About
Introduction
As a clinical linguist and speech and language pathologist, I predominantly work with young children with complex speech, fluency and language disorders. I combine my clinical work with research since this combination may lead to the best possible evidence-based practice, which is scarce in the field of speech and language therapy. With a focus on stuttering, I do research both on fundamental underlying speech motor skills as well as on treatment effects in clinical trials. I hope to contribute to a better understanding of the underlying processes of stuttering, leading to more adequate treatment options for young children who stutter.
Education and career
Education:
- Master: Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Utrecht University (2009-2011)
- Bachelor: Speech and Language Therapy, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (2009-2012)
- Bachelor: General Linguistics, University of Amsterdam (2005-2008)
Work experience:
Clinical linguist and speech-language pathologist at Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital (2012-present).
Post-doc researcher (2021-present) in the field of stuttering at Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital
PhD Project (2016-2021). PRELAN study: Longitudinal research on speech and language development in children born very preterm
Thesis:
RePub, Erasmus University Repository: The brains behind language: Language development and underlying neurology in school-aged children born very preterm
Publications
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