Scientific Committee

Brenda Happell, Chair of Scientific Committee
Professor, Southern Cross University, Australia and University College Cork, Ireland; Director, Happell Consulting, Australia

Nynke Boonstra
Professor for the Research group Care and Innovation in Psychiatry at NHL Stenden University of Applied Science in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Linda Kronenberg
PhD and Nurse practitioner at Dimence Group, Mental Health Care Centre, Deventer, The Netherlands

Goossens, P.J.J.
Nurse practitioner / senior researcher at Dimence Group, Mental Health Care Centre, Centre for bipolar disorders, Deventer, The Netherlands and Visiting Professor Mental Health Nursing at University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and primary care , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent, Belgium

Frank Reilly
Honorary Research Fellow, The School of Social Work and Social Policy, Strathclyde University, part-time PhD student Strathclyde University, Scotland

Chris Wagstaff
PhD, Senior Lecturer in University of Birmingham, UK

Paulo Seabra
Professor, ESEL, Portugal

Patricia Pereira
Professor, ESEL, Portugal

Joaquim Oliveira Lopes
Professor, ESEL, Portugal
Luis Nabais
Professor, ESEL, Portugal
Joana Henriques Calado
Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Portugal
Jorge Ferreira
Professor, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (Social Service), Portugal
Pedro Afonso
Professor, Portugal
Maria Luísa Figueira
Professor, Portugal

Lauri Kuosmanen
Secretary of Scientific Committee
RN, PhD, Adjunct Professor, FEANS, University of Eastern Finland