Marike Kooistra
Researcher
- Name
- M.J. Kooistra
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- m.j.kooistra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3833-7584

Summary
Marike Kooistra obtained her research master’s degree in Clinical in Health Psychology at Leiden University in 2020 (cum laude). In January 2020, she started her PhD at the Clinical Psychology Unit of Leiden University in the NWO VENI project of dr. Rianne de Kleine. Together with dr. Rianne de Kleine (co-promotor), prof. Willem van der Does (promotor) and dr. Maartje Schoorl (co-promotor), Marike is conducting her PhD research focused on optimizing exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Researcher
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Klinische Psychologie
Researcher
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Klinische Psychologie
- Kooistra M.J. Schoorl M., Oprel D. A.C., Does W. van der & Kleine R.A. de (2025), Maximizing expectancy violation and exposure outcomes in patients with PTSD, European Journal of Psychotraumatology 16: 2447183 .
- Kooistra M.J., Minnen A. van, Oprel D.A.C, Schoorl M., Does W. van der & Kleine R.A de (2025), ‘If I am Reminded of my Trauma, I will …’: assessing threat expectancies for being confronted with trauma reminders, Cognitive Therapy and Research : .
- Kooistra M.J., Hoeboer C.M., Oprel D.A.C., Schoorl S.M.D., Does A.J.W. van der, Minnen A. van & Kleine R.A. de (2024), Distress variability during exposure therapy and its relationship with PTSD symptom decline, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 85: 101983.
- Molendijk M.L., Baart C., Schaffeld J., Akçakaya Z., Rönnau C., Kooistra M.J., Kleine R.A. de & Strater C. Mooshammer L. (2024), Psychological interventions for PTSD, depression, and anxiety in child, adolescent and adult forced migrants: a systematic review and frequentist and Bayesian meta-analyses, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 31(4): 1-17 (e3042).
- Haering S., Kooistra M.J., Bourey C., Chimed-Ochir U., Doubková N., Hoeboer C.M., Lathan E.C., Christie H. & De Haan A. (2024), Exploring transdiagnostic stress and trauma-related symptoms across the world: a latent class analysis, European Journal of Psychotraumatology 15(1): 1-13 (2318190).
- Kooistra M.J., Hoeboer C.M., Oprel D.A.C., Schoorl S.M.D., Does A.J.W. van der, Heide J.J. ter, Minnen A. van & Kleine R.A. de (2023), Changes in trauma-related cognitions predict subsequent symptom improvement during prolonged exposure in patients with childhood abuse-related PTSD, Behaviour Research and Therapy 163: 104284.
- Hoeboer C.M., Oprel D.A.C., Schoorl M., Does A.J.W. van der, Minnen A. van, Kleine R.A. de & Kooistra M.J. (2021), Temporal relationship between change in subjective distress and PTSD symptom decrease during prolonged exposure therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Therapy : 1-12.