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DR  MIA  THOMAIDOU

Behavioral neuroscience | Criminal justice | Data science

EDUCATION

2022

Ph.D.

Behavioral Neuroscience

Leiden University / Leiden U. Medical Center

2021

M.Sc.

Crime & Criminal Justice

Leiden Law School

2018

M.Sc.

Clinical Neuropsychology

Leiden University  

2016

B.Sc.

Cognitive Neuroscience

University of Westminster / University of Oxford

Anchor career

CAREER

​Selected career highlights include:

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  • 2024-2026

Neuroscience & Society Fellow

Dana Foundation, Frontiers program

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  • 2022-2024

Post-doc Research Fellow

Rutgers University, School of Criminal Justice

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  • 2022-2023

Scientific Consultant 

Leiden University Medical Center, Dept. of Neurosurgery

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  • 2018-2022

PhD researcher

Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Center

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  • 2017-2018

Research intern & coordinator

VU Amsterdam, Center for Neurogenomics & Cognitive Research

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  • 2014-2015

Junior researcher

Oxford University, Dept. of Psychiatry

LIFE

Mia's background is a Mediterranean and Western European mix. She has lived in six cities across four countries and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 2022. When not at work, she can be found running in the park, swimming out at the Rockaways, or tending to the chaos created by her many pets.

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Web page last updated: Dec 2025

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