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Profiles
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prof. dr. Wendy Janssens
- School of Business and Economics, Economics - Full Professor
- Tinbergen Institute - Research Fellow
Person: Academic
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prof. dr. PF Lanjouw
- School of Business and Economics, Economics - Full Professor
- Tinbergen Institute - Research Fellow
- Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies - Full Professor
Person: Academic
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prof. dr. Menno Pradhan
- School of Business and Economics, Economics - Full Professor
- Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies - Full Professor
Person: Academic
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dr. Lia van Wesenbeeck
- School of Business and Economics, Economics - Associate Professor
- Amsterdam Sustainability Institute - Associate Professor
- Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies - Director
Person: Academic
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MSCA COFUND GROW: Graduate Research On Worldwide challenges
Odunga, S. (PhD candidate) & van Wesenbeeck, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/24 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
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Stimuleringsbeurs Wesenbeeck
Jackson, D. (Project Researcher) & van Wesenbeeck, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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NWO: Vulnerable communities driving innovation and governance for sustainable food systems in European cities — FEED4FOOD
van Wesenbeeck, L. (Project Researcher) & Toczé, K. (Project Researcher)
1/01/23 → 1/01/26
Project: Research
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Innovative Partnership for Universal Sustainable Health
Aksünger, N. (PhD candidate), Pradhan, M. (Principal Investigator) & Janssens, W. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Research
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University-to University South-South Triangular Cooperation between VU (ACWFS) and selected African Universities on Real-Life Learning Labs for Food Systems Transformation
Di Prima, S. (Project Researcher), Zaidi, M. (Project Researcher), Snelder, D. (Project Researcher) & van Wesenbeeck, L. (Principal Investigator)
9/06/23 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
Research output
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The potential of digital loans to reduce gender disparities in financial inclusion among female health entrepreneurs in Kenya
Ashubwe, J. A., Ambasa, M., Siyumbu, J., van Zuijlen, I. C., Mutegi, N., Verschuur, S., de Wit, T. F. R., Mulder, D., Janssens, W. & Dieteren, C. M., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 39453.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Women's empowerment and mental well-being: A qualitative study in Rural Kenya
Wainaina, C. W., Igonya, E. K., Kumar, M., Browne, J. L., Sidze, E. M., Janssens, W., Bloemenkamp, K. & de Wit, J. B. F., Dec 2025, In: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 8, 12 p., 100646.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Reproductive Age Women in Khwisero, Western Kenya: A Longitudinal Community-based Study
Abajobir, A., Sidze, E., Janssens, W., Aksünger, N., Maina, D. & Gerbaba, M. J., 8 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychiatric Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Empowering Haiti's poor; spatially explicit targeting of food policies
Atzori, D., Sonneveld, B. G. J. S. & van Wesenbeeck, C. F. A., 6 Oct 2025, In: Public Health Nutrition. 28, 1, 35 p., e177.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Supporting a Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Agriculture Federation using Dashboarding
Toczé, K., Fatima, I., Lago, P. & van Wesenbeeck, L., 30 Aug 2025.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint › Academic
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Courses
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Senior socio-economic research advisor for PharmAccess Foundation www.pharmaccess.org
Janssens, W. (Consultant)
2024 → …Activity: Consultancy
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De toekomst van ontwikkelingssamenwerking
Janssens, W. (Speaker)
5 Feb 2024Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Addressing global health challenges through multidisciplinary and public-private collaborations
Janssens, W. (Speaker)
8 Mar 2024Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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The impact of COVID-19 and digital health insurance in Kenya
Janssens, W. (Speaker)
13 Feb 2024Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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Maternal Mental Health in Africa
Janssens, W. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2024Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes
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NWO-WOTRO grant: Comparing the impact and cost effectiveness of two social protection interventions in Kenya: fee waiver versus social health insurance scheme
Elbers, C. T. M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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ODISSEI Microdata Access Grant (MAG) to access Statistics Netherlands Microdata for the research project Navigating Change: The mental health effects of Dutch student finance
Janssens, W. (Recipient), Aksünger, N. (Recipient) & Galama, T. J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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Research grant extension on “Mobile Technologies and Universal Health Coverage in Kenya” from the i-PUSH program (Nationale Postcode Loterij) (€ 105,000)
Janssens, W. (Recipient), 2021
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
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Research grant from HIF - Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (€ 40,000) on “Digital financing and the preparedness of health SMEs for COVID-19”
Janssens, W. (Recipient), 2020
Prize / Grant: Grant › Societal
Datasets
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Health insurance in Kenya: A financial and health diaries dataset 2019-2021
Janssens, W. (Creator) & Pradhan, M. (Creator), DataverseNL, 19 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.34894/AKWPIA, https://doi.org/10.34894/AKWPIA
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Financial and Health Diaries 2012-2013: A year-long weekly panel of farming households in Nigeria and Kenya
Janssens, W. (Creator), Kramer, B. (Creator), van der List, M. (Contributor) & Pap, D. (Data Manager), DataverseNL, 18 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.34894/AXFRPB
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication data for: The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana
Pradhan, M. (Creator), Berry, J. (Contributor) & Karlan, D. (Contributor), Harvard Dataverse, 28 Oct 2020
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Impact Evaluation, 2010, Round 2
Pradhan, M. (Contributor), Safuro, M. (Owner) & Rizal, H. (Data Manager), World Bank, 29 Oct 2019
https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/3535/study-description
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Financial and Health Diaries 2012-2013: A year-long weekly panel of farming households in Nigeria and Kenya
Janssens, W. (Contributor), Kramer, B. (Contributor), List, M. V. D. (Contributor) & Paper, D. (Contributor), Unknown, 1 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.34894/axfrpb, https://doi.org/10.34894%2Faxfrpb
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Press/Media
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Mogelijk einde voor grootste humanitaire hulporganisatie USAID
3/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Using Weekly Financial and Health Diaries to Track Health and Income Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak and Government Response Measures in Rural Kenya
Abajobir, A., Donfouet, H., Sidze, E., de Groot, R., Pradhan, M. & Janssens, W.
11/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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De indirecte gevolgen van corona voor landen in Afrika
24/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Radio-interview on the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Africa
24/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Giving and taking between husband, wives, and co-wives
29/04/19 → 3/05/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research