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Jeroen Dewinter & Anna Van Der Miesen
Tilburg University, VU University
Dr. Jeroen Dewinter is a scientist-practitioner combining work as a clinical psychologist at an outpatient mental health service for emerging adults (GGzE, the Netherlands) and as a senior researcher at Tranzo, centre for care and well being at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Tilburg University. He studied Educational Sciences at the KULeuven (2000), Belgium, postdoctoral specialist training in clinical psychology (2013) in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and completed his PhD in 2016 on the sexual development of adolescent boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Tilburg University. He initiated the INSAR Special Interest Group on Autism, sexuality and romantic relationships, in close collaboration with several international colleagues. His current work relates to research priorities on sexuality, relationships and autism, sexual wellbeing in adolescents and adults with autism and/or other developmental characteristics or mental health problems.
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Dr. Anna van der Miesen is a medical doctor working in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Next to her clinical work with autistic gender diverse youth, Anna is a PhD student and is currently doing a master’s degree in Epidemiology at the VU University in Amsterdam. Her PhD is on the intersection between gender identity/ gender dysphoria and autism. While much of her research work focused on prevalence rates of autism (characteristics) in individuals with (characteristics) of gender dysphoria and vice versa, Anna is also interested in gender affirming treatment outcomes and general psychological functioning of youth with gender dysphoria. Currently, she is involved in community-based participatory research projects exploring the needs of autistic gender diverse youth, exploring the needs of clinicians working with autistic gender diverse individuals and investigating research priorities on sexuality and romance in autism. Anna is the student co-leader of the INSAR Special Interest Group on autism, sexuality and romantic relationships. More information about her research can be found on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna_Van_Der_Miesen.
Watch Replay - Recorded on June 20, 2019
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