Tiphaine Clerincx

Tiphaine is a PhD student at the research unit Sport & Society of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She graduated in 2022 with a master’s in clinical psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. During her studies she did her internship at the Centre of Ethics in Sport and Voetbal Vlaanderen, where she focussed on the topic of (sexual) harassment and abuse in sport. As an intern she had the opportunity to work on the Erasmus+ project Safe Sport Allies and helped with the development of a bystander intervention for athletes, parents, coaches, and club managers in sport. After graduating she pursued her engagement for the topic of safeguarding in sport by facilitating workshops to coaches and safeguarding officers on the topic of harassment and abuse in sport. 

Tiphaine also works as a Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (i.t.) in a private practice in Antwerp. 

Her doctoral research will focus on the topic of prevention of Gender Based Violence in Sport, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Hebe Schaillée, Prof. Dr. Inge Derom and Prof. Dr. Evert Zinzen.