Current position
Professor in Determinants of Public Health
at the Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Current position - specific activities:
Educational background
1977-1985
University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, Specialization Occupational Hygiene (MSc.)
1992
PhD-Thesis: Assessment of postural load on the back in occupational epidemiology.
1993
Registered Epidemiologist
1994
Registered Occupational Hygienist
Professional experience
1985-1986 Research Assistant Safety Science Group, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands Research projects: occupational hygiene aspects of exposure to asbestos; health effects of exposure to vibration.
1986 till now Erasmus University, The NetherlandsResearch projects: exposure assessment of postural load on the back in epidemiologic studies; health effects of exposure to vibration; control measures of exposure to vibration; recognition of workers with CNSLD in early stages; asbestos; cost-effectiveness of interventions in occupational health.
1992-1993 Visiting scientist Department of Occupational Medicine,
Sahlgren Hospital Götenborg Sweden
1996 Visiting scientist Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety
and Health, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
1996 Visiting scientist Harvard School of Public Health,
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1994-1998 Visiting scientist Department of Epidemiology at
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Scientific journals
Board of Editors of Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Associate Editor Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Editorial Board BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders