• Hogeschool van Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Bijzonder lector | 2024-12-01 - 2028-11-30

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Background

As an applied communication scientist with a PhD in ethics of participation, Barbara has been active in engagement and creativity for 20 years. Her interest lies in promoting health, well-being and resilience, especially for people living in situations of vulnerability through participatory research. Barbara has working experience in various sectors, from care and prevention (GGD, rehabilitation, hospital), business (co-creation and qualitative market research), research (knowledge institutes, (medical) universities, and colleges) to the client movement.

Research line and activities

Her line of research brings together several interests:

1. Advancing the ethics, quality and creativity of participatory research.
2. Qualitative and ats-based research around health and well-being.
3. Innovation of qualitative creative methodology.

Interests

• Participatory arts-based action research
• Creativity in prevention, care and welfare
• Living with people in situations of vulnerability
• Transdisciplinary team science

Memberships

• Member of the International Collaboration of Particpatory Health Research (ICPHR) 
• Member of Culture Action Europe

Committees

• Advisory panel member of Citizen Science / Societal Engagement (NWO).
• Program lead member of the Methodology program of Amsterdam Public Health Institute (APH)

Editor

• Associate editor of Action Research (2022-2024).

Reviewer

• Reviewer for Dutch Health Organisation (ZonMw)
• Reviewer for Heart Foundation (Hartstichting)

Prices

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (VU) (2024)
• KNAW Early Career Partnership scholarship (2024)
• InterAct beurs (Alzheimer NL)(2023)

Co-founding platforms

• Centre for Client Experiences (2014) with partnrs
• School for Participation (2019) from Amsterdam UMC
• Dtuch Ethics Co-laboratory (2024)