Judi Mesman (1974) is full professor in the realm of youth and society (since 2009), and studies the intergenerational transmission of attitudes and behaviors regarding social justice themes, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and other issues of societal inequalities, at individual and institutional levels.

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Judi Mesman (1974) is full professor in the realm of youth and society (since 2009), and studies the intergenerational transmission of attitudes and behaviors regarding social justice themes, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and other issues of societal inequalities, at individual and institutional levels. Judi Mesman is an elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2018), recipient of competitive research grants such as NWO Veni, Vidi, Vici, ERC Starting and Consolidator, and winner of the 2021 Stevin Prize for the societal impact of her research program. From 2012-2016 Mesman was scientific director of the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University. From 2016-2022, she was the Dean of Leiden University College The Hague. She was co-founder of Athena’s Angels, and co-founder of the NWA route Youth. She has successfully completed supervision of 26 PhD students, teaches the course Intercultural Pedagogics in 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 a multicultural society. In 2021 Mesman published Opgroeien in kleur, a book for parents about anti-racist parenting. For more information on Judi Mesman’s work, please visit www.judimesman.nl

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