prof. dr. Dike van de Mheen

Bio

Dike van de Mheen studied Health Sciences at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and is epidemiologist. In 1998 she successfully defended her PhD thesis “Inequalities in health, to be continued? A life course perspective on socio-economic inequalities in health”. She was researcher and senior advisor at the Rotterdam Area Health Authority, and researcher and assistant professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Public Health. She was director of IVO Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam, professor “Addiction Research” at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and professor “Care and prevention of risky behaviour and addiction” at Maastricht University. 

She has extensive experience in research (both quantitative and qualitative) on public health, care research, vulnerable groups and addiction (on both substances like drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and addictive behaviours such as gambling and video gaming). She is member of several committees and (advisory)boards.

Expertise

Co-creation, Care Research, Public Health, Addiction, Vulnerable Groups, Alcohol and Drug Policy

Teaching

Mastertrack Health, Wellbeing & Society

Collaboration

Tranzo collaborates with more than 75 societal partners on a structural base in Academic Collaborative Centers. In addition we collaborate with ca. 120 partners in different research projects.

Recent publications

1. Workplace mental health disclosure, sustainable employability and wel…

   Bogaers, R. I., Geuze, E., Van Weeghel, J., Leijten, F., van de Mheen, D., Rüsch, N., Rozema, A. D., & Brouwers, E. P. M. (2023). Workplace mental health disclosure, sustainable employability and well-being at work: A cross-sectional study among military personnel with mental illness. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

2. Dutch experiences in new partnerships between science and practice in…

   Garretsen, H., Van De Goor, I., & van de Mheen, D. (2023). Dutch experiences in new partnerships between science and practice in health promotion: Toward a fourth-generation university. Health Promotion International.

3. Cannabis policy in The Netherlands - Rationale and design of an exper…

   Knottnerus, J. A., Blom, T., van Eerden, S., Mans, J. J. H., van de Mheen, D., de Neeling, J. N. D., Scheldhout, D. C. L., Seidell, J. C., van Wijk, A. H., van Wingerde, C. G. K., & van den Brink, W. (2023). Cannabis policy in The Netherlands: Rationale and design of an experiment with a controlled legal (‘closed’) cannabis supply chain. Health Policy, 129, [104699].

4. Does debt increase risk? - A mixed methods approach to studying the p…

   Van Beek, G., De Vogel, V., Leenders, R., & van de Mheen, D. (2023). Does debt increase risk? A mixed methods approach to studying the potential underlying risk factors in the relationship between debt and crime. Psychology Crime & Law.

5. “The moment he realized he needed our joint assistance made the diffe…

   Beek, G. V., De Vogel, V., & van de Mheen, D. (2022). “The moment he realized he needed our joint assistance made the difference”: A multiple case study into working elements in the supervision of probation clients with debt. Journal of Forensic Practice, 24(4), 376-389.