Thomas Willems is currently a PhD student and researcher at Leiden University since June 2024. Prior to this role, Thomas served as a teacher at the University of Amsterdam from October 2023 to May 2024 and trained as a psychologist at PSYTREC from August 2023 to March 2024. Thomas has experience as an assistant manager at Willems Schoenen from August 2017 to January 2023 and worked as a data analyst student at Nederlands Hart Netwerk from April 2021 to January 2022. Educational qualifications include a Research Master in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam (September 2021 - September 2023), a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Tilburg University (2021 - 2024), and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tilburg University (September 2018 - January 2021), among other academic pursuits.