Projects
The role of social cognitive determinants, coping strategies, and help seeking behaviour in the incidence of suicidal behaviour in Wallonia KU Leuven
Sports innovation in organisational perspective. Modelling multi-level determinants of the innovation phases and types in the social profit sports sector KU Leuven
The concept of innovation has been given broadly academic attention, particular in a business context. Yet, the field of sports has received much less academic attention. This is remarkable, as the sports sector provides obvious and various benefits. In this regard, the literature has provided evidence of the healt benefits that sports can produce, or how sports can bring people together, etc. Because of this, sport is also increasingly being ...
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 ...
Determinants and effects of social ethnic segregation in primary education Ghent University
This research project aims to get a profound insight into the magnitude, causes and consequences of social ethnic segregation in Flemish primary education. Although this social ethnic segregation is considered a social problem, in Flanders there is hardly any research dealing with it. First this project aims to describe the prevalence of social ethnic segregation in Flanders. Second, it will examine the determinants of this social ethnic ...
Micro- and Macro-Level Determinants of Job Insecurity Perceptions: Individual, Organizational and Social Consequences. Multilevel Analysis and Comparisons among Countries KU Leuven
This project aims to increase the understanding of the nature of job insecurity by examining its causes and consequences through a multilevel perspective, considering factors at the individual, organizational and country levels. We intend to provide theoretical models identifying antecedents of job insecurity and potential effects on life quality: the practical goal is to develop instruments for suitable organizational and social policies ...
Determinants and effects of social ethnic segregation in primary education Ghent University
This research project aims to get a profound insight into the magnitude, causes and consequences of social ethnic segregation in Flemish primary education. Although this social ethnic segregation is considered a social problem, in Flanders there is hardly any research dealing with it. First this project aims to describe the prevalence of social ethnic segregation. And finally it will explore the effects of this social ethnic segregation for ...
Determinants of Food choice, lifestyle and health in European Children, adolescents and their parents Ghent University
I.Family is a follow-up project of the European project IDEFICS. In Belgium, IDEFICS studied a cohort of 2000 children (2-10 year). I.Family studies the same children including siblings and parents. The aim of the study is to explore, in children and adolescents, food choice, its effect on obesity and the role of family and social influences.
Towards improved estimates of Senegalese emigration flows and understanding of the role of social networks and health as transmission channels for climate-induced migration. Ghent University
This project delivers improved statistics on Senegalese emigration through a combination of traditional (typically incomplete and outdated) and digital data; and empirically analyses the role of social networks (estimated using digital data as well) and health as – often overlooked - channels through which climate change may affect migration, thereby controlling for traditional determinants of migration decisions in Senegal.
Informal employment and decent work in Tanzania: Voluntary participation of informal workers in social health insurance schemes KU Leuven
Informal employment accounts for more than half of all jobs in low income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa the share rises up to 80% and even 90% if agriculture is included (Chen et al., 2005, Vanek et al. 2014). Tanzania is considered to have one of the highest levels of informal employment in East Africa. In 2017, it was ranked by IMF as the country with the second largest share of informal economy in Africa after Nigeria. Also the ...