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Researcher

H.P.A. (Helen) Driessen, PhD

Postdoctoral researcher

  • Department
  • Psychiatry
  • Focus area
  • Oncology, Cancer, Psychosocial care, Supportive care, Informal care, Quality of life
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About H.P.A. (Helen) Driessen, PhD

Introduction

Helen Driessen is a postdoctoral researcher and focuses on developing an inclusive matching and selection procedure for the Bachelor in Medicine of the Erasmus MC, with a specific focus on diversity.

She obtained a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, a master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences and a master’s degree in Health Sciences. Her PhD focused on psychosocial care in patients with cancer and their relatives at the Erasmus MC.

Education and career

  • BSc Physical therapy (2013-2017)
  • MSc Human Movement Sciences (2017-2019)
  • MSc Health Sciences (2020-2022)
  • PhD trajectory (2020-2024)

Publications

Teaching activities

Lecturing

  • Online lecturer Introduction to Psychology in Medicine (EL026)

Supervising practicals and courses, tutoring

  • Supervision students Minor ‘Medical psychology’
  • Supervision students during elective education ‘psychiatry’
  • Supervision Ba3 Medicine student Querido Honours College
  • Coach of Bachelor Medicine students
  • Online moderator (NIHES-course: Preventing Failed Interventions in Behavorial Research)
  • Online moderator (NIHES-course: Preventing Failed Interventions in Behavioral Research)
  • Online moderator (NIHES-course: Qualitative Research Methods in Medicine)
  • Online moderator (NIHES-course: Qualitative Research Methods in Medicine)
  • Assisting NVivo practical course (NIHES-course: Qualitative Research Methods in Medicine

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