dr. ir. S. (Salome) Scholtens
Teacher and trainer personal and professional development
E-mail:
s.scholtens rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
I am a teacher and trainer in personal and professional development at the Faculty of Economics and Business and at the University Medical Centre Groningen (SCOPE). I develop and deliver education on personal and professional development for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students, as well as their supervisors. This education is primarily based on experiential learning approaches and includes the training of competencies such as team collaboration, critical reflection, and perspective-taking. In particular, I focus on developing the ability to adopt a systemic view and address complexity.
In addition to my role as a teacher, I am engaged in research to strengthen our education on personal and professional development. My research focuses on the methodology and effectiveness of teaching personal and professional development among university students, with a special emphasis on critical reflection, adaptability, and systemic methods. I aim to contribute to our understanding of these methods and the development of evidence-based practices.
My background lies in nutrition, epidemiology and public health research. After completing my PhD, I held several postdoctoral positions. Over time, my focus shifted from conducting research to programme management, where I contributed to the establishment of large scale research infrastructure projects such as LifeLines. This experience reinforced my belief in the importance of strong collaboration skills and the ability to adopt a systemic perspective on projects, teams and organisations. These qualities are essential for fostering successful and enjoyable collaborations, both within and beyond academia. As a qualified university teacher and senior coach, with training in system dynamics in organisations and systemic coaching, I now integrate these approaches into my teaching.
In addition to my role as a teacher, I am engaged in research to strengthen our education on personal and professional development. My research focuses on the methodology and effectiveness of teaching personal and professional development among university students, with a special emphasis on critical reflection, adaptability, and systemic methods. I aim to contribute to our understanding of these methods and the development of evidence-based practices.
My background lies in nutrition, epidemiology and public health research. After completing my PhD, I held several postdoctoral positions. Over time, my focus shifted from conducting research to programme management, where I contributed to the establishment of large scale research infrastructure projects such as LifeLines. This experience reinforced my belief in the importance of strong collaboration skills and the ability to adopt a systemic perspective on projects, teams and organisations. These qualities are essential for fostering successful and enjoyable collaborations, both within and beyond academia. As a qualified university teacher and senior coach, with training in system dynamics in organisations and systemic coaching, I now integrate these approaches into my teaching.
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