Role: Associate professor

Research Interests: 
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour, Digital health, Behaviour change interventions, Ecological Momentary Assessment, Active Ageing, Physical environment

Short bio:

I obtained a Master in Physical Education and Movement Sciences and a PhD in Physical Education and co-lead the research group Physical Activity & Health, together with Prof. Greet Cardon. My research focuses on the determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior in different age groups, with specific attention to the importance of activity-friendly environments (parks, neighborhoods and the use of Virtual Reality within them). Furthermore, I supervise the PhD projects regarding theory-based interventions through eHealth and mHealth to promote an active lifestyle in (older) adults and on the use of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to identify the dynamic determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior in different target groups. I am/was involved in three NIH projects: the IPEN Adult and IPEN Adolescent studies (PI: James F Sallis), and the eMOTION study (PI: Genevieve Dunton) and am involved as a PI in the recently funded MSCA Doctoral Network (EU funding): INtervention on the DEterminants of and Expertise in Physical activity behaviours (INDEEP).