TEDxAU College

Speakers

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• Bernet Elzinga

  Professor of Clinical Psychology

  Bernet Elzinga is a leading professor in Clinical Psychology at Leiden University, where she focuses on the long term effects of stress and trauma in the family context (if more info needed: for her work she received various prestigious grants (Veni, Vidi, Vici) and recognitions (Spinoza, KNMW, KNAW).

• Byron Adams

  Assistant Professor of Psychology

  Byron G. Adams is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an identity psychologist whose work examines how people understand and negotiate who they are across cultures, particularly in contexts of inclusion and marginalization, with the aim of translating research into more inclusive organizations and societies.

• Franka Baum

  Student

  Franka Baum from Germany is a first-year social sciences student focusing on international relations and political science. She is particularly interested in politics and in understanding human agency and behavior.

• Jonas Dornieden

  Student

  Jonas is a third year science major at AUC focusing on computer science and mathematics.

• Joyeeta Gupta

  Professor of Environment and Development

  Joyeeta Gupta is Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam and Professor at IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education. She received much of prestigious academic recognition, such as the Spinoza prize in 2023 (the highest academic recognition in the Netherlans), the Amsterdam Impact Prize in 2025 and the 2022 Piers Sellers Prize for climate research.

• Lara Gleim

  Student

  Lara Gleim is a 3rd year sciences major with a focus on neuroscientific research. Beyond that she likes connecting with people from different walks of life and meeting new people.

• Mark Deuze

  Professor of Media Studies

  Mark Deuze is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam, author of 14 books (including "Life in Media" with The MIT Press), and bass player of the band Skinflower.

• Vítor Vasconcelos

  Associate Professor at Computational Science Lab

  Vítor V. Vasconcelos is an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, working at the Computational Science Lab at the Informatics Institute (IvI), collaborating with a great local team and many great fellows worldwide. In this era of Complexity, I develop new models of human collective behavior to anticipate the intended and unintended consequences of interventions on complex social systems.