Alec Zirnheld is a PhD candidate in the Health Sciences department of the University Medical Center Groningen, with joint supervision from the University of Twente. He holds a Master’s in Health Psychology and Technology from the University of Twente, where he focused on evaluating eHealth technology in mental health care. Alec’s PhD research aims to identify and measure contextual factors that shape daily-life stressors and responses, contributing to a taxonomy of these factors, and developing reliable measures for ambulatory assessment. His work combines the theoretical development of Research Theme 1 and the stress assessment goals of Research Theme 2.

PhD student,
UMCG