Charlotte Boven

Msc, PhD – postdoctoral researcher 

Charlotte Boven is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geriatric Medicine of Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent). She holds a master’s degree in educational sciences and sexology from KU Leuven and completed her PhD in health sciences (UGent) from the Department of Geriatric Medicine (UZ Gent). Her doctoral research focused on needs-based bereavement care by healthcare providers to relatives of adult cancer patients in the context of euthanasia, which was funded by Kom op tegen Kanker. During her PhD, she used diverse research methods including semi-structured interviews, focus groups, longitudinal surveys, and literature reviews to explore bereavement care needs and identify good practices. After her PhD, Charlotte worked at the International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) on Operation Alert, a federal training program aimed at improving care for victims of sexual and other forms of violence. Passionate about research, her interests lie at improving patient and family-centered care. She is dedicated to the valorization of research, in which she aims to translate research findings into practical tools.