Eef Dooren-Sulsters

Eef Dooren-Sulsters serves as a Lecturer at Fontys University of Applied Sciences within the Fontys School of Pedagogy, actively contributing to master's and modular bachelor's programs since 2000. As a lecturer-researcher since 2019, she focuses on normative frameworks in societal contexts and ethical applications of digital technologies in youth care.

Her educational background includes:

• Philosophy degree from Catholic University of Brabant (2002), specializing in analytic philosophy at the intersection of philosophy of science and language

Dr. Dooren-Sulsters' research centers on moral responsibility drivers in professional and societal contexts, with particular emphasis on AI/ML applications in youth care. She investigates ethical implementation of digital tools for child abuse prevention, accessibility barriers in youth care systems, and resilience mechanisms in informal education settings. Her work bridges theoretical philosophy with practical social work challenges, emphasizing how normative awareness enables ethical action among educators, parents, and youth workers.

Analysis of her 2022-2023 publications reveals consistent interdisciplinary focus on technology-ethics-social work intersections. Key trends include critical examination of digital surveillance trade-offs in child protection, structural analysis of youth care accessibility, and philosophical grounding of professional responsibility frameworks – all demonstrating rigorous methodology combining literature reviews, ethical reflection, and practical case studies.

She actively leads research initiatives including:

• Exploration of AI/machine learning applications in youth care systems
• Accessibility barriers analysis in youth care services
• Literature review on resilience in informal education (collaborating with Social Resilience research group)

Dr. Dooren-Sulsters contributes to Fontys' research ecosystem through the professorship in diversity and (ortho)pedagogical practice, where she examines professional responsibilities in youth care contexts while collaborating with the Social Resilience research group on community-based resilience projects.