The Team
Name: Prof. dr. Dominique Verté
Email: Dominique.verte@vub.ac.be
Education: Registered nurse (specialisation in psychiatry), Masters degree in Medical and Social Sciences: Social Gerontology, PhD degree in Medical and Social Sciences in Gerontology
Research topics: Political, social and cultural participation in old age, community development and volunteering, problems of social exclusion, issues relating to frailty and elder abuse, etc.
Name: prof. dr. Nico De Witte.jpg)
Email: Nico.DeWitte@hogent.be
Education: Registered nurse (specialisation in psychiatry), Masters degree in Medical and Social Sciences: Social Gerontology, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Frailty, malnutrition, falls, quality of life, quality of care, loneliness in later life, etc.
Name: prof. dr. Liesbeth De Donder
Email: Liesbeth.de.donder@vub.ac.be
Education: Licentiate in Adult Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Feelings of unsafety, social participation, social inclusion and exclusion, elder abuse, quality of care, participatory research methodologies, etc.
Name: dr. Sarah Dury
Email: Sarah.dury@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Volunteering, civic engagement and participation, dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion, social networks, etc.
Name: dr. An-Sofie Smetcoren
Email: asmetcor@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences (+teacher degree higher education), PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Housing in later life (alternative housing, housing quality, housing adaptation), relocation processes, age friendly communities, older migrants, participatory research methods, etc.
Name: dr. Dorien Brosens
Email: dorien.brosens@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: participation, detention, prisoners, education, change management, etc.
Name: dra. Sofie Van Regenmortel
Email: sofie.van.regenmortel@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences
Research topics: Social inclusion and exclusion, cultural participation, participatory research methods, ageism, life story interviews, etc.
Name: prof. dr. Tinie Kardol
Email: mjmkardol@hotmail.com
Education: Health Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Quality of care, organisation (of GP care) and innovation in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, forma land informal care, active ageing, etc.
Name: dr. Tine Buffel
Email: tine.buffel@manchester.ac.uk
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: questions relating to neighbourhood and community life, the dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion, the impact of cities on older people (and vice versa), the development of age-friendly communities, the relationship between ageing and migration, etc.
Name: prof. dr. Eva Dierckx
Email: Eva.dierckx@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Clinical Psychology, PhD in Clinical Psychology
Research topics: older people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, elderly depression and personality disorders among older adults, multidimensional frailty, etc.
Name: dra. Emily Verté
Email:emily.verte@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences
Research topics: Frailty in later life, change management, participatory research methods, loneliness in later life, quality of care, etc.
Name: dra. Deborah Lambotte
Email:deborah.lambotte@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences, master in Communication Sciences
Research topics: formal and informal care, frailty, supporting informal care-givers, etc.
Name: drs. Bram Fret
Email:bram.fret@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences (+teacher degree higher education)
Research topics: Empowerment, Active Ageing, frailty, quality of care, formal care, etc.
Name: drs. Daan Duppen
Email:dduppen@vub.ac.be
Education: Registered nurse (specialisation Elderly care), Masters degree in Management Care and Policy in Social Gerontology.
Research topics: Social environment, frailty, Age Friendly Communities, quality of care, etc.
Name: drs. Minne Huysmans
Email: Minne.Huysmans@vub.ac.be
Education: Remedial education (specialisation in Mediation and Culture & Economics), Master in Adult Educational Sciences
Research topics: Young refugees in urban context, citizenship, youth, urban environments, etc.
Name: dr. Free De Backer
Email: Free.de.backer@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Adult Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences (option Adult Education)
Research topics: Arts education within and out-of-school context, educational innovation policies, cultural participation in later life and between generations, the dynamics of lifelong learning, etc.
Name: drs. Renfeng Wang
Email: renfeng.wang@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in Journalism
Research topics: Learning barriers, Universities of the Third Age (U3As), Age-Friendly Learning Community and Quality of Life, etc.
Name: dra. Tina Pan
Email:phonghui@vub.ac.be
Education: Master in International Journalism, Bachelor degree English Literature
Research topics: Older adults' social participation, active ageing, media inclusion and exclusion
Name: Prof. dr. Maurice De Greef
Email: ricedegreef@gmail.com
Education: Cultural and Societal Development (+ specialisation Education and Drama), Master in Educational Sciences, PhD in Educational Sciences
Research topics: Lifelong learning, adult education, education for older people, social inclusion, low skilled learners, low proficiency in literacy, etc.
Name: drs. Stefaan De Smet
Email: Stefaan.DeSmet@hogent.be
Education: Registered nurse (specialisation in psychiatry), Masters degree in Gerontology
Research topics: older (interned) offenders, care during detention, mental healthcare, forensic medicine/psychiatry, quality of life, etc.