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Noud Frielink

Noud Frielink

dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-8409

  • Prof. Cobbenhagenlaan 125, Reitse Poort, room RP 207

    5037 DB Tilburg

    Netherlands

20102026

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Career

In 2009, I graduated cum laude with a master’s degree in Pedagogy, specializing in Learning and Development, from Radboud University. After graduating, I began working as a child psychologist at Mytylschool Roosendaal. Alongside this position, I worked as a researcher at HAN University of Applied Sciences and as a teacher at Radboud University.

In 2011, I joined Dichterbij as a researcher and began my PhD at the Academic Collaborative Center Living with an Intellectual Disability (AWVB), Tranzo, Tilburg University, under the supervision of Prof. Petri Embregts and Prof. Carlo Schuengel. My doctoral research focused on motivation, self-determination, and well-being among people with mild intellectual disabilities, using Self-Determination Theory as its theoretical framework. On 17 March 2017, I successfully defended my dissertation, Motivation, well-being, and living with a mild intellectual disability: A Self-Determination Theory perspective.

After completing my PhD, I continued at the AWVB as a postdoctoral researcher. Since January 2021, I have been working as a senior researcher and research coordinator at the AWVB. My research broadly focuses on improving the quality of life and support of people with intellectual disabilities, with specific interests including self-determination, well-being, and the use and implementation of care technology. A central feature of my work is connecting scientific research with questions and challenges from everyday practice.

External positions

Member of the Science Committee (NVO)

1 Jul 2024 → …

Member of the Science Committee (NVO)

1 Jul 2023 → 1 Jul 2024

Senior lecturer Module People with an intellectual disability (RINO Zuid)

1 Jan 2023 → 1 Jan 2024

Teacher/ coordinating teaching module (RINO Zuid)

16 Mar 2021 → 31 Dec 2022

Researcher (Dichterbij)

1 Mar 2011 → 1 Jan 2018

Member Advisory Board (Mytylschool Roosendaal)

1 Sept 2009 → 31 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Intellectual Disability
  • Self-Determination Theory
  • Motivation

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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