Jeroen Knevel
Jeroen Knevel obtained his BSc in Social Work in 2001 at Hogeschool Utrecht, a MA in Social and Political Inquiry in 2003 at Monash University, Australia and a PhD in Social Work/Disability Studies in 2025 at University of Humanistic Studies. After that, he worked in social services, first as a support worker in homelessness services and then as a disability support worker, providing care and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In 2009, he transitioned to higher education (Hogeschool Utrecht), initially as a lecturer and coordinator of various educational components in bachelor's and master's programs.
His teaching and research contributions consistently focus on inclusion, human rights, ethics, and investigative and innovative competencies. He fully embraces the opportunity to apply innovative, creative, visual, participative, active, interactive, surprising, and sometimes hilarious teaching methods. Shortly after being employed as a lecturer, he also took on the role of researcher at the Center for Social Innovation.
Since 2020, he has been working as a visiting lecturer at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, where he established an international course on Human Rights, Social Inclusion, and (Dis)ability for the Master's program in Social Work and Social Policy. His teaching and research endeavors are consistently complemented by his volunteer work in the field of social work.
Fields of expertise
- Human rights theory and practice
- Equivalence: concept and practice
- Social inclusion
- Mental disorder
