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Personal profile
Research
Dr. Tara Donker is Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, and licensed therapist specialized in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at a mental health institute (Prezens, Amsterdam). Her research focuses on early intervention and prevention of depression, anxiety and suicide, based on innovative technologies such as virtual reality and mobile apps. Her main goal is to make mental health care more accessible and scalable.
ZeroPhobia
Her main focus of research currently is investigating the effectivity and user-friendliness of ZeroPhobia: a low-cost mobile app using virtual reality for specific phobias. Results from an RCT demonstrated large effect sizes for ZeroPhobia Acrophobia compared to a control group. Now, she will develop and testZeroPhobia Aviophobia.
Education
- Teacher: CBT seminar for master students clinical psychology
- Teacher: clinical communication skills for bachelor students clinical psychology (2011)
- Internship coordinator of low intensity treatment (caring universities)
- Supervisor of bachelor- and (research)master thesis students
- Lectures in clinical psychological treatments (CBT, IPT, mental health psychology)
- Coordinator of bacholorthese (2012-2014)
Grants
Over the years she received multiple grants from NWO (including a personal grant "Aspasia"), Fonds NutsOhra, Fonds Psychische Gezondheid, VSB fonds for projects on innovative technologies such as virtual reality in the treatment of specific phobia and online interventions for caregivers of depressed patients. She has received an Aspasia grant to conduct research into virtual reality for psychiatric disorders.
Prizes and Awards
CBT Workshop by Aaron T. Beck and Judith Beck
Black Dog early career travel award
EMGO travel grant
Ancillary activities
- GGZ inGeest | Amsterdam | Medewerker | 2014-12-01 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Ancillary activities
Co-founder of ZeroPhobia, a start-up with a social mission to make mental health care more accessible and scalable. The following mobile apps based on CBT using VR/AR are developed or will be developed and tested in the near future: fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of spiders. ZeroPhobia is a Spin-off of Vrije University.
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Depression
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Cognitive Therapy
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Anxiety Disorders
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Psychotherapy
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Meta-Analysis
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Research Output 2007 2019
Effectiveness of Self-guided App-Based Virtual Reality Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Acrophobia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Donker, T., Cornelisz, I., Van Klaveren, C., Van Straten, A., Carlbring, P., Cuijpers, P. & Van Gelder, J. L., Jul 2019, In : JAMA Psychiatry. 76, 7, p. 682-690 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Cognitive Therapy
Randomized Controlled Trials
Eye Protective Devices
Costs and Cost Analysis
Control Groups
The Virtual Reality Scenario Method: Moving from Imagination to Immersion in Criminal Decision-making Research
van Gelder, J. L., de Vries, R. E., Demetriou, A., van Sintemaartensdijk, I. & Donker, T., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 56, 3, p. 451-480 30 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Imagination
Immersion
Decision Making
Anger
Research
0Phobia - towards a virtual cure for acrophobia: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Donker, T., Van Esveld, S., Fischer, N. & Van Straten, A., 9 Aug 2018, In : Trials. 19, p. 1-11 11 p., 433.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Randomized Controlled Trials
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Eye Protective Devices
Implosive Therapy
Corrigendum to "a pilot randomized controlled trial of E-care 4 caregivers: An internet intervention for caregivers of depressed patients" [internet Interv. 9 (2017) 88-99]
Bijker, L., Kleiboer, A., Riper, H. M., Cuijpers, P. & Donker, T., Sep 2018, In : Internet Interventions. 13, p. 40Research output: Contribution to Journal › Erratum › Academic
Open Access
Internet
Caregivers
Randomized Controlled Trials
corrigendum
Seeing is Believing? Comparing Negative Affect, Realism and Presence in Visual Versus Written Guardianship Scenarios
van Gelder, J. L., Martin, C., van Prooijen, J. W., de Vries, R., Marsman, M., Averdijk, M., Reynald, D. & Donker, T., Apr 2018, In : Deviant Behavior. 39, 4, p. 461-474 14 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
guardianship
realism
scenario
Activities 2012 2018
Journal of Clinical Medicine (Journal)
Tara Donker (Guest editor)2018 → 2019
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Global Mental Health (Journal)
Tara Donker (Guest editor)2016 → 2018
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
iSPIN: Combining Forces. Combining forces to develop, test and disseminate eHealth interventions in rare diseases: the example of the Scleroderma Patient‐centered Intervention Network (SPIN)
W. van Ballegooijen (Organiser), J.J. Ruwaard (Organiser), T. Donker (Organiser), A. van Straten (Organiser), L. Kwakkenbos (Organiser), J. Welling (Organiser)2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Internet Interventions (Journal)
Tara Donker (Member of editorial board)2014 → …
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Trials (Journal)
Tara Donker (Associate editor)2013 → 2016
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic