Prof. Susan Branje

Professor and head of the Department of Education and Pedagogy of Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on adolescent development and socialization, particularly the role of relationships and social contexts in shaping young people’s psychosocial, personality, and identity development. She examines how interactions with family members, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and media influence youth development and upbringing, and how young people and caregivers can best be supported across adolescence and the transition to adulthood.