Team Urban Ageing

Research group Urban Ageing

Meet our team

Joost van Hoof

dr. ir. Joost van Hoof, EUR ING

Professor

Joost van Hoof

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Joost was previously affiliated with the Center for Healtcare & Technology of Fontys University of Applied Sciences. He was project leader of The Nursing Home of the Future Programme. He has been working at The Hague University of Applied Sciences since 2018. Joost focuses on the possibilities of the elderly, not on their limitations.
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Jeroen Dikken PhD

Jeroen Dikken PhD

Lecturer-Researcher

Jeroen Dikken PhD

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Jeroen's research line is about the learning of nurses in an (inter)professional context. He is looking for ingredients needed to develop successful training courses for nurses. The training should contribute to good skills, positive attitudes, a strong knowledge base and behavior of nurses.
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Mari Groenendaal

Mari Groenendaal

External researcher

Mari Groenendaal

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Mari is originally a nurse and specializes in dementia. As a lecturer practitioner she works for WoonZorgcentra Haaglanden, which is affiliated with Research Group Urban Ageing. Mari connects education, practice and research through her role as external researcher for Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions.

 

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Zsuzsu Tavy MA

Zsuzsu Tavy MA

Lecturer-Researcher

Zsuzsu Tavy MA

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

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Loes Verdoes

Loes Verdoes

Lecturer-Researcher

Loes Verdoes

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Loes Verdoes doet binnen het project Werkplaats Sociaal Domein onderzoek naar de verbinding tussen Zorg en Sociaal, met een focus op dementievriendelijke buurten. Ze kijkt naar wat de kenmerken zijn van dementievriendelijke buurten en hoe we dit meetbaar kunnen maken. In samenwerking met Alzheimer Nederland onderzoeken we de huidige situatie in Nederland. Zo werkt Loes aan een betere leefomgeving voor mensen met dementie.

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Gaby Weij

Gaby Weij bc

Project Coordinator

Gaby Weij

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Gaby is project coordinator for the "Academische Werkplaats Technologie voor Thuis" (research group Technology for Health Care) and the "Werkplaats Sociaal Domein Leiden  Den Haag" (research group Urban Ageing).
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Marieke Wissink

dr. Marieke Wissink

Senior Researcher

Marieke Wissink

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Marieke’s research focusses on social and technological innovations in healthcare and social work. She is particularly interested in empowering people with psychiatric and social care needs. To this ends, she actively seeks for opportunities for collaboration and cross-fertilization between health care and social work.
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Liesbeth de Wit

Liesbeth de Wit MSc

Researcher & Project leader

Liesbeth de Wit

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Liesbeth has research experience in dynamic, multidisciplinary (European) projects. These were aimed at developing policy and practice. This has allowed her to develop into both a scientific researcher and a strategic project supporter.
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Wil ijzereef

Wil IJzereef

Lecturer-Researcher

Wil ijzereef

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Wil works as a lecturer in the Social Work course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She also works as a researcher for the Research Group Urban Ageing, where she has a role as project leader.
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Jan Kazak

Jan Kazak

Visiting Professor

Jan Kazak

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Professor Jan Kazak specializes in Systems Research which integrates different dimensions of Urban Studies. His scientific interests lie in the intersection of Sustainability, Ageing Society, Urban Development and Environmental Management. He is based in the city of Wrocław, Poland, which joined the Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in 2015. He has been a PI in the joint projects ENUTC City&Co, ERASMUS+ AFECO and DUT Urban CoLLaR, and joins the Research Group of Urban Ageing as a visiting professor. 

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Hannah Marston

Hannah Marston

Visiting Professor

Hannah Marston

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Urban Ageing

Hannah R. Marston specializes in gerontechnology, digital health and age-friendly communities which integrates different dimensions of Urban Studies. Her scientific interests lie in the intersection of digital in/exclusion, usability, user experience (UX), and technology adoption across the life course. 

She is based at The Open University in the city of Milton Keynes, and she is currently leading the project ‘Milton Keynes: A dementia-friendly city for all. She has been a Co-I on the DIALOGUE project funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), and in 2020 she led two COVID-19 projects, 1.  Technology, Self-isolation, Health Wellbeing and Leisure Activities, 2. Dating apps, social connections, loneliness and mental health in a pandemic, and joins the Research Group of Urban Ageing as a visiting professor. 

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