Projects
Opening the black box of performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector: a case study on motivation, rent seeking behavior and M&E in Uganda Institute of Tropical Medicine
BINGE EATING AND PURGING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL MULTIVARIATE CORRELATES KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Binge eating and purging behaviors (BPB) are symptomatic behaviors which can be present in eating disorders and other mental disorders, as well as in non-pathological conditions. Specifically, binge eating refers to episodes during which a person rapidly consumes an excessive quantity of food while feeling a sense of loss of control; purging behaviors are inappropriate compensatory behaviors, aiming to prevent ...
#ItIsOkayNotToBeOkay: Understanding Content and Effects of Social Media Users Portraying and Discussing Mental Health KU Leuven
Social media have created entirely new information environments in which young people also seek health-related information. Influencers in particular play an important role as a source of health-related information as they typically enjoy high credibility and authenticity among their followers. Moreover, given that influencers provide continuous and frequent updates on various platforms, followers are likely to develop parasocial ...
Suicidality in university students - a multivariate, longitudinal analysis KU Leuven
This study aims to make a significant contribution to the field of psychiatric epidemiology. Our study will investigate the prevalence, risk factors and protective factors of suicidality, mental disorders and academic problems as well as help-seeking behavior for these problems among a large group of college students. This will ultimately lead to better intervention and prevention strategies in the field of college mental health.
Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) KU Leuven
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 (known as Coronavirus) virus a global pandemic. COVID-19 is a variant of coronavirus thought to originate in Wuhan province China. The infection has spread from China to Western pacific region reports, Europe, South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean region, Region of the Americas, African Region. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures can have marked detrimental ...
Optimise Prep to maximise impact (PROMISE). University of Antwerp
A better understanding of the mechanisms, nature, scale and impact of sexual violence in Belgium Ghent University
The general aim of this 4-year UN-MENAMAIS project is to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms, nature, magnitude and impact of sexual violence on female, male and transgender victims, their peers, offspring, professionals and society in Belgium as well to generate policy recommendations and prevention and response strategies.
An empirical test of crime generators and attractors. Ghent University
This research project tests one of the central tenets of crime pattern theory and scrutinizes the influence of crime generators and attractors on the spatial clustering of crime in an urban environment. The project focuses both on the spatial aspects of those urban locations where crime clusters and how different offender types interact with these locations.