EDUCATION

1978-79: Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

1979-1982: Candidate degree (cum laude) in Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

1985-1986: Clinical internship, Aslan House Counseling Center, Eugene, Oregon, USA

1982-1986: Master's degree (cum laude) in Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

1986-1989: PhD degree in Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

WORK EXPERIENCE

1986-1990: Junior research psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Utrecht University

1990-1992: Postdoc, Center for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University

1992-1995: Postdoctoral Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences at Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam

1995-2002: Head of Department of Research, Van der Hoeven Kliniek (center for forensic psychiatry), Utrecht, The Netherlands

2002-2006: Head National Monitor of Mental Health, Trimbos-institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands

1999-2005: Endowed Professor of Forensic Psychology (0.2 fte), University of Amsterdam

2006-present: Full Professor of Forensic Psychology (0.8 fte), Maastricht University

2009-present: director of corine.de.ruiter