Biography
Dr. Daphne van de Bongardt is a sociologist and pedagogical scientist, and an associate professor at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child StudiesOpent extern of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her area of expertise is relational and sexual development, education and health, with a strong focus on youth (adolescents and young adults) and different social contexts (i.e., family, peers, partners, school, (social) media, social norms, and culture). Her research is characterized by a mixed-methods approach including: (intensive) longitudinal questionnaires, (life history) interviews, (dyadic) video-observations, meta-analysis/systematic review, and speed-dating.
In 2017, she received an individual Veni-grant from NWO for her research project “Lovely sex or sexy love?Opent extern” which was recently finalizedOpent extern. In 2019, she received a consortium grant from ZonMw for a PhD project on the effectiveness of psychosexual health programs for boys and young men ("Move Up!Opent extern"). She also regularly engages in media and broad audience activities (e.g., Universiteit van NederlandOpent extern, TEDxOpent extern, Lowlands ScienceOpent extern en Studium GeneraleOpent extern). In 2021, she founded the Erasmus Love LabOpent extern, a unique interdisciplinary lab for scientific research on intimate relationships, love, and sexuality.
