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Melanie Sauerland
Melanie Sauerland is an assistant professor at the section of forensic psychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Her research deals with...more
Alana C. Krix
Alana Krix is originally from Germany, and is currently completing her doctoral studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She is conducting...more