Our researchers

All our researchers are members of one of Nivel’s research units, covering a specific field of expertise. Head of each unit is a program coordinator, one of our experts. Our researchers form a heterogeneous group: there is a core of senior researchers, who can be widely deployed, and a large number of researchers and junior researchers, who still have to develop. Some of them are PhD students, who are devoted for a longer period of time - several years - to do research with a high scientific impact. In alfabetic order: 

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Julia Bes, MSc
Junior researcher Learning Health System and Primary Care
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Prof. Ronald Batenburg, PhD
Coordinator research program Professions in Healthcare and Manpower Planning; endowed professor 'Health workforce and organisation studies', Radboud University, the Netherlands
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Hennie Boeije, PhD
Coordinator research program Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled
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Anne Brabers, PhD
Senior researcher Healthcare System and Governance; project coordinator Dutch Healthcare Consumer Panel
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Prof. Liset van Dijk, PhD
Coordinator research program Pharmaceutical Care; honorary professor 'Pharmacy health services research', University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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Prof. Michel Dückers, PhD
Coordinator research program Disasters and Environmental Hazards; endowed professor 'Crises, safety and health', University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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Prof. Sandra van Dulmen, PhD
Coordinator research program Communication in Healthcare; endowed professor 'Communication in healthcare, especially in primary care', Radboud University, the Netherlands
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Ilse Flink, PhD
Program manager and senior researcher International Projects
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Prof. Anneke Francke, PhD
Coordinator research program Nursing Care and Elderly Care; endowed professor 'Nursing and care at the end of life', VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Prof. Roland Friele, PhD
Deputy director Nivel; head of Reseach; head of research unit Organisation and Management in Healthcare; program coordinator Impact of Legislation and Oversight in Healthcare; professor 'Social impact of health law', Tranzo, Tilburg University, the N...
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Kim de Groot, PhD RN
Nursing scientist Nursing Care and Elderly Care, co-coordiator Nursing Staff Panel
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Johan Hansen, PhD
Senior researcher Professions in Healthcare and Manpower Planning
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Jeroen Hasselaar, PhD
Head of research unit Primary Care; endowed professor 'Social Empowerment in Palliative Care' Radboudumc / Radboud University
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Monique Heijmans, PhD
Senior researcher Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled; coordinator Panel of People with Lung Disease
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Mariëtte Hooiveld, PhD
Senior researcher General Practice Care; project coördinator Nivel Surveillance - Primary Care Database
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Prof. Judith de Jong, PhD
Coordinator research program Healthcare System and Governance; endowed professor 'Health services research' at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) of Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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Linda Knap, LLM
Researcher (PhD candidate) Impact of Legislation and Oversight in Healthcare
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Jill Knapen, PhD
Researcher (postdoc) Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled
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Rune Poortvliet, MSc
Junior researcher (PhD candidate) Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled
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Prof. Jany Rademakers, PhD
Head of research unit Healthcare from the Perspective of Patients, Clients and Citizens; project coordinator Health Literacy and Patiënt Participation; professor 'Health literacy and patient participation', CAPHRI, Maastricht University, the Netherl...
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Mieke Rijken, PhD
Senior researcher General Practice Care, Person-centred Integrated Care
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Anke de Veer, PhD
Senior researcher Nursing Care and Elderly Care; coordinator Nivel National Nursing Staff Panel
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Prof. Robert Verheij, PhD
Coordinator research program Learning Health System; endowed professor 'Transparency in healthcare from a patient perspective', Tranzo, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
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Elize Vis, MSc
Researcher (PhD candidate) Professions in Healthcare and Manpower Planning
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Prof. Cordula Wagner, PhD
Executive director Nivel; project coordinator Patient Safety; professor 'Patient safety' at VU University / Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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Renate Wit, MSc
Junior researcher (PhD candidate) Professions in Healthcare and Manpower Planning and Nursing Care and Elderly Care