childhood antisocial behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 224-228. [pdf]

e) The role of activating and organising effects of sex hormones
Hausmann, M., Slabbekoorn, D., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Güntürkün, O. (2000). Sex hormones affect spatial abilities during the menstrual cycle. Behavioral Neuroscience, 114 (6), 1245-1250.

Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Van Goozen, S.H.M., Doorn, C.D., & Gooren, L.J.G. (1998). Cognitive ability and cerebral lateralisation in transsexuals.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 23, 631-641.

Van Goozen, S.H.M., Cohen-Kettenis, P.T., Gooren, L.J.G., Frijda, N.H., & Van de Poll, N.E. (1995). Gender differences in behaviour: Activating effects of cross-sex hormones. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 20, 343-363.

Funding

Investigating links between adolescent depression, stress and physical health. (Thapar, Thapar, Rice, Craddock, Owen, Van Goozen & Harold; British Medical Association; £24,858; period 14-1-2008 to 28-2-2012).

Feasibility study of psychopathology in children with 22Q11 deletion syndrome (22Q11DS) (Van den Bree, Owen, Thapar & Van Goozen; The Bailey Thomas Charitable Trust (2315/1), period 1-9-2008 to 30-9-2009; £54,666).

Longitudinal study of social and cognitive risks for alcohol misuse in first year university students (Moore, van Goozen & van den Bree; ERAB: The European Foundation for Alcohol research (reference EA 0904), period: 1-1-2010 to 31-1-2012; €80,000).

Biomarkers of aggression in children (PI's Swaab & Van Goozen; with de Kogel, de Wied and Ory; Dutch Science Foundation (NWO); €650,000; period: 1-6-2010 to 1-6-2012).

A good start: An early intervention to prevent the development of antisocial behaviour in infants (PI's Swaab & Van Goozen; with Hay and de Kogel; Dutch Science Foundation (NWO): €860,000; period: 1-6-2010 to 1-6-2015).

Research Group

Developmental Psychopathology Research Group with Hay, Shelton, Leekam (PSYCH), and Thapar, Collishaw, Langley (MEDIC) and our PhD students and RA’s.

Research Collaborators

Within UK:
Ian Goodyer (University of Cambridge)
Graeme Fairchild (University of Cambridge)

Continental Europe:
Hanna Swaab-Barneveld (Leiden University)
Stephan Huijbregts (Leiden University)
Minet de Wied (Utrecht University)
Philipp Sterzer (Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin)

New Zealand:
Gordon Harold

Postgraduate Students

Postgraduate Research Interests

My research interests are in factors affecting normal and abnormal development. To that end I study hormonal systems by focusing on hormones such as cortisol, DHEA/S, oestradiol, and testosterone; the psychophysiological response system via, among other measures, heart rate, vagal tone and skin conductance; the prefrontal cortex by studying abilities such as planning and inhibition; and by examining the ability to regulate emotions. I am interested in the involvement of these factors in normal and abnormal functioning, but especially in individual differences in the functioning of these systems under stress. So far, my studies have been conducted with pregnant women, infants, children and teenagers/young adults.

If you are interested in applying for a PhD, or for further information regarding my postgraduate research, please contact me directly (contact details available on the 'Overview' page), or submit a formal application here.

Current Students

Jane Baibazarova: Maternal behaviour and infant coping with stress
Erika Baker: A longitudinal study of fear and guilt in infants.
Joanne Morgan: Reward sensitivity and adolescents’ antisocial behaviour
Katy Bowen: Emotional functioning in young offenders

Previous Students

D. Slabbekoorn (1999). Effects of sex hormones on cognition and emotion (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Subsequently trained as a clinical psychologist and now has her own practice in child psychotherapy.

H. Snoek (2002). Psychoneuroendocrinological aspects of aggressive behavior in children (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently training to be a psychiatrist.

M. Zonnevylle-Bender (2002). Emotional functioning in anorexia nervosa patients: A study on emotional experiences and neurophysiological responses (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently a Research Fellow at the UMCU.

Y. Smith (2002). Sex reassignment: Predictors and outcomes of treatment for transsexuals  (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently working towards a D.Clin.Psy.

I. van Bokhoven (2004). Stability and change of antisocial behaviour in children and adolescents: The role of neurobiological factors (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently a Research Fellow at the UMCU.

C. Cohen-Bendahan (2005). Biological roots of sex differences: A longitudinal  twin study (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently a Research Fellow at Radboud University, Nijmegen.

C. van de Beek (2005). Prenatal sex hormones and gender-related behaviour in infants (PhD thesis, UMCU, The Netherlands). Currently a Research Fellow at the Free University, Amsterdam.

C. Spooner (2009). The prevalence of psychopathology in teenage mothers and the effects on the developing infant. (PhD thesis, Cardiff University, UK). Currently working towards a D.Clin.Psy.

G. Ktistaki (2009). The Psychophysiology of Fearful Temperament: A Follow-Up Study. (PhD thesis, Cardiff University, UK). Currently working as an RA in Athens Academic Hospital , Greece.

E. Syngelaki (2009). Offending behaviour in antisocial youths: Psychological causes and practical implications. (PhD thesis, Cardiff University, UK). Currently working at the Youth Offending Services in Cardiff.

L. Donaldson (2010). Infant Attention, Motor Activity and Cardiac Activity and the Effects of Prenatal Smoke Exposure. (PhD thesis, Cardiff University, UK). Currently working as an RA at Heath Hospital Cardiff.

Biography

Undergraduate Education

MSc Psychology (Experimental Psychology), University of Amsterdam, August 1988 (cum laude).

Postgraduate Education

PhD (Experimental Psychology), University of Amsterdam, June 1994.

Awards/External Committees

Awards
Winner of the “Best Paper Award 1993 – 1994” made by the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA).

Winner of the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences mid-career Research Award,  1998.

External Committees
Member of the Health Council of the Netherlands.

Elected council member of the International Society for Research on Aggression.

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Review of Aggression and Violent Behavior.

Employment

2008-date: Professor, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

2007-date: Visiting Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, Leiden University.

2004-2008: Reader, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

2002-2003: Senior Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

1998-2002: Senior Research Fellow, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht (tenured position).

1994-1997: Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU).