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Floor Middel serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen. Her academic work bridges research, teaching, and practical application in child protection systems with a focus on decision-making processes and addressing systemic biases.
Dr. Middel's research interests center on understanding and improving decision-making in child protection systems through rigorous examination of how ethnicity, migration background, and gender influence child welfare investigations and outcomes. Her work employs intersectional analysis to uncover disparities in decision-making processes and examines how stereotypes might mediate these disparities. She also explores the role of digital technologies in modern social work practice and develops assessment tools to measure meaningful participation of children in protection systems.
Analysis of Dr. Middel's scholarly output reveals a cohesive research trajectory focused on equity and evidence-based practice in child protection. Her publications demonstrate growing international recognition, with work spanning comparative analyses of child protection systems across Europe, investigations into decision-making ecology, and development of practical assessment tools. The research consistently addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to reducing inequalities and promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies.
- Fulbright scholarship (2019)
- Jo Kolk travel grant (2019)
- NWO idea generator (2019)
- Travel grant for U4 Summer school 'Methods and Methodologies: Complexities and Responsibilities in Gender Research' (2018)
- Travel grant Swiss National Science Foundation (2018)
As an educator, Dr. Middel mentors undergraduate students and teaches across multiple courses including Interview Practical, Report Practical, Statistical Models 2, and Qualitative Research Methods. She delivers guest lectures on Decision-making in Child Protection for master's students, supervises traineeships and theses in Orthopedagogy, and coordinates the international summer school 'The Future of Child and Family Welfare Policy: Looking Through Different Lenses.' Her teaching directly connects with her research expertise, providing students with evidence-based perspectives on contemporary child protection challenges.
