Fleur Heling

Hi! My name is Fleur Heling, and I am a research assistant in the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (CAN) group. I previously completed a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences at Utrecht University and a master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience at Radboud University. During my studies, I developed a strong interest in how people respond and adapt to stress, and what happens when these responses become maladaptive. For my master’s thesis, I investigated how stress responses measured in the laboratory relate to stress responses in daily life, using data from the DynaM-OBS study.

I am currently involved in the DESTRESS project, which focuses on understanding work-related stress and resilience. DESTRESS is a large-scale, multi-site cohort study that aims to enhance workplace resilience by identifying key resilience factors and developing an ethical, user-friendly tool for early stress detection, enabling timely dialogue between employees, employers, and occupational health professionals. Within this study, I contribute to the deep phenotyping study at the Donders Institute, where a subset of participants takes part in neuroimaging and biological assessments. I also contribute to the Ecological Momentary and Ecological Physiological Assessments (EMA and EPA) within DESTRESS as part of my work at Hanze University of Applied Sciences.

Alongside DESTRESS, I contribute to the SHIELD project, which investigates whether hydrocortisone can reduce the risk of developing PTSD following a traumatic incident in emergency department patients.

Outside of academia, I enjoy travelling, going on little outings, running, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Contact

• Kapittelweg 29
  6525 EN Nijmegen
  The Netherlands
• Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
  Radboud University Medical Center
  P.O. Box 9101
  6500 HB Nijmegen
  The Netherlands
  
• fleur.heling@ru.nl