PhD Researchers

Joined Lab in October 2015 as an intern with Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz and began her PhD in January 2017

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

I predict, therefore I do not hallucinate: a new protocol for testing the neurocognitive underpinnings of auditory hallucinations

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Joined Lab in November 2019 as an intern with Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz and began her PhD in January 2024.

“The impact of personal motivation on exercise adherence in people with Parkinson’s Disease”

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Joined Lab in January 2024 as a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz, Dr. Tjeerd Boonstra, and Dr. Melvyn Roerdink.

Adapting to dynamic environments

“Unravelling gait impairments in Parkinson’s disease: from predictive coding to optimal cues”

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Joined lab in 2023 as PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Koen Schruers, Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz, Dr. Linda Ackermans and Dr. Liesbeth Goossens.

“Deep Brain Stimulation as a potential treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders”

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Joined lab in 2024 as PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Michael Schwartze, Dr. Antonio Criscuolo and Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz.

Body-Brain interactions

“Pupil dynamics, brain activity and cognition”

Joined Lab in September 2025 as a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz, and Dr. Ryszard Auksztulewicz

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

“Speech as a Digital Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease: Toward Monitoring Progression, Treatment Response, and Cross-Disease Differentiation”

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External PhD researchers

Started PhD in 2019 at the Max Planck Institute of Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz and Molly Henry.

Adapting to dynamic environments

“Metrically ambiguous rhythms and bistable percepts”

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Started PhD in 2020 at the University of Barcelona in Catalunya under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz and Dr. Jordi Navarra. Will join the BANDlab in February 2022.

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

“Voice feedback and voice motor control in Parkinson’s disease”

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Started PhD in 2017 at University of Lisbon, in Portugal under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz and Prof. Dr. Ana P. Pinheiro.

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

“Voice perception and prediction: Understanding auditory verbal hallucinations in psychotic and non-psychotic subjects using ERPs”

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Joined the Band-Lab in 2022 as a PhD student under the supervision of Bart de Boers,
AI Lab at Virje Universiteit Brussels, Belgium, Andrea Ravignani, La Sapienza Univeristy, Rome, Italy,
and Sonja Kotz, Maastricht University.

Adapting to dynamic environments

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Started PhD in 2023 at GenVam Trust, a center for Medical Genetics under the supervision of
Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz, Dr. Govindaswamy Kumaramanickavel and Dr. Shantala Hegde.

“Beyond western concepts of genetics and musicality-
a behavioural and genetic exploration of the Indian Population.”

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Joined the Band-Lab in August 2024 as a PhD student under the supervision of David Poeppel, Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience in Frankfurt, Germany, and Sonja Kotz at Maastricht University.

Speech and language processing

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Joined the Band-Lab in November 2023 as a PhD student under the supervision of Andrea Ravignani of Sapienza University, Rome, and Sonja Kotz of Maastricht University

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

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Started a PhD in 2022 at University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Maastricht University, The Netherlands under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ana P. Pinheiro and Prof. Dr. Sonja Kotz.

Voice adaptation and vocal learning

“Dissociating ownership and agency in voice perception: the roles of identity and emotion.”

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