Eva Billen (PhD) is an assistant professor in the department of clinical psychology at the University of Amsterdam. She got her PhD at Tilburg University on improving the understanding of self-regulation in forensic settings. Her main interest is in forensic psychology and treatment. She has specific interests in self-regulation and personality, as well as changes and improvement during treatment and risk assessment. She has an interest in longitudinal and time-series data, both in the long-term and short-term. Research methods mostly focus on questionnaire and file data, but also include task data, qualitative interviews and experience sampling methods.

Research methods

• Longitudinal designs
• Questionnaire studies
• Experience sampling methods

Current research projects

• Using experience sampling to measure and track self-regulation on a daily basis.
• Investigating the factor structure and use of a mindfulness questionnaire in forensic settings.
• Looking into the nature of Dual Harm (self-harm and other-harm) behavior.

Research grants & honours

• Starting grant

Current collaborations

• ForCES (Forensic Consortium for Experience Sampling)
• Tilburg University
• University of Twente
• Fivoor
• De Waag
• Transfore

Bachelor Psychology

• Bachelor thesis (supervisor)
• Clinical Interviewing and Diagnostic Skills (teacher)
• Psychotherapy and Therapeutic skills (teacher)
• Personality and Personality Disorders (lecturer)

Master Clinical Forensic Psychology

• Interventions (coördinator/lecturer)
• Masterthesis (coördinator/supervisor)

Master Clinical Psychology

• Masterthesis (coördinator)

Research Master

• Masterthesis and internship supervisor
• Lecturer

PhD co-supervision

• Elyan Aarts