Aafke Baars-Seebregts

Aafke Baars-Seebregts serves as a teacher-researcher at Fontys University of Applied Sciences' School of Pedagogy and trainer at Fontys Teacher Professional Development. With a Psychology background, she has guided students in research design since completing her studies, specializing in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) since 2017.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Master's degree in Psychology (Drs. qualification)

Her research centers on student well-being, resilience, and identity development, advocating for explicit focus on these elements in higher education. She contends resilient students gain greater life control, enhancing personal development. As an active member of the "Parenting for the Future" research group, she investigates how resilience frameworks support student identity formation through practical coaching applications.

Publication analysis reveals evolving expertise from health psychology (2000 pulmonary fibrosis study) through educational research (2004 reading aloud and nature childcare projects) to specialized trauma treatment (2009) and current ACT applications. Her 2021 physiotherapy papers demonstrate systematic translation of psychological flexibility principles into clinical practice, emphasizing the ACT matrix for managing chronic conditions.

She mentors students in research methodology while actively contributing to the "Parenting for the Future" initiative, where her current work examines resilience-building interventions for student populations through identity-focused coaching frameworks.