dr. B.J. Regeer

Barbara Regeer is assistant professor at the Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam. She has bachelor degrees in Physics and Philosophy and a master degree in Science Dynamics. She has analysed and developed interfaces and interactions between science and society in various ways throughout her career. She has analysed and developed science exhibitions at newMetropolis (now NEMO), and developed new intervention strategies at The Netherlands Society for nature and Environment. She conducts her research on emerging innovative strategies for (sustainable) development. As such, she has been involved in numerous (inter-) organisational change processes, with a specific focus on enhancing learning between all actors involved, in such areas as sustainability innovation programmes (agriculture, urban development, mobility), care farming, disability mainstreaming, youth care organisations, and psychiatric institutions. She has initiated the development of Translearning and other reflection tools such as the Dynamic Learning Agenda and Eye-opener workshops.