Dr. Lysanne Te Brinke

Biography

Lysanne te Brinke is an Assistant Professor at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, where her research focuses on the interplay of interpersonal and intersocietal experiences and expectations. She aims to understand how these experiences can lead to both adaptive outcomes, such as community engagement, and maladaptive behaviors, including antisocial behavior and feelings of exclusion from society. She has received an individual VENI grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) to examine how adolescents can become agents of change, focusing on their contributions to broader societal contexts. Lysanne also co-leads the YoungXperts platform, which promotes youth participation in research by integrating the voices and opinions of young people into the research process. Throughout her career, she has worked to engage various stakeholders, such as adolescents, young adults, teachers, and youth workers, in co-creation sessions aimed at fostering collaboration and understanding. She has been recognized with several awards, including the NWA Science Communication Translation Grant and a societal engagement award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science of the Netherlands. Furthermore, she serves as the president of the Early Researchers Union of the European Association for Developmental Psychology, advocating for the representation of early-career researchers in the field.

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