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Team Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Research group Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Meet our team

prof. dr. Sanne de Vries

Professor

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Sanne is professor of research group Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment. She also has various additional positions at LUMC Health Campus, Lectorenplatform SIA, Recognition Committee for Interventions and a number of universities. She pays special attention to the role of the living environment in exercise behavior, physical education and nudging, and the measurement of physical activity in youth.

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Katja Bel MSc

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

As a movement technologist and health scientist, Katja focuses on research on stimulating movement using technology. She is also involved in the minors 'Nutrition, Sports and Exercise' and 'Design a healthy future.

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Bente van Dijk MSc

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Within the GLSO Research Group, Bente is concerned with the movement of young children. She also conducts research in the SportLab on visual perception.

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dr. Diana Eijgermans

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Diana is a dedicated researcher in the field of healthy lifestyles among youth. As a researcher, she aims to make healthy choices easy in school environments. She also supervises several student projects, all focused on promoting a healthy lifestyle at school. Additionally, as a lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, she inspires students in the field of research and technology.

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drs. Gerben Helleman

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Gerben is an urban geographer and conducts research into the use of public space, including the way in which children experience it. On his blog Stadslente / Urban Springtime he regularly writes about the relationship between the planned and lived city.

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ing. Daphne Koeners

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Daphne is a researcher at the Westland EducationBooST. She is working on an education concept based on Challenge Based Learning. Hbo and mbo students work together with Westland stakeholders to tackle complex issues.

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drs. Pim Koolwijk

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Pim conducts research into the motor competence of young children. He investigates which factors influence motor competence development and how it can best be stimulated.

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Jonas Leenhouts MSc

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Jonas focuses in particular on the connection between science and professional practice, with a focus on the relationship between (visual) information and the learning of motor skills.

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Daniel van Leeuwen PhD

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Daniël conducts research into the use of interactive technology to get people moving and conducts physical tests regarding fitness and performance.

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dr. Machteld van Lieshout

Senior Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Machteld's main research area is sustainable healthy lifestyle - especially nutrition - of children and adolescents, eHealth, blended care, dietary intake assessment, etc. She is project leader of “Westland’s Education BooST, research in the Food Boost Challenge research and a member of the national centre of expertise Food Nutrition and Health.

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Danica Mast

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

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dr. Sofie van Rongen

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Sofie works as a lecturer and researcher at the Nutrition and Dietetics course and the GLSO Research Group. She focuses on providing insight into all kinds of factors that complicate healthy eating behavior, such as the tempting food environment. She wants to provide new support for behavioral change among various target groups, such as clients of dietitians.

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Wendy Scholtes-Bos

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Wendy, as Living Lab director VIT for life, is involved in various projects and research regarding prevention, innovation and implementation.

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Karlijn Sporrel

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Karlijn conducts research into encouraging exercise in public spaces, such as the design of playgrounds in the Play-Friendly Cities project.

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Axel Tichelaar

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Axel measures the physical fitness of (top) athletes in the SportLab and encourages exercise among children and young adults.

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dr. Annemarie de Witte

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Annemarie is a senior researcher in various research projects. She is researcher in project Oog van de Meester (www.oogvandemeester.nl), project leader in the Start(v)aardig project and coordinator of Lectorenplatform Sport en Bewegen (www.sportenbeweegonderzoek.nl). Annemarie is also working as (co-) author on grant applications for RAAK, ZonMW and Health Holland.

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Lieke Wolfs MSc

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Lieke is doing a PhD research on factors that can explain the decline in physical activity in children between 10 and 15 years old in order to ultimately develop an effective intervention to keep youth more active.

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Gianfranco Bocanegra MSc

PhD candidate

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Healthy Lifestyle in a Supporting Environment

Gianfranco researches the impact of the Food Boost Challenge, which aims to incentivize adolescents and young adults to eat healthier (plant-based) foods. The study focuses on: their participants, business partners, and policy changes. Additionally, he explores how Implementation Science can improve the challenge.

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Christine Kick

Senior management assistant

Centre of Expertise Health Innovation

Christine is a senior management assistant supporting four research groups at Centre of Expertise Health Innovation. In this role, she provides daily support to four lectors with tasks including HRM, procurement, schedule management, and travel arrangements.

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