Odette Spee

Odette Spee is a Lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Education at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Her work focuses on pedagogy, interprofessional collaboration, and urban education initiatives.

• Contributing to practice-oriented development research
• Active in international educational projects (e.g., COIL, UCOILD)
• Specializing in Infant Mental Health and early childhood professional training

Research Interests: Spee’s research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to child education, particularly in urban contexts. She investigates interprofessional collaboration frameworks and develops educational modules for professionals working with young children.

Notable Activities: She has organized events like the Erasmus+ project UCOILD kick-off (2022) and the Social Inclusion, Education and Urban Policy conference (2019). Her publications include a 2021 report on interprofessional Infant Mental Health modules and the 2019 'Cities including children' website.