She obtained an MA in clinical and personality psychology at the University of Leiden (honours) and a post-doc in forensic psychology and mental health psychology. She also acquired a degree in journalism at the Hogeschool voor de Journalistiek in Utrecht and is currently enrolled in the 'Schrijversvakschool' (school for creative writing) in Amsterdam. Inge Schilperoord has published numerous articles, interviews and book reviews in Dutch (popular scientific) magazines and papers.