He studied Social Psychology at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, after which he moved to a research position (AIO) at the VU University. Here he obtained his PhD. (Dr.) in Social Psychology in 2003 with a dissertation on the effects of mood states on language use. After working as a Lecturer in Social Psychology, he moved to Communication Science, where he currently teaches on Interpersonal Communication and on conducting research in various courses (e.g., BA, MA thesis). In addition, Camiel is the program director of the VU Graduate School of Social Sciences. He coordinates the education for PhD candidates of the Faculty of Social Sciences.