Lukas Baumann works as a PhD candidate in the Forensic Child & Youth Care research group in the Department of Child Development and Education. His research focuses on parenting in times of (global) uncertainty. He is particularly interested in how differences in individual threat perception and differences in personal and country values affect parental behaviours.

Lukas received his Bachelor's (2022) and Master's (2024) degree in Social Work. He also obtained a Research Master's degree in Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence (2026) from Utrecht University.