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Staff members with discipline Health Policy & Services

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Qualtitative research methods; applied health research; patient experiences; participatory action research; patient and public involvement (PPI); work and health; social participation; health care evaluation; implementation; autism
dr. M.A. (Manna) Alma
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m.a.alma umcg.nl
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Senior researcher
Recovery of critical illness survivors
L.F.E. (Lise) Beumeler
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l.f.e.beumeler rug.nl
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Postdoc Recovery after critical illness
prof. dr. M.H. (Marco) Blanker
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m.h.blanker umcg.nl
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General practitioner, epidemiologist, professor of general practice
prof. dr. E.C. (Christiaan) Boerma
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e.c.boerma rug.nl
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Professor meaningful preventive care, endowed by the Stichting Topklinische Zorg Friesland
A/Prof. dr. Job van Boven is a real-world drug outcomes expert specialised in lung diseases. He is the founding director of the Medication Adherence Expertise Center Of the northern Netherlands (MAECON) and Chair of the European Commission funded European... read more
dr. J.F.M. (Job) van Boven
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j.f.m.van.boven rug.nl
+31 50 361 7893
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Associate Professor
Transfusion medicine and consultancy
P.J.M. (Peter) van den Burg
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p.j.m.van.den.burg rug.nl
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Public Health, Health Systems and Population Health Management. Medical Technology Assessment comprises economic evaluation in health care, ethical and legal issues as well as issues regarding implementation and reimbursement of innovative technologies.
prof. dr. E. (Erik) Buskens
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e.buskens umcg.nl
+31 50 361 4343
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Professor of Population Health Management
Toxicology and public health studies in ethnic communities. César Yanko Cervantes Benavides is a researcher of Latin American origin, focused on vulnerability studies in indigenous groups. These vulnerabilities include social and racial segregation, the... read more
C. (Cesar Yanko Cervantes Benavides) Cervantes Benavides, MSc
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c.cervantes.benavides rug.nl
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PhD student
Planning and control cyclus inside organizations
dr. B. (Ben) Crom
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b.crom rug.nl
+31 6 3198 6793
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Assistant Professor
Research in intellectual disability care, among others: caregiving, dysphagia, interventions, sleep apnea. Specialization: Dementia in people with intellectual disabilities, in particular Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome
dr. A.D. (Alain) Dekker
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a.d.dekker umcg.nl
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Lecturer-researcher
Development Studies, Social Policy, Women & Gender Rights, Disability Rights, Sexualities, Masculinities, LGBTQ+ Rights, Body Autonomy, Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRHR) & Family Planning, and Public Health | Capability Approach,... read more
R. (Rupankar ) Dey
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r.dey rug.nl
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PhD Researcher
prof. dr. ir. C.E.M.J. (Liset) van Dijk
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c.e.m.j.van.dijk rug.nl
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Honorary professor Pharmacy Health Services Research
dr. R.J. (Robbert) Duvivier
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r.j.duvivier umcg.nl
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senior researcher
Implementation Science Research, Healthcare Services Research, Digital Health
A. (Amal ) Fakha, Dr
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a.fakha rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Innovation Management & Strategy
Pharmacoeconomics and HTA (health technology assessment), with a focus on patient level modeling and model-based cost-effectiveness analyses. 
prof. dr. T.L. (Talitha) Feenstra
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t.l.feenstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 32607
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Associate professor, economic evaluation of precision medicine
Health economics of blood transfusion safety, hematology and infectious diseases.
dr. M. (René) van Hulst
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m.van.hulst rug.nl
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Associate professor Global Health Technology Assessment
Comparison of European health systems, organisation of care (public health, primary care and youth care), evaluation of care, children and adolescents, vulnerable families, medical sociology 
dr. D.E.M.C. (Danielle) Jansen
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d.e.m.c.jansen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6675
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Associate professor Health systems and Organisation of care for children and adolescents
F.W.A.P. (Frederic) van Kleef, MA
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frederic.van.kleef rug.nl
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Managing director Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health
Field / Discipline
Medical Doctor International Health and Tropical Medicine; Management of Health Services (MBA). Public Health, in particular prevention. Current research concerns prevention of non-commmunicable diseases, cardiovacular diseases, diabetes and cervical... read more
drs. J.A.R. (Jaap) Koot
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j.a.r.koot umcg.nl
+31 6 2248 7689
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staff member department health sciences, global health unit
Health Outcome Measurement
P. (Paul) Krabbe
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p.f.m.krabbe umcg.nl
+31 6 5170 1692
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S.J.C. (Suzanne) Kroon
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s.j.c.kroon umcg.nl
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Researcher / Phd student
dr. C.J. (Karine) van 't Land
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c.j.van.t.land rug.nl
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University lecturer
Innovations in genetic counselling, ELSI-aspects of clinical genetics and genetic screening, cardiogenetics
prof. dr. I.M. (Irene) van Langen
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i.m.van.langen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 7209
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Professor Clinical Genetics
Jesse David Marinus is an External PhD Candidate at Campus Fryslân, specializing in the fields of Health Policy, Social Determinants, Participatory Research, Citizens Science, Future Sciences, and Systems Theory. Currently, Jesse David is employed as a... read more
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j.d.marinus rug.nl
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PhD student
J.O. (Jochen) Mierau, Prof
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j.o.mierau rug.nl
+31 6 5272 4774
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Professor Public Health Economics
AI in medical imaging and health
prof. dr. W.J. (Wiro) Niessen
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w.j.niessen umcg.nl
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Dean of Faculty Medical Sciences, University Groningen; board member UMCG
Healthcare purchasing and supply chain management
dr. A.C. (Bart) Noort
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a.c.noort rug.nl
+31 50 36 37020
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Assistant professor
Pharmacoeconomics, health economics, modeling
prof. dr. M.J. (Maarten) Postma
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m.j.postma rug.nl
+31 50 361 5084
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Professor Global Health Economics UMCG & RUG (Medical Sciences and Economics & Business)
prof. dr. E.P. (Eugène) van Puijenbroek
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e.p.van.puijenbroek rug.nl
+31 50 36 34360
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endowed professor of pharmacovigilance
Educational Organization & Management |Workplace Learning & Organizational Learning |Change & Implementation|Professional development | Communities of practice | Medical education| Digitalization of workplace contexts and impact on learning

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dr. N. (Nienke) Renting
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n.renting rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences - specialization in workplace learning
Continuous improvement in Healthcare (e.g. Lean, SixSigma), Value Based Healthcare, Healthcare Management, Change Management
dr. O.P. (Oskar) Roemeling
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o.p.roemeling rug.nl
+31 50 36 36543
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Program director BDK, Associate Professor
      Dr. Arianna Rotulo works as Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen – Campus Fryslan. She got her PhD in Primary Care and Public Health from Queen Mary University of London in May 2022 with a research project on the effects of fiscal... read more
A. (Arianna) Rotulo, Dr
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a.rotulo rug.nl
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Health geography
Mobility
Data management
Z. (Zeinab) Sattari Najafabadi, MSc
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z.sattari rug.nl
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Data steward
Policy implementation, Intersectoriality, Public health, Prison system, street-level bureaucracy
M. (Mariana) Scaff Haddad Bartos, MA
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m.scaff.haddad.bartos rug.nl
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PhD student
Jurjen has a background in medical pharmaceutical sciences with a focus on global health, epidemiology, (health-) economics, and pharmacotherapy. He has experience in setting up and conducting (multi-center) randomized (clinical) trials, and working with... read more
J. (Jurjen) van der Schans
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j.van.der.schans rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Public Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Integration and Coordination, Public Service Management, Public Procurement
dr. A.P. (Aline) Seepma
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a.p.seepma rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
International aspects of reproductive health care (systems), in particular Safe Motherhood
prof. dr. J. (Jelle) Stekelenburg
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j.stekelenburg umcg.nl
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Professor International Aspects of Reproductive Health, in particular Safe Motherhood
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f.d.a.suryanegara umcg.nl
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I am professor of health law in a global context at the Faculty of Law. My research, which is embedded in the Groningen Centre for Health Law, is at the intersection of health law, international law and human rights. I have a particular interest in the... read more
prof. mr. dr. B.C.A. (Brigit) Toebes
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b.c.a.toebes rug.nl
+31 6 5434 1961
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Professor, Health Law in a Global Context
Societal impact van onderzoek
Toegepast onderzoek in het zorg- en sociale domein
Medische sociologie
Onderzoek met mixed methods
J. (Jolanda) Tuinstra
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j.tuinstra01 umcg.nl
+31 6 8313 7252
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Researcher Applied Health Research
Health Technology Assessment
dr. K.M. (Karin) Vermeulen
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k.m.vermeulen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3562
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Assistant professor,HTA
Field / Discipline
Health economics, Applied microeconomics
L. (Laura) Viluma, PhD
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l.viluma rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Health Economics
Health Economics, Labour Economics, Applied Microeconometrics
dr. S. (Shuye) Yu, PhD
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shuye.yu rug.nl
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