She received her MA in developmental psychology at Radboud University in Nijmegen (1999) and her post-academic clinical degree in 2005. She is currently working on finishing her PhD and is involved in practice based research projects (testing of prevention and intervention programs) with a special interest in anxiety and depression. In addition, Rowella maintains a clinical practice with children in a mental health facility and she teaches clinical courses at the Radboud University in Nijmegen.