Projects
Gender pension gap in Europe: Determinants and perspectives for the future KU Leuven
Handling of social determinants in pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics analyses to enhance equity and inclusion in drug dosing in neonates, children, and adolescents KU Leuven
Wei Zhang devotes to clinical data analysis, pharmacometrics modeling and simulation, and artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance equity and inclusion in health care. Her specific focus is on the handling of social determinants of health, including race, ethnicity, sex, and gender, in pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics analyses of drugs, to reduce disparities in health outcomes. Specific attention will be given to drug dosing ...
Associations between immunosenescence and cellular senescence as determinants of aging and pathology. Hasselt University
Teaching sensitive topics: Toward a framework of domain-specific and domain-general determinants of pedagogic frailty KU Leuven
Dealing with classroom tensions created by sensitive topics such as refugee policy or climate change is a challenging activity for teachers. Although these topics have always existed, tensions increase with increased diversity in the classroom and increased critical consciousness and activism in society (i.e., wokeness). Increased discomfort and tension in the classroom have led teachers to avoid sensitive topics or to adopt other approaches ...
Teaching sensitive topics: Toward a framework of domain-specific and domain-general determinants of pedagogic frailty KU Leuven
Can we prevent pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain? The role of sensory, fear-related and inflammatory determinants. (PROFit Multi study) Hasselt University
Teacher for a while or for life? Quantitative research into determinants of teacher attraction and retention in Flanders and possible approaches to avoid or accommodate (future) teacher shortages KU Leuven
There is a structural shortage of teachers in Flanders which, given demographic developments and enrolment in teacher training programs, is likely to become even more acute in the future. This observation is not a typical Flemish phenomenon: also in an international context, many education systems are struggling with a (growing) teacher shortage: an overview by European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice (2021) identifies 35 European countries or ...
Teaching sensitive topics: Toward a framework of domain-specific and domain-general determinants of pedagogic frailty KU Leuven
Dealing with classroom tensions created by sensitive topics such as refugee policy or climate change is a challenging activity for teachers. Although these topics have always existed, tensions increase with increased diversity in the classroom and increased critical consciousness and activism in society (i.e., wokeness). Increased discomfort and tension in the classroom have led teachers to avoid sensitive topics or to adopt other approaches ...