Department: Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology

  • Kim Dierckx

    Kim Dierckx works as a doctoral assistant at the Department of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University) and is also affiliated with the interdisciplinary Center for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR) as a researcher. As part of his PhD, he examined the “super-diverse” society. Specifically, he investigated how social institutions can achieve social harmony in diverse societies through the application of procedural justice. His current research focuses on the mutual relationships between ethnic-cultural minorities and the factors that can positively influence these relationships.

  • Hilde Depauw

    Hilde Depauw obtained her Master of Science in Psychology (Clinical Psychology) at Ghent University in 2020. In 2025, she obtained a joint PhD in Psychology and Sociology under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Alain Van Hiel, Prof. Dr. Bart Van de Putte, and Prof. Dr. Piet Bracke. Her research interests include health inequities, culturally responsive mental health care, intersectionality, and the social determinants of mental health. Currently, Hilde is working as a postdoctoral researcher, studying how meaningful conversations about cultural identity are incorporated into psychotherapy and their effects on psychotherapy process and outcome variables.