A.M. Bovendeerd

Dr. A.M. Bovendeerd is a researcher at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, affiliated with the Ortho, GOK department focusing on Behaviour, Education, and Children's Rights. Their work centers on improving mental healthcare through systematic client feedback mechanisms, psychotherapy process optimization, and measurement-based care strategies. Bovendeerd holds a PhD from the University of Groningen (2024) and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals like Administration and Policy in Mental Health and World Psychiatry.

Key research interests include:

• Developing feedback systems to enhance therapy outcomes
• Cross-cultural implementation of progress monitoring frameworks
• Therapist-patient dynamics in feedback contexts
• Statistical methodologies for longitudinal mental health research

Recent work highlights include co-developing a multidimensional coding scheme for progress feedback implementation across three countries (2025), synthesizing expert perspectives on measurement-based care (2025), and analyzing patient perspectives on feedback systems in Dutch outpatient care (2024).

Public engagement includes media contributions discussing therapy during the pandemic, client self-determination in treatment decisions, and national occupational guidance for mental health professionals.