Research team
The Family Ties project is a collaboration between the University of Groningen and the University of Curaçao dr. Moises da Costa Gomez.
The researchers in the team are:
![M. (Mariëlle) Osinga, MSc, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen](/gmw/pedagogy-and-educational-sciences/research/familiebanden/images/osinga.jpg)
“After teaching Caribbean youngsters at Saint Martin, I became curious about experiences with - and possible effects of growing up without one’s biological father. To better understand these experiences and possible effects, this project includes three different cultural contexts: Curaçaoan youngsters on Curaçao, and Dutch and Curaçaoan youngsters in the Netherlands.”
![dr. O.J. (Odette) Girigori, University of Curaçao dr. Moises da Costa Gomez](/gmw/pedagogy-and-educational-sciences/research/familiebanden/images/girigori.jpg)
“Research into the consequences of growing up without a father for boys and girls is very relevant for social workers, policymakers, social scientists and also young people who grow up without a father themselves. I’m delighted that we got the opportunity to carry out this father absent project and I am looking forward to work together with my collaborators and the young people.”
![dr. D.D. (Diana) van Bergen, University of Groningen](/gmw/pedagogy-and-educational-sciences/research/familiebanden/images/van-bergen.jpg)
“We only know very little about Curaçaoan-Dutch youngsters and how they grow up. In a diverse society, it is important to know how all our youths are doing.”
![prof. dr. T. (Tina) Kretschmer, University of Groningen (P.I.)](/gmw/pedagogy-and-educational-sciences/research/familiebanden/images/kretschmer.jpg)
“Studying the interplay of one's social environment and their development requires that we acknowledge the role of the broader context. I am enthusiastic that we can do this in this project and very much look forward to learning from the Curaçaoan research partners and participants!”
![prof. dr. M.C.(Greetje) Timmerman, University of Groningen (P.I.)](/gmw/pedagogy-and-educational-sciences/research/familiebanden/images/timmerman.png)
“By means of thorough research I aspire to contribute to our knowledge about possible effects of an ‘absent father’ for adolescents. There are a lot of opinions about this topic in society, mostly negative. What we also do not know, is what role others (aunts, grandfathers and -mothers) play when a father is absent, like we see a lot in Curaçaoan families.”
Our project benefits from scientific and societal advisors, for example:
- prof. dr. A.P. (Bram) Buunk, University of Groningen; Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), The Hague; Universidad Católica de Santa María, Perú
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