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DR SUSANNE YVETTE YOUNG

DR SUSANNE YVETTE YOUNG

IJmuiden

Summary

Experienced PhD level researcher & neuropsychologist. Expert in mental health, research, and project management. Fluent in Dutch, English, and German.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Researcher- Post-COVID Network Netherland

RadboudUMC
07.2024 - Current
  • Spearhead the development of integrated and transmural care pathways for post COVID patients as part of a nationally funded initiative supported by ZonMw (€9 million grant).
  • Leading efforts in Classification and Diagnostics by unifying and standardizing patient profiles and diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate identification and categorization of post COVID conditions.
  • Enhance Accessibility of care pathways for diverse patient groups, including children, severely ill patients, and socially vulnerable populations, addressing disparities and ensuring equitable care.
  • Conduct comprehensive Evaluation of care pathways, assessing (cost) effectiveness and patient outcomes to inform continuous improvement and optimize resource utilization.
  • Facilitate the Integration of care pathways with work and social domains, collaborating with occupational health services and social workers to support patients' recovery and reintegration.
  • Work cross functionally with multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, healthcare professionals, and social partners, to drive impactful research and improve patient care outcomes.

Senior Researcher

Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
03.2025 - Current

Job Description:
As a senior researcher and project manager, I lead two assigned research projects within a multidisciplinary consortium focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, data-driven care interventions for depression treatment in general practice. My role involves directing the research process, coordinating collaboration with partners such as Interactive Studios and other academic and healthcare institutions, and ensuring the scientific quality and timely progress of the projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading the execution of two research projects focused on Measurement Based Care (MBC) and personalized lifestyle interventions for depression, including the design and management of cluster-randomized trials and feasibility studies.
  • Developing and implementing eHealth monitoring tools for systematic and structured feedback on depressive symptoms and treatment progress to patients and healthcare providers.
  • Coordinating multidisciplinary collaboration within the consortium, including academic partners, software developers, general practices, and patient organizations.
  • Managing project planning, budgeting, reporting to funders, and ensuring compliance with ethical and scientific standards.
  • Analyzing and interpreting research data, contributing to scientific publications, and presenting results at conferences.
  • Developing implementation strategies to promote scalability and transferability of MBC interventions in primary care.

Psychologist

Novarum
01.2024 - 12.2024
  • CBT-E Therapist for Eating Disorders
  • Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports.
  • Disseminated reports and briefings for program management and to drive patient care improvements.
  • Used therapeutic communication techniques to build rapport and guide discussion with patients.

Medical Psychologist/ Coordinator

Begrepen Klachten
04.2023 - 12.2023
  • Assisted the healthcare provider in providing patient care by retrieving medical
    records, test results, medical supplies and other items
    • Conduct, assess and provide feedback on extensive medical intakes regarding post
    viral syndrome symptoms
    • Coach patients with post viral syndromes on energy management strategies (e.g.
    PACING)
    • Developed a comprehensive medical information database to provide timely and
    accurate answers to medical and psychological inquiries

Postdoctoral Researcher

The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • The Shared Roots of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease Project
  • Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at major conferences.
  • Conducted independent research and development to attain short and long-term objectives.
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.

Researcher/Project Manager

WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit and Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences | Department of Clinical-, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Core duties:
    • Project Coordination of the development of a WHO scientific briefCoauthor on a
    WHO Scientific Brief (policy brief). Title: WHO Scientific Brief on the Impacts of
    COVID-19 on Mental Health (submitted end of Dec 2021. Estimated publication end
    of February 2022)
    • Conducting an umbrella review of COVID-19 and mental health systematic reviews
    and umbrella reviews in preparation of the WHO scientific brief (protocol
    publication OSF https://osf.io/jf4z2 )

Subject Matter Expert/ Board Secretary

Global Initiative Stress & Trauma Treatment non-for-profit
10.2019 - Current
  • GIST-T is a non-for -profit organisation that aims to foster the development, promotion
    and application of evidence-based therapies to help manage and treat trauma and
    trauma-based conditions, and to make them accessible to vulnerable populations
    worldwide.(http://www.gist-t.org/)
    GIST-T’s focus is therefore on: raising awareness, encouraging and facilitating training
    of professional and paraprofessional personnel, promoting the scaling up and use of
    trauma care services, furthering research, and fundraising, partnering and contracting
    for sustainability.
    Core duties:
  • Project management on several research projects (mostly in LMICs) aiming to test
    task shifting efficacy of the GIST-T training protocol
  • Assist and consult GIST-T protocol trainers worldwide with study design, methods,
    data analysis and scientific report writing
    • Promote and assist with the set up of evidence based training protocols for mental
    health interventions in LMICs
    • Co-facilitate research training webinars and virtual continuous learning modules
    • Write and apply for grants and project funding
    • Establish and nurture research collaborations between GIST-T training sites (mostly
    hosted by non-for -profit organisations) and Universities.GIST-T is a non-for -profit organisation that aims to foster the development, promotion
    and application of evidence-based therapies to help manage and treat trauma and
    trauma-based conditions, and to make them accessible to vulnerable populations
    worldwide.(http://www.gist-t.org/)
    GIST-T’s focus is therefore on: raising awareness, encouraging and facilitating training
    of professional and paraprofessional personnel, promoting the scaling up and use of
    trauma care services, furthering research, and fundraising, partnering and contracting
    for sustainability.
    Core duties:
  • Project management on several research projects (mostly in LMICs) aiming to test
    task shifting efficacy of the GIST-T training protocol
  • Assist and consult GIST-T protocol trainers worldwide with study design, methods,
    data analysis and scientific report writing
  • Promote and assist with the set up of evidence based training protocols for mental
    health interventions in LMICs
  • Co-facilitate research training webinars and virtual continuous learning modules
  • Write and apply for grants and project funding
  • Establish and nurture research collaborations between GIST-T training sites (mostly
    hosted by non-for -profit organisations) and Universities.

Visiting Research Fellow

Hamburg University/ Stark Institute for Stress and Fatigue
07.2019 - 04.2021
  • Research fellow at the Department of Psychology, University of Hamburg,
    and the Stark Institute for Stress and Fatigue Research, nationally
    recognised specialist on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome diagnosis and treatment (-
    https://prof-stark-institut.de/aktuell/forschung-cfs/)
    Core duties:
  • Conducting diagnostic interviews for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
  • Setting up of a collaborative research projects between the University of
    Stellenbosch (South Africa), the Stark Institute for Stress and Fatigue Research,
    Hamburg, and the University of Hamburg
  • Biomarkers of interest: The gut-brain axis, homeostasis, allostatic load, chronic
    stress, traumatic stress, heart rate variability.
  • Development of Long COVID19 research and development of primary care
    treatment options

Head of Research

Momentum Mental Healthcare | Promentis Healthcare
08.2016 - 01.2018
  • Head of Research at Momentum Mental Healthcare, later
    Promentis Healthcare, South Africa https://www.promentis.nl/
    Core duties:
  • Set up of a new research department within an private psychiatric institution
  • Research project development, evidence based research
  • Establishment of research collaborations with several universities and private
    research institutions
  • Implementation of Cognitive Training based research/intervention (working
    memory training)

Education

MSc Clinical Neuropsychology -

University of Amsterdam
09.2023

Ph.D Psychiatry - undefined

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
12.2017

MA (Psychology) - undefined

Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch
03.2013

Hons (Clinical Psychology) - undefined

University of Amsterdam
06.2009

Skills

    • BAPD certification (Basic Psychodiagnostics Registration NIP)

    • Clinical practice certification (GCPC)

    • Neuropsychological Assessment

    • Diagnostic Assessment

    • Project Management

    • Subject Matter Consultancy

    • Subject matter expertise

    • Scientific Writing

    • Project Leadership

    • Task-Based Testing

    • Surveys and Interviews

    • Strong Work Ethic

    • Documentation compliance

    • Experimental design

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Languages

Dutch
English
German

City

Ijmuiden

Placeofbirth

The Netherlands

Street

Lagersstraat 13, 1971DG

Academicactivities

Publications 2011 — 2024

  • Ahmed-Leitao, F., Rosenstein, D., Marx, M., Young, S., Korte, K., & Seedat, S. (2019).
    Posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder and childhood trauma: Differences
    in hippocampal subfield volume. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 284, 45–52.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2018.12.015
  • Bakelaar, S. Y., Rosenstein, D., Kagee, A., & Seedat, S. (2011). HIV as an index stressor for
    PTSD: challenges and pitfalls in applying DSM criteria. African Journal of Psychiatry, 14(4).
    https://doi.org/10.4314/ajpsy.v14i4.2
  • Bishop, M., Rosenstein, D., Bakelaar, S., & Seedat, S. (2014). An analysis of early
    developmental trauma in social anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.
    Annals of General Psychiatry, 13, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-13-16
  • Brooks, S. J. B., Funk, S. G., Young, S. Y., Schiöth, H. B., & Schioth, H. B., (2017). The role of
    working memory for cognitive control in anorexia nervosa versus substance use disorder.
    Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01651
  • Bruijnen, C. J. W. H., Young, S. Y., Marx, M., Seedat, S., & Young, S. (2019). Social
    anxiety disorder and childhood trauma in the context of anxiety (behavioural inhibition),
    impulsivity (behavioural activation) and quality of life. South African Journal of
    Psychiatry. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/ 10.4102/sajpsychiatry. v25i0.1189
  • Marx, M., Young, S. Y., Harvey, J., Rosenstein, D., & Seedat, S. (2017). An Examination
    of Differences in Psychological Resilience between Social Anxiety Disorder and
    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of Early Childhood Trauma. Frontiers
    in Psychology, 8, 2058. Retrieved from http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/
    fpsyg.2017.02058/full
  • van Hoof, J., Young, S., Joos, R., Sennef, C., Nabitz, U., & Dekker, J. (2018).
    Dekontextualisierung: Stationäre Suchttherapie in Südafrika für niederländische
    Patienten. Suchttherapie. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0723-3728
  • Young, S. Y., Brocker, E., Broodryk, M., & Seedat, S. (2018). Prognostic value of
    impulsivity in treatment outcomes in patients with alcohol use and/or cocaine use
    disorder in a rehabilitation programme. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 24-
    . https://doi.org/10.4102/ sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1297
  • Young, S. Y., Kidd, M., & Seedat, S. (2019). Motor Timing Outcome Differences between
    Patients with Alcohol- and / or Cocaine Use Disorder in a Rehabilitation Program. Timing
    and Time Perception, 7(1), 48–70. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134468-20181137
  • Young, S. Y., Kidd, M., van Hoof, J. J. M., & Seedat, S. (2018). Prognostic Value of Motor
    Timing in Treatment Outcome in Patients With Alcohol- and/or Cocaine Use Disorder in
    a Rehabilitation Program. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(OCT), 1945. https://doi.org/10.3389/
    fpsyg.2018.01945
  • Young, S. Y., Kidd, M., van Hoof, J. J. M., & Seedat, S. (2020). Motor Timing as a Predictor
    of Attention, Working Memory and Impulsivity in Alcohol and/or Cocaine Use Disorders.
    Timing & Time Perception. 8(2):192-216. https://doi.org/10.1163/221634468-2020115
  • Witteveen, A., Young, S., Cuijpers, P., Mateos, J. L. A., Barbui, C., Federico, B., Cabello,
    M., Downes, N., Franzoi, D., Gasior, M. E., Gray, B., Gunnell, D., John, A., Palantza, C.,
    Purgato, M., Waerden, J. van der, Ommeren, M. van, Wang, S., & Sijbrandij, M. (2021).
    COVID-19 and Mental Health: An umbrella review of systematic reviews with or without
    meta-analyses.OSF Preregistration. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JF4Z2
  • Witteveen, A. B., Young, S., Cuijpers, P., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Barbui, C., Bertolini, F.,
    Cabello, M., Cadorin, C., Downes, N., Franzoi, D., Gasior, M., John, A., Melchior, M., McDaid,
    D., Palantza, C., Purgato, M., van der Waerden, J., Wang, S., & Sijbrandij, M. (2022). Remote
    mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.
    Behaviour Research and Therapy, 104226. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BRAT.2022.104226
    Witteveen, A. B., Young, S., Cuijpers, P., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Barbui, C., Bertolini, F.,
    Cabello, M., Cadorin, C., Downes, N., Franzoi, D., Gasior, M., John, A., Melchior, M., McDaid,
    D., Palantza, C., Purgato, M., van der Waerden, J., Wang, S., & Sijbrandij, M. (under review).
    COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: an
    umbrella review of the evidence. PLOS Medicine
    World Health Organization. (􀀀2022)􀀀. Mental health and COVID-19: early evidence of
    the pandemic’s impact: scientific brief, 2 March 2022. World Health Organization.
    https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/352189. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
  • Awards/Scholarships
    2010 — 2022
    • 2020-2022 NRF- Grant holder linked Postdoctoral fellowship SARChI, PTSD unit,
    Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • 2019 Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Mobility Grant
    • 2019 Seed Funding- University Hamburg, Germany
    • 2019 NRF- Grant holder linked Postdoctoral fellowship SARChI PTSD unit,
    Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • 2018 NRF- Grant holder linked Postdoctoral fellowship SARChI PTSD unit,
    Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • 2017 Consolidoc post-doctoral fellowship award Department of
    Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • 2016 South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and
    Technology Departmental Scholarship, South Africa
    • 2016 UCLA (USA)/South Africa Chronic Mental Disorders Research Training
    Programme Alumni
    • 2015-2018 Hendrik Vrouwes Research Scholarship (Research Grant @4 years, South
    Africa)
    • 2014-2016 NRF S&F - Innovation Doctoral Scholarship,
    • 2013 Medical Research Council, South Africa, Scholarship
    • 2013 NRF Grant holder Linked Doctoral fellowship SARChI PTSD unit Stellenbosch
    University
    • 2010 Harry Crossley FHS project funding (Research Grant South Africa
    • 2010 Hendrik Muller Foundation (Scholarship, The Netherlands)
  • EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
    SME consultancy at Young Professionals Project (non- for- profit), Cape Town
    2018 — Present
    The Young Professionals Project (YPP) offers first world Psychology and Psychiatry
    graduates the opportunity to complete a structured clinical internship of 6 month. The
    internship entails a structured internship completed at a private psychiatric clinic and a
    public psychiatric hospital in Cape Town. The project is at a pilot stage. The objective of
    the project is to relieve staff and resource shortages in the South African mental health
    sector and simultaneously offer meaningful and highly engaging work experiences.
  • SME at Health Promotors South Africa, Cape Town/Hamburg
    2019 — Present
    Invitation to assist with the development of a nation wide mental health
    promoting curriculum for the non-profit organisation Health Promotors.
    (https://healthpromoters.co.za/).
    The non-for-profit has been endorsed by Barack Obama. The Queen of Lesotho has
    accepted the Ambassador position for this project.
    Core Duties:
    • Setting up connections between established mental health experts and Health
    Promotors
    • Arranging speakers to facilitate grass root level mental health workshops (on
    Trauma, Addiction, 101 Psychiatric Disorders) to educate grass root level staff on
    mental health related topics
  • Tirisano Project Alumni at UCLA, USA, Cape Town
    June 2016 — June 2016
    UCLA/South Africa Chronic Mental Disorders
    Research Training and Mentorship Programme.
    https://saneurosoc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tirisano-Flyer-2017.pdf

Personal Information

  • Title: PHD PSYCHIATRY/ NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
  • Nationality: Dutch (South African Permanent Resident)

References

  • Prof. Dr. Marit Sijbrandij, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences | Department of Clinical-, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, e.m.sijbrandij@vu.nl, +31 20 598 7921 / +31 (0)6 12154104
  • Rolf C. Carriere, Founder/Executive Director Global Initiative Stress & Trauma Treatment | Retired UNICEF Indonesia Jakarta Country Representative | rolfcarriere@gmail.com, +31 6 23187188
  • Prof. Dr. Soraya Seedat | Executive Head Department of Psychiatry | Director of the South African Medical Research Council Unit on the Genomics of Brain DisordersCape Town, South Africa |Stellenbosch University | Cape Town, South Africa | s.seedat@sun.ac.za

Affiliations

  • Radboud UMC
  • AMC Amsterdam
  • Stellenbosch University
  • Long Covid Alliance
  • South African Neuroscience Society

Timeline

Senior Researcher

Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
03.2025 - Current

Senior Researcher- Post-COVID Network Netherland

RadboudUMC
07.2024 - Current

Psychologist

Novarum
01.2024 - 12.2024

Medical Psychologist/ Coordinator

Begrepen Klachten
04.2023 - 12.2023

Postdoctoral Researcher

The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University
05.2022 - 12.2023

Researcher/Project Manager

WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit and Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences | Department of Clinical-, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
08.2021 - 01.2022

Subject Matter Expert/ Board Secretary

Global Initiative Stress & Trauma Treatment non-for-profit
10.2019 - Current

Visiting Research Fellow

Hamburg University/ Stark Institute for Stress and Fatigue
07.2019 - 04.2021

Head of Research

Momentum Mental Healthcare | Promentis Healthcare
08.2016 - 01.2018

MSc Clinical Neuropsychology -

University of Amsterdam

Ph.D Psychiatry - undefined

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

MA (Psychology) - undefined

Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch

Hons (Clinical Psychology) - undefined

University of Amsterdam

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