APH - Methodology - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Fleur van Acht, MSc
- f.g.q.van.achtvunl
- Faculty of Science, Health Sciences - Research Associate
- APH - Mental Health - Research Associate
- APH - Methodology - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Rosalie Bakker, MSc
- rosalie.bakkervunl
- Faculty of Science, Health Sciences - PhD Candidate
- APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases - PhD Candidate
- APH - Methodology - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
Niels Bal, MSc
- n.balvunl
- Faculty of Science, Health Sciences - PhD Candidate
- APH - Global Health - PhD Candidate
- APH - Methodology - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
prof. dr. Sander Begeer
- s.begeervunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical Developmental Psychology - Full Professor
- APH - Mental Health - Full Professor
- APH - Methodology - Full Professor
Person: Academic
prof. dr. Dorret Boomsma
- di.boomsmavunl
- Faculty of Science, Complex Trait Genetics - Professor Emeritus
- Amsterdam Reproduction & Development - Professor Emeritus
- APH - Mental Health - Professor Emeritus
- APH - Methodology - Professor Emeritus
- Amsterdam Neuroscience - Complex Trait Genetics - Professor Emeritus
Person: Academic

1 Not started
10 Active
14 Finished

TASP: Tuberculosis Antomicrobial Stewardship Project
van Leth, F. (Project Researcher), Bosmans, J. E. (Project Researcher) & van Dongen, H. (Project Researcher)
1/06/25 → 31/05/30
Project: Research
CheckJeZit evaluatie, optimalisatie & onderzoek
Haakma, B. (PhD candidate) & Hoekstra, T. (Project Researcher)
1/06/25 → 31/05/31
Project: Research
Budget impact analysis of Pilates exercises for the management of low back pain in the Brazilian public health system
Luiz Carregaro, R. (Project Researcher), Bosmans, J. E. (Project Researcher), Jornada Ben, A. (Project Researcher) & van Dongen, H. (Project Researcher)
2/11/23 → …
Project: Research
Improving care for people with low back pain: A study of longitudinal outcome trajectories and adherence to guidelines.
Rubinstein, S. (Principal Investigator), Ostelo, R. (Project Researcher), Maas, E. (Project Researcher), van der Vossen, B. (PhD candidate) & de Zoete, A. (Project Researcher)
2/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
Scaling up community health entrepreneurship
Hoekstra, T. (Principal Investigator), van Leth, F. (Project Researcher), Kok, M. (Project Researcher) & Akulume, M. (Project Researcher)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research

The effect of physiotherapists' explanation of therapeutic virtual reality on treatment expectations in healthy people and people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Two online RCTs
Slatman, S., van Lankveld, W., Staal, J. B., van Goor, H., Ostelo, R., Westendorp, J. & Knoop, J., Jun 2026, In: PEC Innovation. 8, 100443.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Why do twin pregnancies occur? Epidemiological and (Epi)genetic Insights into Human Twinning and Fertility
Hubers, N., 12 Jan 2026, 249 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
15 Downloads (Pure)
Tug of War Over Power: A Case Study on the Development of Professional-Informal Caregiver Tensions in Residential Dementia Care
Dohmen, M. D. W., van den Eijnde, C., Abma, T. A., Groot, B. C. & Huijg, J. M., Jan 2026, In: Nursing Inquiry. 33, 1, p. e70068 e70068.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Managing Low Back Pain in Older Adults: A Multi-Country Observational Study
Jenks, A. D., 11 Dec 2025, 165 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
13 Downloads (Pure)
HERNIIA-II trial (Hernia Endoscopic oR opeN repair In chIldren Analysis): a protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial to study the (cost-)effectiveness of laparoscopic hernia repair compared to open hernia repair in children 0-16 years
Maat, S. C., de Vreeze, L. E., Eurlings, R., Anema, J., Van Baren, R., Been, J. V., van den Broek, F., Cakir, H., van Dongen, J. M., Ferenschild, F., de Graaf, J., Nijveldt, R., Ottenhof, A., Ploeg, A. J., Rippen, H., Ruiterkamp, J., Twisk, J. W. R., Vermeulen, E., De Wit, R. & Zijp, G. & 2 others, van Heurn, E. L. W. & Derikx, J. P. M., 4 Dec 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 12, p. e110662
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Advanced Statistics
van Leth, F. & Wieringa, T.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Analyses Toolbox
Huider, F.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Behavioural Genetics
Dolan, C.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Behaviour Genetics in Psychology (UM)
Sauce, B.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
B-thesis Genes, Cognition and Behaviour
Sauce, B.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

23 Lecture / Presentation
17 Membership
11 PhD thesis examination
10 Editorial work
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Economic evaluations using real-world data: What is missing?
van Leth, F. (Examiner)
9 May 2025
Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling for AMR surveillance
van Leth, F. (Speaker)
7 May 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Sustained physical activity and health following rehabilitation: unravelling the role of perceived fatigue and activity pacing behaviour
Hoekstra, T. (Examiner)
8 Jun 2023
Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Using machine learning algorithms to build prediction models for wellbeing using genetic, environmental, and psychosocial predictors
Pelt, D. (Speaker)
22 Jun 2023
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Overview presentations Sander Begeer
Begeer, S. (Speaker)
1 Jan 2023 → 1 Jan 2024
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic

Amsterdam Movement Sciences - Best Poster Award
Hoogerheide, B. (Recipient), 2025
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Analyzing treatment effects in observational studies: comparison of methodologie
van Leth, F. (Recipient), 10 Nov 2017
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Doctor Honoris Causa
Boomsma, D. (Recipient), 10 Jun 2022
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Dream Green: A vision for sustainable healthy futures in Amsterdam
Kluiving, S. (Recipient), van den Bogerd, N. (Recipient), Brouwer, I. (Recipient), Hoekstra, T. (Recipient), Holtmaat, K. (Recipient) & van der Linden, M. (Recipient), 23 Apr 2024
Prize / Grant: Grant › Societal
Fulker award
Boomsma, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

A genome-wide association study of total child psychiatric problems scores: summary statistics
Neumann, A. (Creator), Pappa, I. (Creator), Ahluwalia, T. S. (Creator), Pettersson, E. (Creator), Rodriguez, A. (Creator), Whitehouse, A. J. O. (Creator), van Beijsterveldt, C. (Creator), Benyamin, B. (Creator), Hammerschlag, A. (Creator), Helmer, Q. (Creator), Karhunen, V. (Creator), Krapohl, E. (Creator), van der Most, P. (Creator), Palviainen, T. (Creator), St. Pourcain, B. (Creator), Seppälä, I. (Creator), Suarez, A. (Creator), Vilor-Tejedor, N. (Creator), Wang, C. (Creator), Wills, A. (Creator), Zhou, A. (Creator), Alemany, S. (Creator), Bisgaard, H. (Creator), Bønnelykke, K. (Creator), Hakulinen, C. (Creator), Henders, A. K. (Creator), Hyppönen, E. (Creator), Stokholm, J. (Creator), Bartels, M. (Creator), Hottenga, J. (Creator), Heinrich, J. (Creator), Hewitt, J. (Creator), Keltikangas-Järvinen, L. (Creator), Korhonen, T. (Creator), Kaprio, J. (Creator), Lahti, J. (Creator), Lahti-Pulkkinen, M. (Creator), Lehtimaki, T. (Creator), Middeldorp, C. M. (Creator), Najman, J. (Creator), Pennell, C. (Creator), Power, C. (Creator), Plomin, R. (Creator), Räikkonen, K. (Creator), Raitakari, O. T. (Creator), Rimfeld, K. (Creator), Sass, L. (Creator), Snieder, H. (Creator), Standl, M. (Creator), Sunyer, J. (Creator), Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (Creator), Boomsma, D. I. (Creator), van IJzendoorn, M. (Creator) & Tiemeier, H. (Creator), Figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17170994.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_genome-wide_association_study_of_total_child_psychiatric_problems_scores_summary_statistics/17170994/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Additional file 2 of Functional genomics analysis identifies T and NK cell activation as a driver of epigenetic clock progression
Heijmans, B. T. (Contributor), Boomsma, D. I. (Contributor), Slieker, R. C. (Contributor), van Greevenbroek, M. M. J. (Contributor), Jonkman, T. H. (Contributor), Ikram, M. A. (Contributor), Consortium, B. I. O. S. (Contributor), Dekkers, K. F. (Contributor), Slagboom, P. E. (Contributor), Veldink, J. H. (Contributor), Franke, L. (Contributor) & Grant, C. D. (Contributor), figshare Academic Research System, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.18461925.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Functional_genomics_analysis_identifies_T_and_NK_cell_activation_as_a_driver_of_epigenetic_clock_progression/18461925/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Additional file 2: of Epigenome-wide association study of serum cotinine in current smokers reveals novel genetically driven loci
Gupta, R. (Contributor), Dongen, J. (Contributor), Fu, Y. (Contributor), Abdellaoui, A. (Contributor), Tyndale, R. (Contributor), Velagapudi, V. (Contributor), Boomsma, D. (Contributor), Korhonen, T. (Contributor), Kaprio, J. (Contributor), Loukola, A. (Contributor) & Ollikainen, M. (Contributor), Unknown, 5 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7551725.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_2_of_Epigenome-wide_association_study_of_serum_cotinine_in_current_smokers_reveals_novel_genetically_driven_loci/7551725/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Additional file 6: of Epigenome-wide association study of serum cotinine in current smokers reveals novel genetically driven loci
Gupta, R. (Contributor), Dongen, J. (Contributor), Fu, Y. (Contributor), Abdellaoui, A. (Contributor), Tyndale, R. (Contributor), Velagapudi, V. (Contributor), Boomsma, D. (Contributor), Korhonen, T. (Contributor), Kaprio, J. (Contributor), Loukola, A. (Contributor) & Ollikainen, M. (Contributor), Unknown, 5 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7551755.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_6_of_Epigenome-wide_association_study_of_serum_cotinine_in_current_smokers_reveals_novel_genetically_driven_loci/7551755/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Additional file 12: of Epigenome-wide association study of serum cotinine in current smokers reveals novel genetically driven loci
Gupta, R. (Contributor), Dongen, J. (Contributor), Fu, Y. (Contributor), Abdellaoui, A. (Contributor), Tyndale, R. (Contributor), Velagapudi, V. (Contributor), Boomsma, D. (Contributor), Korhonen, T. (Contributor), Kaprio, J. (Contributor), Loukola, A. (Contributor) & Ollikainen, M. (Contributor), Unknown, 5 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7551698.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_12_of_Epigenome-wide_association_study_of_serum_cotinine_in_current_smokers_reveals_novel_genetically_driven_loci/7551698/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Lage rugpijn
Rubinstein, S.
3/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Nederlandse wetenschappers ontrafelen deel van het mysterie van eeneiige tweelingen
van Dongen, J. & Boomsma, D.
30/09/21
1 Media contribution
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Mystery of identical twins could be solved by genetic markings discovery
van Dongen, J. & Boomsma, D.
29/09/21
1 Media contribution
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One of human biology’s biggest mysteries just had its breakthrough moment
van Dongen, J. & Boomsma, D.
29/09/21
1 Media contribution
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Eva Jinek - Ode aan de tweeling
Boomsma, D.
29/09/21
1 Media contribution
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