HUMANITARIAN-NEUROPSY-PROJECT.ORG - Key Persons
Alexandra is currently in her second year of her bachelor in Psychology at University of Groningen. In the past, she was a member of different charitable organisations such as Interact, which is part of the Rotary International. Here, she was a member for three years, in 2017 and 2018 being the treasurer. She is now interested in Clinical Neuropsychology, and being a member of the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project gives her the great opportunity of getting more insight into the field while helping those less privileged.
Antje is currently in her second year of her bachelor in Psychology at the faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. She is interested in Neuropsychology and the effects of neuropsychological diseases in daily life. Knowing that we all have the privilege of receiving adequate and necessary medical care in the event of illness, while it remains inaccessible for many people in developing countries, motivated her to join the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project as it offers students the opportunity to do their part in this matter.
Arina is in her second year of the Psychology bachelor and follows the Honors program at the University of Groningen. Already long before her studies, she gained much experience with charity work by volunteering in different school structures and as a german teacher for refugees. She is part of the project because of her interest in neuroscience and because she believes that one should use their privilege or ability to help. For her, raising awareness means helping to reduce the stigma that lies in neurological diseases, which can minimize the feeling of isolation experienced by patients and can encourage policymakers to increase access to health care.
Charlotte is a third-year student of psychology at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. Her initiative to be a part of this project stems from the general lack of awareness she has observed growing up, regarding neurological and psychological disorders. Throughout her schooling, she has actively volunteered at various local charities and community fundraising events. Benefitting from this prior experience and skills acquired through her study, she hopes to bridge this knowledge gap and ultimately help individuals that are unable to gain access to the healthcare they require.
Currently, Hanna is in her second year of the Psychology bachelor at the University of Groningen, where she also participates in the Honors program. Her core interest and passion lies in the human brain, more specifically how it functions and also, how it dysfunctions. Whilst her studies focus more on theoretical content, the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project offers more insights about the practical impact of neuropsychological disorders on patients' lives. It is important for her to raise awareness about the lack of required medical health care in many developing countries and how this affects patients. Thus, Hanna is very excited to contribute to the project. She gained some volunteering experience in the past and hopes to be able to actively use some of the skills here that she acquired.
Kyliana is currently finishing up her bachelor in Psychology at the faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. In the past she worked as a nursing student with a variety of neurological disorders, e.g. Parkinson, Alzheimer's disease, TBI and cerebral infarcts. This project is close to her heart since she expierences first-handed how an illness can take over, and how important access to universal healthcare is for your quality of life. Therefore, she wants to help people in a less privileged position to gain the help and care they need.
At the moment, Lea is in the midst of doing her Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Groningen. She has experience volunteering in other areas than the field of Neuropsychology. But as she has always been interested in the field and specifically the implications that neurological and neuropsychological disorders have on the individual's life and his/her family's life, she was very excited to use her experience and join the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project.
Maximilian is currently enrolled at the medical faculty of Utrecht University, partaking in a research master specialising on experimental- and clinical neuroscience. Having lived in countries with great wealth disparities such as Egypt and Malaysia, he was exposed to the difficulties underprivileged people have to face on a daily basis. These experiences prompted him to join various charitable organizations from a young age. Most recently, he spent almost 3 years as a member of the UNICEF student team in Groningen, where he was the treasurer of the board and head of fundraising between 2019-2020. The humanitarian neuropsych project is thus close to his heart, as it enables him to put his charity know-how to good use while being confronted with the medical and psychological subjects of his interest.
Melissa is doing her second year of her bachelor in Psychology at the faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. Through her studies, she is interested in spreading awareness about neuropsychological disorders and helping affected persons by contributing new ideas and concepts to the fund-raising. Therefore, the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project is close to her heart, as it combines collecting donations for a good purpose and gaining further knowledge about neuropsychological disorders.
Salmaa is a third-year Psychology student at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. She was raised as a third-culture kid, spending her life in Qatar, despite being born Indonesian. She is passionate in raising awareness on mental health and human rights, and has worked with Amnesty, ROTA and Red Cross in the past. In her spare time she cooks up creative writings to online literary journals and immerses herself in films. Her ambitions and future plans lie in Developmental Neuropsychology and aside from raising awareness on neurological illnesses, this is one of the reasons why the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project is an important cause to her.
Sofie is currently doing her bachelor in Psychology at the faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. She wants to do her master in clinical neuropsychology as she has always had a great interest in the domain of biological psychology. She has lived in relatively poorer countries such as Turkey and the Philippines, and has done some voluntary work when living in South Korea. With these experiences she joined the Humanitarian Neuropsych Project as she wants to apply her experience and knowledge to both spread awareness and to help those in need.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Groningen
Stefanie is assistant professor in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Groningen and loves to teach and conduct research into cognitive functions and new cognitive trainings. Inspired by social venture incubators and specially by the Harvard Clinics, Stefanie is convinced by the student's potential to successfully manage projects in their study field for the benefit of our society. In her view, the HNP is a place to put gained knowledge into practice and an unique opportunity from knowing to growing.