Judi Mesman (1974) has been a professor at Leiden University since 2009 and focuses on the study of social (in)justice with special attention to intergenerational issues at individual and institutional levels. Since 2024, she has also been appointed Distinguished Professor of Social Responsibility and Impact.

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Judi Mesman (1974) has been a professor at Leiden University since 2009 and focuses on the study of social (in)justice with special attention to intergenerational issues at individual and institutional levels. Since 2024, she has also been University Professor of Social Responsibility and Impact. Mesman is an elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2018), winner of the Stevin Prize (2021) for the social impact of her research programme and recipient of competitive research grants including NWO Veni, Vidi, Vici, ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants. From 2012-2016, Mesman was scientific director of the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences at Leiden University From 2016-2022, she was Dean of Leiden University College in The Hague. She is co-founder of Athena's Angels and of the NWA route jeugd. She has supervised 26 PhD students to a PhD degree so far, teaches the subject Intercultural Pedagogyin the Education and Child Studies bachelor, and has won three teaching awards, most recently for the podcast series for students on working with youth in the multicultural society. Together with her team, she developed the minor De (on)rechtvaardige samenleving. In 2021, Mesman published Opgroeien in kleur, a book for parents on anti-racist parenting. More information on Judi Mesman's work can be found at www.judimesman.com.

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