Kyra Meutstege

Kyra Meutstege serves as a Teacher-researcher at KPZ University of Applied Sciences within the Knowledge and Innovation Center, specializing in the Interprofessional Collaboration program. Her work focuses on optimizing educational approaches for students with complex needs through multidisciplinary team coordination.

Her academic background includes:

• Propaedeutic year at Iselinge University of Applied Sciences (2012)
• Bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from Utrecht University (2016)
• Master of Science in Educational Science and Technology from the University of Twente (2019)

Meutstege's research centers on interprofessional collaboration for students in cluster 2 education (deaf/hard-of-hearing learners and those with language-speech development disorders). She investigates how educators, speech therapists, and specialists can co-design differentiated instruction through frameworks like the Radiant mathematics method. Her work bridges educational theory with practical classroom implementation in special education contexts, emphasizing team-based problem-solving and adaptive teaching strategies.

She actively contributes to the Child and Education Innovation cluster, developing teacher training programs through initiatives like KPZnext. Her research aligns with the Knowledge and Innovation Center's core lines: Language & Development, Interprofessional Collaboration for Promising Development (IPS), and Differentiate Mathematics (Radiant).