The NAR team
The NAR has a neuro-diverse team of enthusiastic researchers, technicians, research assistants, PhD students, support staff and ambassadors.
The NAR team
prof. dr. Sander Begeer
Co-founder of the NAR, researcher
VU Amsterdam
dr. Anke Scheeren
Researcher
VU Amsterdam
Alex van der Jagt, MA
Datamanager
VU Amsterdam
Vincent van Loenen
Ambassador
Kim Jonkman, MSc
Coordinator, assistant data manager, PhD student, CARE
VU Amsterdam
Tom Molenaar, BSc
Communication, social media
VU Amsterdam
Charlotte den Hartog, MSc
Research assistant, communication
VU Amsterdam
Annelies de Bruijne
Research assistant, data visualization NAR in figures
VU Amsterdam
dr. Tinca Polderman
Researcher, EGAL
VU Amsterdam & Amsterdam UMC
Melanie de Wit, MSc
PhD student, EGAL
VU Amsterdam
Chantal van den Helder, MSc
PhD candidate, LKO
VU Amsterdam & Leo Kanner Onderwijsgroep
Kirsten Spaargaren, MSc
PhD student, DIGITAL-A
VU Amsterdam
Bobby Jertberg, MSc
PhD candidate, OMA
VU Amsterdam
dr. Theo Bakker
Researcher, ATTEND
VU Amsterdam & De Haagse Hogeschool
dr. ing. Erik van der Burg
Researcher, OMA
VU Amsterdam
dr. Dennis van 't Ent
Researcher, SCANNER
VU Amsterdam
dr. Wonuola Akingbuwa, MSc
Researcher SCANNER
VU Amsterdam
Kassandra Pomper
PhD student, SCANNER
VU Amsterdam
Thomas Sollie, MSc
PhD student, SCANNER
VU Amsterdam
Britt Kok
PhD SCANNER
Utrecht University
Birsen Basar
Researcher
VU Amsterdam
Marco Benard
Research technical support
VU Amsterdam
Lisa Krijnen, MSC
Postdoctoral
Universiteit Utrecht
prof. dr. Wouter Staal
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, associate professor
Leiden University & Karakter University Centre
dr. Ralph Rippe
Researcher
Leiden University
dr. Rachel Plak
Researcher, COVID, LKO
Universiteit Leiden
Caroline Verkerk
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme
Maria Hibma
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme
Alumni
Fangyuan Lui, Lotte Benard, Ricarda Weiland, Jaël van Bentum, Drs. Marlies van Wijngaarden, Mariska Peeters, Kawita Mataw, Swanet Woldhuis, Bernadette Wijnker-Holmes, Marianne Veugdenhill, Prof. dr. Hans Koot, Daniëlle de Gooijer, Michelle van Fulpen