Marleen Bekker is Assistant Professor in the chairgroup Health and Society. She holds a MSc degree in Health Policy and Administration from Maastricht University, and she received her PhD degree in health policy sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam 2007. Currently she is the HSO research coordinator. Her research focuses on transformative health and healthcare system governance; a public health political science; EcoHealth and the relationship between urban planning and health; and the governance of climate health adaptation.

In the educational programme she coordinates the BSc course of Environmental Assets for Health; and is a lecturer in the Health policy and action BSc course, and the MSc course Science communication.

Additionally, she has several advisory roles among which the ZonMw Program committee in COVID-19 research; the Ministry of VWS Prevention knowledge platform. Finally, since 2016, she coordinates the Public health practice and policy (PHPP) section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) with about 3750 members from across the world.

1. Evaluatie programma Alles is gezondheid (ZonMw, UM; projectleider en co-promotor) https://www.zonmw.nl/nl/over-zonmw/innovatie-in-de-zorg/programmas/project-detail/preventieprogramma-5/innovatie-implementatie-en-impact-van-de-maatschappelijke-beweging-alles-is-gezondheid-201/verslagen/ 2018-2022.

2. Evaluatie Groene Loper Maastricht (ZonMw; UM; co-promotor) https://www.zonmw.nl/nl/onderzoek-resultaten/preventie/programmas/project-detail/preventieprogramma-5/indigo-the-impact-of-the-green-carpet-and-blue-care-in-the-maastricht-approach-to-reduce-socioecono 2018-2022.

3. Promotie onderzoek Kristine Mourits AMPHI/Gemeente Nijmegen. https://wijzijngroengezondeninbewegingnijmegen.nl/themas/gezonde-leefomgeving/

4.Understanding public health adaptation to climate change: a reflexive 10 monitoring study into the development of Oak Processionary Moth disease prevention.’ PhD project Yvette Buist 2019-2023. WUR Health and Society.

5. Achieving Global One Health: developing adaptive prevention systems for vector-borne diseases. Post-doctoral project Henk Broekhuizen 1 August 2020 – 1 August 2023. WUR Health and Society. https://www.wur.nl/nl/Dossiers/dossier/Global-One-Health-6.htm

6. Governance evaluation of introducing the Combined Lifestyle Intervention in the Dutch healthcare insurance package 2007 – 2019 (commissioned by Ministry of Public health Welfare and Sport, 2020 – 2021).

HSO20306 Environmental Assets for Health, course coordinator

HSO 30306 Health Policy and Action, lecturer

CPT 38006 Science Communication, lecturer

Ba and MSc theses supervision