APH - Societal Participation & Health - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

dr. Theo Bakker
- t.c.bakkervunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical Developmental Psychology - Assistant Professor
- Amsterdam Public Health - Assistant Professor
- APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases - Assistant Professor
- APH - Societal Participation & Health - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
dr. Suzanne Derks
- s.d.m.derksvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical Child and Family Studies - Assistant Professor
- APH - Societal Participation & Health - Assistant Professor
- LEARN! - Child rearing - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
Tanja Doodeman, MSc
- t.w.m.doodemanvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical Child and Family Studies - External PhD Candidate
- APH - Quality of Care - External PhD Candidate
- APH - Societal Participation & Health - External PhD Candidate
- LEARN! - Child rearing - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
prof. dr. Carry Renders
- carry.rendersvunl
- Faculty of Science, Health Sciences - Full Professor
- APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases - Full Professor
- APH - Societal Participation & Health - Full Professor
Person: Academic
prof. dr. Maurits van Tulder
- maurits.van.tuldervunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences - Full Professor
- AMS - Musculoskeletal Health - Full Professor
- APH - Methodology - Full Professor
- APH - Societal Participation & Health - Full Professor
Person: Academic

2 Active
7 Finished

Kleine Broedels, grote impact
Willemen, A. (Principal Investigator), Veerman, L. (Project Researcher), Sterkenburg, P. (Project Researcher) & Brouwer-van Dijken, A. A. J. (Project Researcher)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Thriving Teens: A whole systems approach to benefit teens’ mental wellbeing
Meuleman, E. (PhD candidate), van Stralen, M. (Principal Investigator), Busch, V. (Principal Investigator), Renders, C. (Project Researcher) & Waterlander, W. (Project Researcher)
1/08/23 → 1/08/27
Project: Research
An integrated approach to gender-based violence care in Ethiopia
Mengistu, B. (Project Researcher), Peters, R. (Project Researcher), Broerse, J. (Project Researcher), Essink, D. (Project Researcher) & Bruckner, T. (Project Researcher)
1/03/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
FireScapes: Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of wildfire risk mitigation in the Dutch landscape
Egberts, L. (Project Researcher), de Hoop, E. (Project Researcher), Brouwers, H. (Project Researcher), de Ruiter, M. (Project Researcher), Veraverbeke, S. (Project Researcher) & van Gerrevink, M. J. (Project Researcher)
1/09/21 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
PIONEER: Improving the management of leprosy reactions and the quality of life of persons affected: developing and testing three interventions in Indonesia
Peters, R. (Principal Investigator), Ika Putri, A. (PhD candidate), Zweekhorst, M. (Project Researcher) & Mengistu, B. (Project Researcher)
1/05/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research

“Broodles”: Well-being, adjustment, needs and support of young siblings of children with intellectual disabilities and/or visual impairments
Veerman, L. K. M., 16 Dec 2025, 411 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
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82 Downloads (Pure)
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
15 Downloads (Pure)
Challenges in activities of daily living in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors from hospital discharge to everyday life: A prospective cohort study
Kristensen, L. Q., Eiskjær, H., van Tulder, M., Wæhrens, E. E., Højberg, C. K., Sørensen, L., Eastwood, G. & Oestergaard, L. G., Dec 2025, In: American Heart Journal. 290, p. 69-81 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Exploring participation of parents of children with complex care needs in higher education
Willemen, A., Ertmer, F., Verdam, M. & de la Croix, A., Dec 2025, In: Discover Education. 4, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 147.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Monitoring and adaptation of a system dynamics approach to prevent childhood overweight and obesity: findings from the LIKE programme
de Pooter, N., Luna Pinzon, A., den Hertog, K., Altenburg, T., Busch, V., Dijkstra, C., Emke, H., Overman, M., Renders, C., Seidell, J., Verhoeff, A., Chinapaw, M., Stronks, K. & Waterlander, W., Dec 2025, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 23, 1, 30.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Gespreksvaardigheden 2
Derks, S. & Kors, A.-R.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Health Hackers: Oplossingen voor Complexe Public Health Vraagstukken
Campos Ponce, M.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Klinische Praktijk van de Orthopedagoog
Derks, S., Brandsma, L. & Verheijen, I.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Marketingtechnieken en Social Marketing
Renders, C.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Methodologie 3: Pedagogische wetenschappen
Vos, H., Derks, S. & Hut, M.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

21 Lecture / Presentation
6 Conference
2 Peer review
1 PhD thesis examination
More
- 1 Membership
- 1 Visiting an external academic institution

Siblings of children with disabilities
Veerman, L. (Invited speaker) & Willemen, A. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Broodles: a serious game for siblings aged 6-9 years
Veerman, L. (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Research in Developmental Disabilities (Journal)
Veerman, L. (Reviewer)
23 Sept 2025
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Effectiveness of ‘Broodles’: A serious game for siblings (6-9 years) of children with disabilities
Veerman, L. (Speaker)
27 Aug 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Building networks across the lifespan: Involving siblings in the co-creation and implementation of research
Nguyen, L. (Speaker), Veerman, L. (Speaker), Brouwer-van Dijken, A. A. J. (Speaker), Davis, H. (Speaker), Bellefeuille, S. (Speaker) & Linimayr, J. (Speaker)
27 Jun 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic

Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant
Messemaker-Veerman, L. (Recipient), 16 Mar 2023
Prize / Grant: Grant › Societal
FGB Travel Fund
Messemaker-Veerman, L. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2022
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
NCMIC New Investigator Award
de Zoete, A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

De Gezonde Schoolkantine op de agenda houden: bij scholen én leerlingen. Optimale inzet van tools en betrokkenheid van leerlingen bij De Gezonde Schoolkantine.
Renders, C. (Creator), Vrij Universiteit Amsterdam, 1 Feb 2024
Dataset / Software: Dataset
The effects of various respiratory physiotherapies after lung resection: a systematic review
Van Tulder, M. (Contributor), Taylor&Francis, 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7624568, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/The_effects_of_various_respiratory_physiotherapies_after_lung_resection_a_systematic_review/7624568
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Reliability and responsiveness of the Danish version of The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment tool (CPAx)
Astrup, K. (Creator), Corner, E. (Creator), Van Tulder, M. (Creator) & Sørensen, L. (Creator), Taylor&Francis, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17031907.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Reliability_and_responsiveness_of_the_Danish_version_of_The_Chelsea_Critical_Care_Physical_Assessment_tool_CPAx_/17031907/1
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Reliability and responsiveness of the Danish version of The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment tool (CPAx)
Astrup, K. (Creator), Corner, E. (Creator), Van Tulder, M. (Creator) & Sørensen, L. (Creator), Taylor&Francis, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17031907, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Reliability_and_responsiveness_of_the_Danish_version_of_The_Chelsea_Critical_Care_Physical_Assessment_tool_CPAx_/17031907
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Verschillende websiet media-aandacht promotie Irma Evenhuis over implementatie Gezondere Schoolkantines
Renders, C. & Evenhuis, I.
11/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Titel: ‘Thuisbezorgd op het schoolplein’ 8 januari 2020
Renders, C.
8/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Begeleiding nodig voor implementatie van Gezondere Schoolkantines
Renders, C. & Evenhuis, I.
24/08/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research

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dr. Theo Bakker

dr. Suzanne Derks

Tanja Doodeman, MSc

prof. dr. Carry Renders

prof. dr. Maurits van Tulder

Kleine Broedels, grote impact

Thriving Teens: A whole systems approach to benefit teens’ mental wellbeing

An integrated approach to gender-based violence care in Ethiopia

FireScapes: Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of wildfire risk mitigation in the Dutch landscape

PIONEER: Improving the management of leprosy reactions and the quality of life of persons affected: developing and testing three interventions in Indonesia

“Broodles”: Well-being, adjustment, needs and support of young siblings of children with intellectual disabilities and/or visual impairments

Managing Low Back Pain in Older Adults: A Multi-Country Observational Study

Challenges in activities of daily living in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors from hospital discharge to everyday life: A prospective cohort study

Exploring participation of parents of children with complex care needs in higher education

Monitoring and adaptation of a system dynamics approach to prevent childhood overweight and obesity: findings from the LIKE programme

Gespreksvaardigheden 2

Health Hackers: Oplossingen voor Complexe Public Health Vraagstukken

Klinische Praktijk van de Orthopedagoog

Marketingtechnieken en Social Marketing

Methodologie 3: Pedagogische wetenschappen

Siblings of children with disabilities

Broodles: a serious game for siblings aged 6-9 years

Research in Developmental Disabilities (Journal)

Effectiveness of ‘Broodles’: A serious game for siblings (6-9 years) of children with disabilities

Building networks across the lifespan: Involving siblings in the co-creation and implementation of research

Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant

FGB Travel Fund

NCMIC New Investigator Award

De Gezonde Schoolkantine op de agenda houden: bij scholen én leerlingen. Optimale inzet van tools en betrokkenheid van leerlingen bij De Gezonde Schoolkantine.

The effects of various respiratory physiotherapies after lung resection: a systematic review

Reliability and responsiveness of the Danish version of The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment tool (CPAx)

Reliability and responsiveness of the Danish version of The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment tool (CPAx)

Verschillende websiet media-aandacht promotie Irma Evenhuis over implementatie Gezondere Schoolkantines

Titel: ‘Thuisbezorgd op het schoolplein’ 8 januari 2020

Begeleiding nodig voor implementatie van Gezondere Schoolkantines

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