Inge Wissink

Dr. Inge Wissink is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, specializing in Clinical Child and Family Studies. Her work bridges academic research and practice through collaborations with institutions like the Ministry of Justice and Security, Child Protection Board, National Police, and HALT Foundation.

• Areas of Expertise: Cyber Social Media, Juvenile Criminal Law, Child Protection, and optimizing environments for at-risk youth.
• Research Focus: Practice-driven studies on online deviant behavior (cyberbullying, sexting, hacking) and its multifactorial causes (personal, family, school).

Current Projects:

• Project Leader: Let's Talk About Sexting!
• PhD-project: 'Young cyberspace cowboys and traditional juvenile street hustlers' (funded by Utrecht University Incentive Grant).
• Digital literacy programs in special education, 'fast money' youth behavior, and digital parenting initiatives.

Scientific Awards:

• Utrecht University Incentive Grant for cybercrime research.

Research Themes:

• Dynamics of Youth (DoY) - Becoming Adults in a Changing World
• Governing the Digital Society

Teaching & Education:

• Master's Program: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
• Courses: Juvenile Delinquency, Judicial Interventions

Labs & Teams:

• Collaborates with Dynamics of Youth (DoY) and Governing the Digital Society initiatives.
• Partners: Koraal, Partners for Youth, RIEC-MN, Bureau RVS.