PhD in Mental Health

Join our interdisciplinary team at the Center for Contextual Psychiatry (CCP) and the Methodology of Educational Science Research Group (CMPO) at KU Leuven, one of Europe’s most renowned research universities./nThe CCP, housed within the Department of Neurosciences in the School of Medicine, is an internationally leading research center specializing in Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) in mental health research. Under the leadership of Prof. Inez Myin-Germeys, the CCP brings together a vibrant group of 25 researchers from diverse backgrounds and is widely recognized for its expertise in designing, implementing, and analyzing experimental studies and clinical trials./nThe CMPO, part of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, is internationally recognized for its expertise in advanced statistical modeling and research methodology, encompassing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Prof. Ginette Lafit leads innovative work to advance quantitative methods in ESM study design and drives methodological innovation in intensive longitudinal research./nAs a PhD student, you will play a central role in developing gold-standard ESM items to measure amotivation, a core negative symptom in young people experiencing psychosis. These measures will form the methodological backbone for innovative digital interventions aimed at improving negative symptoms in youth.