Wendy Wesseling

Wendy Wesseling is a Lecturer and researcher at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam), affiliated with Youth Spot. Her work focuses on youth care, poverty alleviation, and collaborative strategies in social services. She leads research projects addressing youth disengagement from education and employment, as well as debt and poverty interventions.

Her recent publications explore effective youth work practices, interprofessional collaboration in education and care, and policy frameworks for supporting marginalized youth. Key outputs include the 2025 report Samen Zien, samen doen, which highlights strategies for combating poverty and debt through youth worker collaboration.

Wesseling actively presents research findings, such as her 2024 oral presentation on interim results regarding youth work and poverty interventions. Her work bridges academic research with practical applications in community settings.