Peter Vlerick
Profile
Peter Vlerick obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Ghent University with a thesis on antecedents and consequences of burnout in hospital nurses. He was a PhD Fellow at the University of Nottingham (UK). His scientific research has been dealing with work psychological themes arising in particular groups (e.g. disabled employees, consumers, health care workers,...) and industrial sectors (e.g. education, health care, ICT, food processing, aviation, nuclear medicine,...). He is currently involved in research projects regarding the digital assessment of human competences, authentic leadership, food safety climate, self-compassion, disability management and human manufacturing. Peter has (co-)authored papers in a variety of scientific journals and serves on the editorial board of scientific journals such as “Gedrag & Organisatie”, "Stress and Health", and "International Journal of Stress Management". He has been consulted as an expert by (inter)national governmental/public agencies.