The Health Economics Research Amsterdam (HERA) staff
Meet our HERA Team
The HERA team (Alphabetically)
Researchers affiliated with HERA have expertise in global and public health economics, health economics of the Dutch care system and health management of hospitals and other care organizations.
Agnes Bäker, HERA Management Team
Dr. Agnes Bäker is Associate Professor of Leadership at the department of Management and Organization at VU Amsterdam and Program Director of the bachelor program in International Business Administration.
Wendy Janssens, HERA Management Team
Wendy Janssens is Professor in Development Economics. She is an academic board member of the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and research fellow at the Tinbergen Institute.
Pierre Koning, HERA Management Team
Pierre Koning (1971) is full professor "Economics of social insurance and the Labor Market" at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. Pierre is an affiliate of IZA and Tinbergen Institute.
Xander Koolman, HERA Management Team
Xander Koolman is full professor Health Economics and chairs the Health Economics section at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Meike Morren, HERA Management Team
Meike Morren is an Assistant Professor at the department of Marketing, and the Scientific Coordinator of Sustainability at the Sustainability Office.
Gabriela Estefania Morejón Cabrera, HERA Postdoc
Gabriela Morejón Cabrera is a postdoc at the department of Ethics Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Angela Johnson, HERA Postdoc
Angela Johnson is a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Marketing of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Clotilde Noémie Mahé, HERA Postdoc
Clotilde is currently a Research Associate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam School of Business and Economics, the Netherlands. Previously, she was Impact Evaluation Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD), Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad de los Andes Escuela de Gobierno Alberto Lleras Camargo, Colombia, Luxembourg University Department of Economics and Management, Luxembourg, and Maastricht University Graduate School of Governance, the Netherlands, where she defended my PhD in Economics in 2018. Her research interests include development economics, applied microeconometrics and policy evaluation in Global Health Economics.
Fatima Amankour
Fatima Amankour is a PhD Candidate at the department of Ethics Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Peter Lanjouw
Peter Lanjouw (PhD London School of Economics) is a professor in development economics at VU. Prior to his current work he had two decades of experience at the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank, most recently as Manager of the Poverty and Inequality team.
Nursena Aksünger
Nursena Aksünger is a PhD candidate at the Department of Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Yvonne Krabbe Alkemade
Yvonne Krabbe-Alkemade is a researcher at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society.
Aylin Aydinli
Aylin Aydinli is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Shiko Ben-Menahem
Shiko M. Ben-Menahem is Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at the Organization Theory group of the Management & Organization Department, School of Business and Economics, VU Amsterdam.
Rob Boterenbrood
Rob Boterenbrood is lecturer at the department of Accounting of the Vrije Universiteit.
Tjerk Budding
Tjerk Budding is full professor Public Sector Accounting at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Elco van Burg
Elco van Burg is full professor of Organizational Theory and Head of Organizational Theory Section at the School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Marcel Canoy
Marcel Canoy is endowed professor in Health Economics at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society of the School of Business and Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Hilco van Elten
Hilco van Elten is an associate professor at the Department of Accounting of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and is the program director for the Certified Public Controllers program at the Zijlstra Center.
Titus Galama
Titus Galama, Director of the Center for the Study of Health Inequality (CSHI), Lead of the European Social Science Genetics Network (ESSGN), Associate Professor of Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, is an award-winning astrophysicist who turned to business and management, then to policy analysis and economics.
Selin Göksel
Selin is assistant professor at the department of Marketing of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Eric van der Hijden
Eric van der Hijden is a researcher at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society. Additionally, he holds the position of Manager of the Strategic Department at the health insurer Zilveren Kruis.
Ismail Ismail
Ismail Ismail is a PhD candidate at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Svetlana Khapova
Prof. dr. Svetlana Khapova is Associate Dean of Business and Public Engagement and Full Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mirella Kleijnen
Mirella Kleijnen is Professor of Customer Experience Management at the Marketing Department of the School of Business and Economics (SBE), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Berend van der Kolk
Berend van der Kolk works as an associate professor at the Accounting department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Ingmar Leijen
Ingmar Leijen (1969) started his career studying classical piano and subsequently Arts Management. He is working as Lecturer Marketing at the VU Amsterdam since 2008.
Maarten Lindeboom
Maarten Lindeboom (PhD Leiden University) is a professor of Economics at the department of economics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Simon J.L.M. Loop
Simon Loop is a PhD candidate at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Kobe Millet
Kobe Millet is Professor of Decision Making & Sustainability in Marketing.
Christine Moser
Christine Moser is Professor of Sustainable Organizing at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Samantha van Os
Samantha van Os is an (executive) PhD candidate at the School of Business & Economics.
Marina Aguiar Palma
Marina is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Research Fellow at FGV-Rio.
Anna Plotnikova
Dr. Anna Plotnikova is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Change at VU Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics.
France R.M. Portrait
Dr F.R.M. Portrait (1969) obtained her PhD in econometrics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in October 2000.
Menno Pradhan
Menno Pradhan (PhD Tilburg University) is professor in Project and Program Evaluation for International Development at the VU and UvA Economics departments since 2007.
Rebecca Ruehle
Rebecca C. Ruehle joined the Vrije Universiteit as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Business Ethics at the beginning of 2020.
Vera van Schie
Vera van Schie is a PhD candidate at the departement of Ethics, Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Chantal Schouwenaar
Chantal Schouwenaar is a PhD candidate at the department of Ethics Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Piet Stam
Piet Stam is project leader "Incentives in Healthcare" at the Talma Institute and a senior researcher at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society.
Wouter van Straaten
Wouter van Straaten is a researcher at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Eva Velthuijs
Eva Velthuijs is a physician-scientist at both Amsterdam UMC and the department of Ethics Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vera de Weerdt
Vera de Weerdt is PhD candidate at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Lia van Wesenbeeck
Lia van Wesenbeeck is Associate Professor Development Economics and Director of the Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies and hence responsible for the management and coordination of the day-to-day activities of the Centre.
Sjoerd van Alten
Sjoerd van Alten is a PhD candidate at the department of Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Katalin Gaspar
Katalin Gaspar is a visiting fellow at the School of Business and Economics, Ethics, Governance and Society at VU.
Sander Steenhuis
Sander Steenhuis is a HERA fellow, interim advisor and researcher specializing in the development and implementation of alternative funding models and innovative procurement contracts that contribute to a value-driven and future-proof healthcare system.
Maarten Vink
Maarten Vink is a researcher at VU School of Business and Economics and doctor of urogynecology.
Thomas van Zanten
Thomas van Zanten has been contributing to the Executive Master program in Finance & Control (EMFC) at VU Amsterdam since 2016. Having a background as officer in the Dutch Royal Navy (1995-2008), Thomas has gained experience in leadership, organizational restructuring and intelligence (MoD).
Marleen Huisman
Marleen Huysman is director of the KIN Center for Digital Innovation at at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is head of the department of Knowledge, Information and Innovation.
Hans Berends
Hans Berends is Professor of Innovation and Organization at the KIN Center for Digital Innovation, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Wout Dullaert
Wout Dullaert is Full Professor Supply Chain Logistics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam where he heads the Department of Operations Analytics.
Yousef Ghiami
Yousef Ghiami is an Assistant Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Department of Operations Analytics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Pascal Wissink
Pascal Wissink is assistant professor at the department of Operations Analytics of the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Yvonne Krabbe-Alkemade
Yvonne Krabbe-Alkemade is a researcher at the department of Ethics, Governance and Society. She holds a PhD in economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2014).
Ernst Patrick Graamans
Dr. Ernst Patrick Graamans is an assistant professor of Culture and Leadership at the Department of Management and Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
Brian Tjemkes
Brian Tjemkes, a creative strategist, holds a Ph.D. from Radboud University Nijmegen and is currently employed as Professor of Strategic Management at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, School of Business & Economics. He is head of the department of Management and Organisation and program director of the International Business Administration program.
Jacqueline Brassey
Jacqueline Brassey is a core researcher and practitioner in the field of Sustainable Human Development and Performance.
Paul Stroet
Paul Stroet is a PhD candidate and researcher at VU specialising in Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour.
Koen Bruning
Koen Bruning is a student, writer and journalist. He is a fellow at Scientific Bureau GroenLinks.
Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi
Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi is an associate professor in Knowledge, Information and Networks research group, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Arjen Witteloostuijn
Arjen van Witteloostuijn is Dean of the School of Business and Economics. He is also affiliated to the University of Antwerp.
David Kroon
David Kroon is an Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization at the School of Business and Economics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Sejal Sudhanshu Kamat
Sejal Kamat is a PhD candidate at the department of Marketing of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Albena Sotirova
Albena Sotirova is a researcher in Development Economics focused on investment in human capital (health, nutrition and education).
Marc Witte
Marc Witte is assistant professor at the department of Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Suzanne van Osch
Suzanne van OScg is an environmental ecologist and currently a researcher in circular economies at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.
Jos van Ommerem
Jos van Ommeren studied Econometrics at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom and the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and received his PhD in Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1996.
Roy Sijbom
Roy Sijbom is associate professor at the department of Management and Organisation of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Judith Langerak
Judith Langerak is an Assistant Professor in HRM and Organizational Behavior at the department of Management and Organization at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Rebekka Tavakoli
Rebekka Tavakoli is a PhD candidate at the School of Business and Economics, Management and Organisation.
Krijn Turkenburg
Krijn Turkenburg is an assistant professor at the department of Management and Organisation of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before joining the VU he was a PhD candidate at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam School of Management.
Katinka Quintelier
Katinka Quintelier is associate professor of Strategy and Ethics at the department of Management and Organisation, and a member of the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute. She obtained a PhD in Philosophy in 2011 at the University of Ghent and a PhD in Strategy at the University of Amsterdam in 2020.
