Mariska Bot (1985) works as assistant professor at Amsterdam UMC (Department of Psychiatry). Mariska is project manager of Stress in Action. In the past, she coordinated the OPERA project and MooDFOOD project. Her research interests include the optimal use of antidepressant medication for depression, and the interplay of depression and stress with diet, obesity, metabolites, and diabetes mellitus. She works on several depression-related projects.

Mariska has a background in Health Sciences and Public Health Research. She obtained her PhD in 2012 at Tilburg University on the relationship between depression and diabetes. Mariska is registered as epidemiologist B, and has BKO and BROK certificates.