Bachelor Student Prize Winner

Eighteen students completed their bachelor's degree in 2021 with a thesis that was labelled ‘excellent’ by their faculty. Here you will find a short introduction to these excellent theses in the form of an "elevator pitch" from each student, plus a video in which the supervisor briefly addresses the lucky winner.

Anouk Blanken

  Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences | Bachelor Health Sciences

"Psychosocial problems in deaf or hard of hearing children: a review"

Anouk's elevator pitch
Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children are at increased risk of developing psychosocial problems, including emotional, behavioral, and social problems, resulting in a reduced quality of life. Early detection and intervention are essential to prevent this. Over the past five years, many studies have been performed evaluating the psychosocial problems in DHH children. This review summarizes the recent advances made on the association between behavioral, social, and emotional problems in DHH children in contrast to normal-hearing children.