Iris Sommer

Iris Sommer (born 31 August 1970)^[1] is a Dutch psychiatrist who is professor of cognitive aspects of neurological and psychiatric disorders at the Departments of Neuroscience of University Medical Center Groningen. She previously served as Professor of Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Utrecht beginning in 2011. She received her PhD cum laude from Utrecht University in 2004. She was elected as a member of the Young Academy of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences.^[2] She and her husband, Robert Schoevers, have two children.^[3]

Iris Sommer
Sommer in 2016
Born	Iris Else Clara Sommer (1970-08-31) 31 August 1970 (age 55) Roermond, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	Utrecht University
Spouse	Robert Schoevers
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Psychiatry
Institutions	University Medical Center Groningen
Thesis	Language lateralization in schizophrenia (2004)
Doctoral advisor	René Kahn