Personal information
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:
- Advancing the ethics, quality and creativity of participatory research.
- Qualitative and ats-based research around health and well-being.
- 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)
