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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 landmarks include:

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  • 2024-2026

Neuroscience & Society Fellow

Dana Foundation, Frontiers program

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  • 2022-2024

Research Fellow

Rutgers University, School of Criminal Justice

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  • 2022-2023

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.

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An avid runner and open-water swimmer, Mia believes in the value of endurance training. She is currently training for a half marathon! 

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