Theo Bakker has a broad background. He studied Theology, Informatics, and Management Consulting. He obtained his PhD in Clinical Developmental Psychology on the study progress and study success of students with autism.
Since 2004 study data have been the thread running through Theoās career. Initially with implementing educational administrations and later using the information from these systems in the context of study success. He joined the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in 2014 via the University of Amsterdam and Deloitte Consulting. In 2022, he obtained his PhD for his thesisā Study Progression and Success of Autistic Students in Higher Education, A Longitudinal, Propensity Score-Weighted Population Studyā.
In 2021, Theo started at The Hague University of Applied Sciences as director of the Education, Knowledge & Communication department. After his PhD, he combines all his knowledge and experience as a Learning Technology & Analytics professor. In addition, Theo works as a university lecturer at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences of the VU.