Partner call: GREAT
The GREAT project aims to enhance mental health care across the Northwest Europe (NWE) region by facilitating the transfer of ...
28/11/2025 youth mental health conference - Slovenia
Mladost (je) ni norost 2025 - It takes a forest to grow a mushroom
On 28 November, Fien Buelens will travel to Slovenia for a VR workshop entitled “Immersive technologies in supporting youth (workers)” at the seventh edition of the Mladost (je) ni norost – It takes a forest to grow a mushroom conference. This conference will be open to an international audience for the first time, with the theme of support systems for youth workers.
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Sylvie Bernaerts
Sylvie Bernaerts (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise are immersive technology and artificial intelligence in (mental) health care.
Valorisation staff - researcher
Fien Buelens
Fien Buelens (MSc) is a researcher and business developer in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. From her expertise, she facilitates the connection between research and practice.
Researcher
Toon Colman
Toon Colman (MSc) is a researcher in the People and Well-being group, research line Psychology and technology. As an experimental psychologist, he wants to leverage his methodological expertise for the benefit of (mental) health.
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Nele De Witte
Nele De Witte (PhD) is a researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. Her areas of expertise include wearables and XR. She is also the scientific coordinator of LiCalab.
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Eva Van Assche
Eva Van Assche (PhD) is a lecturer-researcher in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. She focuses on how digital technologies (e.g., applications, websites) can contribute to mental health care.
Research line coordinator - Researcher
Tom Van Daele
Tom Van Daele (PhD) is research coordinator Psychology and technology in the People and Well-being research group. As a clinical psychologist, he conducts research on the added value of technology within mental health care.