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About

Spiegeloog is the online magazine for the Psychology Department of the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1973. New articles and columns are published online every week.

Contact

For any questions or inquiries, please e-mail to spiegeloog-fmg@uva.nl or go to room G0.19 on Wednesdays between 10:00 and 15:00.

Colophon

Spiegeloog is made by students, alumni and employees of the University of Amsterdam.

Editors in Chief

Editor-in-Chief | 2024-26

Jules Kotowicz

Jules Kotowicz (2004) is a third-year psychology student specializing in Clinical, Brain & Cognition, and Research Methods. They also figure skate, journal about the struggles of growing up, and try to play guitar.

Editor-in-Chief | 2025-26

Barnaba Oretti

Barnaba Oretti (2002) is a second-year Psychology student who loves the nitty-gritty side of Psychology, which he is trying to pursue with a Research specialization. In his free time he is an avid reader, a distinctly less avid writer, and probably playing a game right now.

Editor-in-Chief | 2024-25

Shriya Bang

Shriya Bang (2004) is a third-year psychology student, interested in the commercial application of consumer neuroscience and behavioral change. She's also a dedicated hatewatcher and struggling ukulelist.

anushka

Editor-in-Chief | 2022-24

Anushka Sabhanam

Anushka Sabhanam (2003) graduated from the UvA in 2024 with a dual-specialisation in Clinical Developmental Psychology and Brain & Cognition. Beyond psychology, you can find her on a stage either acting or singing, crocheting till her hands give out, or listening to true crime podcasts without batting an eye.

Editor-in-Chief | 2022-24

Evita Katharina Egert

Evita Egert (1998) is a third-year psychology student. Her areas of interest include research on consciousness, psychedelics, and empathy. When she isn’t writing you’ll most likely find her cooking, listening to music, or watching movies.

Editor-in-Chief | 2021-22

Esna Mualla Gunay

Mualla Gunay (2000) graduated from the UvA in 2022 with a specialisation in Brain and Cognition. She is interested in the intersection between cognitive and clinical psychology. She enjoys spending time in nature, reading and journaling.

Editor-in-Chief | 2021-22

Milena Kaprálová

Milena Kaprálová (1999) graduated with a specialisation in Psychological Methods. and she is interested in how biology and psychology inform one another. She is an open science enthusiast and likes to write about subjective experience.

Editor-in-Chief | 2019-21

Lydia Tian

Lydia Tian (1998) graduated from the UvA in 2021 with her specialisation in Developmental Psychology. She is aspiring to become a clinical developmental psychologist, enjoys a variety of activities such as writing, music-making and gaming.

Editorial Board of 25/26

Editor

Alex Kiều

Alex Kiều (2006) is a second-year psychology student specializing in Clinical and Psychological Methods. They enjoy reading in their spare time and are always dreaming about traveling and discovering new places.

Editor

Aliki Papageorgiou

Aliki Papageorgiou (2007) is a first-year psychology student planning to specialize in Brain & Cognition and Social Psychology. She is a keen reader, loves painting, and struggles to play the violin.

Editor

Arya Mallik

Arya (2003) is a second year psychology research master student specialising in Developmental Psychology and Brain and Cognition. When not hustling on campus, she busies herself with poetry, museum trips, and making her friends laugh.

Editor

Caterina Fatato

Editor

Clara Bischoff

Editor

Gavriil Kremastiotis

Editor

Ina Maria Tudor

Editor

Izzy Hana

Editor

Jaira Gangadin

Editor

Karla Medakov

Editor

Klaudia Sambor

Editor

Laura Padua

Laura (2006) is a second year psychology student specializing in clinical psychology. Born in Caracas and raised in Madrid, she is passionate about the study of trauma and resilience, as well as film analysis.

Editor

Lioba Roggendorf

Lioba Roggendorf is a second-year psychology student.

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Luba Nosovskaia

Luba (1998) is a first-year psychology student currently pursuing her second Bachelor’s degree. She has lived in six countries so far and is excited to see where life will take her next.

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Manu Dekker

Manu Dekker (2004) is a 1st year psychology student specializing in social psychology. Manu is interested in the individual experience of societal issues. With an academic background in political science, law, history, philosophy, and psychology he has an interdisciplinary approach to his writing.

Editor

Marie Meincke

Marie (2005) is a second year psychology student that's specializing in clinical psychology. She's also interested in anything social, be it political, environmental or cultural! She loves reading and creating things, as well as going to the cinema (:

Editor

Merkury Kuchta

Editor

Milica Ružić

Editor

Mykolas Undzenas

Alum Editor

Nicole Haver

Nicole Haver (2002) is a third-year psychology student whose interests lie in developmental and clinical psychology. Outside the realm of psychology, she enjoys writing poetry, reading and binge-watching TV shows.

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Nora Keloglanian

Nora (2006) is a second year psychology student specialising in Brain and Cognition. Although she comes from Paris, she swears she’s not that kind of Parisian…

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Paula Böhmer

Paula Böhmer is a second-year psychology student.

Editor

Ritwika Nair

Editor

Sandra Hernández

Alum Editor

Sara Fontecha Morgan

Sara (2003) is a fourth-year student specialising in Clinical Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Brain & Cognition. She has a particular interest in trauma, addiction, and healing, and she aims to explore new perspectives and provoke thought through her writing. Outside of writing, she enjoys cooking, baking, fitness, and reading, as well as spending time with friends and meeting new people.

Editor

Taymara Timcke

Editor

Teodora Iliescu

Editor

Ula Simonič

Editor

Varsha Raman

Varsha Raman (2006) is a 2nd-year Psychology student specialising in Clinical Psychology. She comes from Bangalore, India and enjoys reading, working out and spending nearly every second with the people she loves.

Editor

Zhen Cong

Zhen Cong (2000) is a recent Research Master's graduate. He is interested in Human-AI interaction research, and the effects during and after interaction. He always insists on bringing everything "just in case", yet somehow cannot find some spare tissues when he needs them.

Former Editors

Sarah Laszlo

Photographer

Júlia Tar

Alum Editor

Shriya Kashyap

Alum Editor

Laura Springer

Alum Editor

Ayla Farzali

Alum Editor

Vadim Martschenko

Alum Editor

Linda Paterová

Alum Editor

Aniya Khokar

Alum Editor

Kamila Zjawin

Alum Editor

Tanvi Tandon

Alum Editor

Berenike Simon

Alum Editor

Ann-Kathrin Arui

Alum Editor

Avanti Vijay

Alum Editor

Anika Korobkov

Editor

Hanna Niedl

Alum Editor

External Contributors

Dr. Denny Borsboom

Columnist - Ivory Tower

Pika Ivana Kostanjsek

Photographer

Sarah Laszlo

Photographer

Chitra Mohanlal

Illustrator

Nina Kollof

Illustrator

Arianna Cavalli

Illustrator