Gera Nagelhout (G.E.)

I am an endowed professor in ‘Health and Wellbeing of People with a Lower Socioeconomic Position’ at the department of Health Promotion of Maastricht University (two days per week). I am also lector ‘Engaged Science’ at Centre of Expertise Perspective in Health of Avans University of Applied Sciences (three days per week). I have a background in Communication Science and a PhD in Health Sciences. My research projects focus on health, wellbeing, poverty, and addiction among people with a lower socioeconomic position. My research also focuses on inclusive and participative research, citizen science, and appreciating experiential knowledge in all phases of health research.

Expertises

- Health, wellbeing, poverty, and addiction among vulnerable populations
- Health behavior change among people with a low socioeconomic position
- Impact of population-level tobacco control policies on smoking cessation
- Citizen science, participatory research and inclusive research methods
- Societal impact and science communication

Career history

Employers

  • Maastricht University, 2008 - present
  • Avans University of Applied Sciences, 2023 - present
  • IVO Research Institute, 2017 -  2023
  • The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2016 - 2017
  • Dutch Alliance for a Smokefree Society, 2014 - 2015
  • STIVORO Dutch expert centre on tobacco control, 2007 - 2013
  • Radboud University Nijmegen's IQ Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, 2007 - 2008

Awards and prizes

  • CAPHRI Societal Impact Award for research teams 2019 (first prize, awarded with €500)
  • ECL ECToH Young Professional Award 2017 (first prize, awarded with a travel grant of €3,000)
  • Dutch Public Health Prize 2013 (first prize, awarded with a travel grant of €1,500)
  • CaRe Dissertation Award 2013 (third prize, awarded with a certificate)

Education

  • PhD Health Sciences, 2008 - 2012, Maastricht University
  • Master Applied Communication Science, 2006 - 2007, University of Twente
  • Bachelor Communication Science, 2003 - 2006, Radboud University