Esther Lermytte
Status: PhD researcher
Esther Lermytte obtained her Master of Science in Sociology in 2021 at the University of Ghent. For her master’s thesis she conducted a quantitative study on gender stratification in the workplace environment in relation to mental health.
In September 2021, Esther started as a PhD researcher at the University of Ghent on the topic of vaccine hesitancy and the healthcare system, under the supervision of Prof. Piet Bracke, Dr. Melissa Ceuterick and Dr. Katrijn Delaruelle. She is currently working on the VAX-TRUST project, a European project scrutinizing vaccine hesitancy and its determinants. This project aims to design and implement interventions to support healthcare workers in their encounters with vaccine hesitant parents.