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Tessa Beinema works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, focusing on the ROBOT-BOND project, which investigates human-robot bonding in the context of adolescents with mood disorders, such as depression, within mental healthcare settings. She is particularly interested in the applications of conversational agents and robots in facilitating support processes in coaching, counselling, and decision-making, adopting a multidisciplinary approach in healthcare. Tessa has a background in Artificial Intelligence, having completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees at Radboud University, specializing in Web Language Interaction. Following her graduation, she held the position of junior researcher at Roessingh Research Development and was an external PhD candidate at the University of Twente. Her PhD research centered on knowledge behavior change in coaching, incorporating artificial intelligence to select appropriate conversational topics for coaching conversations with users of embodied conversational agents. She has contributed to open-source projects including the WOOL Dialogue Platform. After her PhD, she engaged with the Personalized eHealth Technology program at the University of Twente. Her extensive experience includes working with virtual coaching in digital therapeutics across various European projects.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Innovation Sprint • Netherlands
University of Twente, Biomedical Signals Systems group • Enschede, Netherlands
University of Twente, Biomedical Signals Systems group • Enschede, Netherlands
Roessingh Research Development, eHealth group • Enschede, Netherlands
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.