Karin Nijhof is an endowed professor at Radboud University and works at Pluryn and the Academic Workplace for At-Risk Youth. After studying Developmental Psychopathology at Radboud University, she conducted research on risk factors among juvenile delinquents and on the effectiveness of police and judicial interventions at the police department. In 2011, she obtained her PhD with research on the effectiveness of secure residential youth care (JeugdzorgPlus). Her current research focuses on adolescents and families residential youth care, with a specific interest in stress, traumatic events, and physiological dysregulation.