Research

Peer-reviewed. Published. Applied.

Our technology is grounded in science we produce ourselves. We publish in international journals, collaborate with universities, and translate findings into working products.

Leadership & AI

We use machine learning to uncover patterns in leadership data that traditional methods miss. Our work on the leader trait paradigm applied ML to large-scale 360° assessment datasets.

Opening the black box: Uncovering the leader trait paradigm through machine learning
Doornenbal BM, Spisak BR, van der Laken PA · The Leadership Quarterly, 2022
76 cited
Finding the right fuel for the analytical engine: Expanding the leader trait paradigm through machine learning?
Spisak BR, van der Laken PA, Doornenbal BM · The Leadership Quarterly, 2019
30 cited

Health Measurement

We develop and validate instruments that measure health the way people actually experience it. Our Positive Health measurement scale was validated on a representative Dutch sample.

Development and psychometric evaluation of a Positive Health measurement scale: A factor analysis study based on a Dutch population
Van Vliet M, Doornenbal BM, Boerema ST, van den Akker-van Marle ME · BMJ Open, 2021
45 cited
Measuring positive health: Concurrent and factorial validity based on a representative Dutch sample
Doornenbal BM, Vos RC, Van Vliet M, Kiefte-De Jong JC et al. · Health & Social Care in the Community, 2022
25 cited
Development and validation of a Context-sensitive Positive Health Questionnaire (CPHQ)
Doornenbal BM, van Zutphen T, Beumeler LFE, Vos RC et al. · Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2024
8 cited

Health Analytics

Advanced statistical methods applied to health data, including dynamic time warp analysis and elastic net regression for personality-health prediction.

Self-rated health trajectories: A dynamic time warp analysis
Doornenbal BM, Bakx R · Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021
10 cited
Big Five personality as a predictor of health: Shortening the questionnaire through the elastic net
Doornenbal BM · Current Issues in Personality Psychology, 2021
9 cited
The asymmetric relationship between smoking and sleep: Longitudinal findings from Dutch panel data
Doornenbal BM, Spisak BR · Population Medicine, 2021
4 cited

Diversity & Inclusion

How diversity functions in organizations and cultural sectors. From team dynamics and status hierarchies to cultural programming and audience composition.

The Art of Diversity: Creating Cultural Organizations and their Personnel, Public, Program, and Partners
Zhou C, Van Dijk H, Doornenbal B · Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy, 2024
The impact of status hierarchy on individual behavior and team processes
Doornenbal BM · PhD thesis, VU Amsterdam, 2021
6 cited
Gender Diversity and Team Identification
Doornenbal BM, Havermans LA · Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
2 cited
Collaborations

Research partnerships

We work with universities and research institutions. Notable collaborations include research with Harvard University on leadership and AI, and contributions to the MOCIA project (brain health) and SMART-AI project (arthrosis).

Brian Doornenbal holds a PhD from VU Amsterdam, where he researched social hierarchies, leadership, and team dynamics.

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