Alexandre Heeren

Professor @UCLouvain | FNRS Senior Research Associate | Behavioral Sciences, Mental Health & Climate Change | Data Science & Research Methods

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • F.R.S. - FNRS (Full-time · 8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Research Associate (tenured position) - Maître de Recherches
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Research Associate (tenured position) - Chercheur Qualifié
      Nov 2017 - Oct 2025 · 8 yrs

  • Research Professor, Psychological Sciences Research Institute at Université catholique de Louvain
    Nov 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

  • Invited Professor in Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences at University of Luxembourg
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    Teaching: “Introduction to Graph Theory, System Thinking, and Statistical Network Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences” — Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg. Doctoral-level course taught in English, offered annually or biennially depending on the academic year; 15 teaching hours per course edition

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University
    Oct 2015 - Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Host: McNally Lab, Department of Psychology, William James Hall, Cambridge, MA, USA Research focus: Advanced statistical modeling for psychopathology research, including psychological network analysis, Bayesian network modeling, and data-driven approaches to anxiety and stress-related disorders.

  • F.R.S. - FNRS (7 yrs)
    • Postdoctoral fellow (« Chargé de recherche »)
      Oct 2012 - Sep 2015 · 3 yrs

      Host institutions: UCLouvain ; UGent; Harvard University

    • Doctoral fellow (« Aspirant »)
      Oct 2008 - Sep 2012 · 4 yrs

      Host institution: Psychological Science Research Institute, UCLouvain