BARBARA BRAAMS
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COMMUNICATING SCIENCE

​I am highly motivated to disseminate my work to the general public. I regularly participate in outreach event such as public lectures, give interviews in newspapers and on television, and I am the author of a popular science book ‘Het Riskante Brein’. A selection of media appearances can be found on this page. ​


​Newspaper & Magazine articles
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2020 Interview Algemeen Dagblad
2020 Interview NRC
2020 Interview 'De Psycholoog'
2018 Opinion piece 'De Volkskrant'
2017 Interview RTL Nieuws
2017 Interview NRC
2017 Interview Algemeen Dagblad
2017 Interview Psychologie Magazine
2017 Interview De Morgen
2017 Interview Het Nieuwsblad
2014 Interview Leidsch Dagblad
2014 Interview J/M Ouders
2014 Interview Psychology Magazine
2014 Interview Didactief
2013 Research press coverage in Sp!ts newspaper
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Books
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2017 Author ‘Het Riskante Brein’, Uitgeverij Unieboek | Het Spectrum - Press coverage in NRC, Algemeen Dagblad, De Morgen, Het Nieuwsblad, Trouw, Psychologie Magazine & BNR radio 
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​2017 Co-author ‘
Hoe zwaar is licht’, Uitgeverij Balans

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Television, Radio & Online

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Television
2017 Contestant ‘Nationale Wetenschapsquiz’
2016 Interview Channel One News 'Inside Your Brain' series
2015 Invited guest at ‘De Dokter Corrie Show’
2013 Interview Jeugdjournaal
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Radio
2017    Interview BNR
2015    Interview Kennis van Nu
2015    Interview FunX radio
2013    Interview Radio 1
2011    Interview Radio Rijnwoude​

Online 
2019              Contributor NOS Stories ‘Minors & Online Gambling’ 
2016              Interview www.kennislink.nl 
2015              Interview 7days - online newspaper for adolescents 
2014-2016    Author Faces of Science Blog
2014-2015    Author for the Leiden University Psychology Blog

Outreach events

2019 Organizer Hoe?Zo! Show
The Hoe?Zo! Show is a show to increase enthusiasm for science in children. In this show children ask questions, which are answered by a team of 4 PhD students. 

2016 Co-organizer 'Braintime-festival'

The Braintime festival was an outreach event for all participants in my PhD project. A total of 500 participants and their parents visited museum 'Corpus' in Leiden for a day filled with workshops and science. 

​2015 Co-organizer ‘3 October University’

A public event with lectures and interactive sessions in which the public could interact with scientists and participate in research
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Hoe?Zo! Show - Utrecht University 2010  - Photo credit Lize Kraan

Policy & Consultancy

Policy on adolescent financial literacy and debt
2019    Interview ‘Het Grote Schuldenpreventieboek’ (‘Preventing Adolescent Debt’) - Diversion
2019    Invited presentation at the official book launch of ‘Het Grote Schuldenpreventieboek’
2019    Presentation for local government officials and youth workers at Gemeente Roosendaal
2019    Presentation for local government officials and youth workers at Gemeente Groningen
2019    Presentation for youth workers at the yearly symposium organised by Humanitas
2019    Presentation symposium Financial Literary for Adolescents - Stichting Leerplan Ontwikkeling
Consultancy
2020 Sounding board - project 'Renting without Worries' (Huren Zonder Zorgen) 
2015 Consultant BBC documentary ‘
Child of Our Time’
2015 Consultant Trimbos Institute, short animation to inform parents and adolescents about drugs
2015 Consultant driving safety for adolescents, Regionaal Orgaan Verkeersveiligheid, Gelderland

Public lectures 

2019 Lecture Jeugdsymposium Bergen op Zoom
2019 Lecture ‘Why do adolescents take more risks than adults?’, Expeditie Next, Rotterdam
2016 Lecture 'Why do children learn faster than adults', SPUI25, Amsterdam
2015 Lecture Public Library Amsterdam
2014 Lecture 'Broodje Kennis', Amsterdam
2013 Lecture Youth Center South Park, Leiden
2012 Presenter at Bessensap, NWO, presentation for journalists on adolescent risky driving

Primary School & High School 

Primary School & High School Lectures
2019 Lecture for parents, Het Vierde Gymnasium, Amsterdam
2015 Lecture for high school students, Picasso Lyceum, Zoetermeer
2014 Workshop leader 'Science Communication', Pre-University College, Leiden University
2013 Lecture Children's University, Haarlem
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​2012 Guest teacher primary school
2012 Guest teacher biology high school
2011 Lecture for parents at a primary school
2011 Invited guest teacher at a primary school for a lecture about the brain
2011 Supervisor thesis high-school students, thesis was awarded a 9,5 out of 10
2011 Group leader Young Academy on Wheels, Royal Academy of Sciences

High school programs
2019 Developer of a guest lecture for high school students
This guest lecture was given to a total of 8 classes at 5 different high schools in 2019.
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Children's University - Haarlem 

Performance & Art

2016 Volunteer ‘It’s only human’
2016 Contributor ‘Illusions’ exhibit, Museon, Science Museum, The Hague
2015 Contestant ‘Science Battle’
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It's only human exhibition
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Science Battle