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OUR TEAM

The End-of-Life Care Research Group is comprised of about 60 staff members with scientific backgrounds in sociology, health sciences, psychology, ethics, medicine and nursing. The group is led by prof. Lieve Van den Block, prof. Joachim Cohen and prof. Kenneth Chambaere.

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Academic staff

Post-doctoral scientists

Affiliate members

PhD students

Administrative and technical staff

Academic staff

Kim Beernaert

Assistant Professor
Academic staff
Email address
kim.beernaert@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 95

Kenneth Chambaere

Prof. ‘Public Health, Sociology & Ethics of the End of Life’
Academic staff
Email address
kenneth.chambaere@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 61 24

Joachim Cohen

Prof. of Public Health and Palliative Care
Academic staff
Email address
joachim.cohen@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 47 14

Aline De Vleminck

Assistant Professor
Academic staff
Email address
aline.de.vleminck@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 47 10

Luc Deliens

Prof. of Palliative Care Research
Academic staff
Email address
luc.deliens@vub.be

Koen Pardon

Prof. of Palliative Care in People with Cancer
Academic staff
Email address
koen.pardon@vub.be

Lara Pivodic

Prof. of Ageing and the End of Life
Academic staff
Email address
lara.pivodic@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 47 64

Tinne Smets

Assistant Professor
Academic staff
Email address
tinne.smets@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 47 55

Lieve Van den Block

Prof. of Aging and Palliative care
Academic staff
Email address
lieve.van.den.block@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 43 10

Post-doctoral scientists

Hanne Bakelants

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
Hanne.Eline.Bakelants@vub.be

Louise D'Eer

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
louise.clara.deer@vub.be

Frederick Daenen

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
frederick.daenen@vub.be

Kim De Nooijer

Senior Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
kim.de.nooijer@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 46 27

Naomi Dhollander

Senior Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
naomi.dhollander@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 11 83

Laure Dombrecht

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
laure.dombrecht@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 93

Charlèss Dupont

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
charless.dupont@vub.be

Marjolein Matthys

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
marjolein.matthys@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 88

Rose Miranda

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
rose.miranda@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 49 33

Bert Quintiens

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
bert.quintiens@vub.be

Anne-Lore Scherrens

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
anne-lore.scherrens@vub.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 94

Julie Stevens

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
julie.joseph.stevens@vub.be

Khyati Tripathi

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
Khyati.Tripathi@vub.be

Anne van Driessche

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
anne.van.driessche@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 49 59

Romy Van Rickstal

Postdoc Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
romy.van.rickstal@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 49 33

Steven Vanderstichelen

Senior Researcher
Post-doctoral scientists
Email address
steven.vanderstichelen@vub.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 94

Affiliate members

Jan Bernheim

Em. Prof. of Medicine and Medical Ethics
Affiliate members
Email address
jan.bernheim@vub.be

Lore Decoster

Professor Medical Oncology
Affiliate members
Email address
lore.decoster@uzbrussel.be

Hakki Demirkapu

General Practitioner
Affiliate members
Email address
Hakki.Demirkapu@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 43 11

Karen Geboes

Head of Clinic, dept of Gastroenterology
Affiliate members
Email address
Karen.Geboes@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 23 71

Marie-José Gijsberts

Visiting Professor
Affiliate members
Email address
Marie-Jose.Gijsberts@vub.be

Peter Hudson

Visiting Professor
Affiliate members
Email address
phudson@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone
+61 3 9416 0000

Nicholas Jennings

Postdoc Researcher
Affiliate members
Email address
nicholas.jennings@vub.be
Telephone
+1 868 682 8533

Lore Lapeire

Head of Clinic, Medical Oncology Department
Affiliate members
Email address
lore.lapeire@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 51 83

Kathleen Leemans

Postdoc Researcher
Affiliate members
Email address
kathleen.leemans@vub.be

Fien Mertens

Postdoc Researcher
Affiliate members
Email address
fientje.mertens@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 02 81

Freddy Mortier

Prof. in Ethics
Affiliate members
Email address
freddy.mortier@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 264 39 30

Ruth Piers

Prof. of Geriatrics
Affiliate members
Email address
ruth.piers@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 54 92

Peter Pype

Prof. of Primary Care and Palliative Care
Affiliate members
Email address
peter.pype@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 02 81

Ruth Raes

Project Manager
Affiliate members
Email address
ruth.raes@vub.be

Ellen Roets

Head of Midwifery Department
Affiliate members
Email address
ellen.roets@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 57 15

Libby Sallnow

Palliative medicine consultant
Affiliate members
Email address
libby.sallnow@vub.be

Sigrid Sterckx

Prof. of Ethics and Bioethics
Affiliate members
Email address
sigrid.sterckx@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 330 75 07

Peter Theuns

Prof. of Research Methods in Psychology
Affiliate members
Email address
peter.theuns@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 629 20 56

Carol Tishelman

Professor of Innovative Care
Affiliate members
Email address
carol.tishelman@ki.se
Telephone
+46 8 524 837 44

Simon Van Belle

Em. Prof. of Medical Oncology
Affiliate members
Email address
simon.vanbelle@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 26 92

Nele Van Den Noortgate

Head of the Geriatrics dept of Ghent University Hospital
Affiliate members
Email address
nele.vandennoortgate@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 29 16

Robert Vander Stichele

Em. Prof. of Clinical Pharmacology
Affiliate members
Email address
robert.vanderstichele@ugent.be
Telephone
+32 9 226 98 08

Stijn Vissers

Postdoc Researcher
Affiliate members
Email address
stijn.vissers@vub.be

PhD students

Madeleine Archer

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
madeleinejemimagrace.archer@hdr.qut.edu.au

Indra Albrecht

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
indra.albrecht@ugent.be

Degefaye Anlay

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
degefaye.zelalem.anlay@vub.be

Ben Buchanan

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
ben.buchanan@ugent.be

Anouck de Bruijn

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
anouck.debruijn@dementie.be

Helena Du Cheyne

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
helena.ducheyne@ugent.be

Lien Dubois

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
lien.dubois@vub.be

Luna Gauchez

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
luna.gauchez@vub.be

Joran Geeraerts

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Joran.Geeraerts@vub.be

Emma Gobiet

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
emma.gobiet@vub.be

Sophie Hochrath

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Sophie.Hochrath@vub.be

Sarah Mroz

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
sarah.christine.mroz@vub.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 15 09

Inne Snijers

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
inne.snijers@vub.be

Marthe Tulpin

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
marthe.tulpin@ugent.be

Fien Van Campe

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Fien.Van.Campe@vub.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 15 24

Marie Van de Walle

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
madwalle.VandeWalle@UGent.be

Casper Van den Bossche

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Casper.Van.den.Bossche@vub.be

Michelle van der Meer

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Michelle.Martine.Huub.van.der.Meer@vub.be

Aileen Van Gyseghem

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
aileen.vangyseghem@ugent.be

Femke Van Landschoot

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Femke.VanLandschoot@UGent.be

Sabet Van Steenbergen

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
sabet.vansteenbergen@ugent.be

Elise Vanbeuren

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Elise.Vanbeuren@vub.be

Astrid Verhue

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
Astrid.Nicole.T.Verhue@vub.be

Chelsea Vinckier

Junior Researcher
PhD students
Email address
chelsea.vinckier@vub.be

Administrative and technical staff

Nadine De Mot

PA Prof. Dr. Luc Deliens
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
nadine.de.mot@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 47 57

Shannen De Vos

Data collector
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
Shannen.De.Vos@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 49 32

Leen Van Brussel

Coordinator communication & valorisation
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
leen.van.brussel@vub.be

Marloes Tholhuijsen

Research Programme Manager
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
Maria.Tholhuijsen@vub.be

Kim Eecloo

Datamanager
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
kim.eecloo@uzgent.be
Telephone
+32 9 332 07 91

Else Gien Statema

Communication Trainer
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
hstatema@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 46 27

Geertje van Duijnhoven

Management Assistant
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
geertje.van.duijnhoven@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 477 49 39, +32 9 332 07 76

Chiara Verschaeren

Management Assistant
Administrative and technical staff
Email address
chiara.verschaeren@vub.be

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CONTACT Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Campus VUB Jette
Building K, 1st floor
Laarbeeklaan 103
1090 Brussels
Belgium
+32 2 477 47 57 
endoflifecare@vub.be

CONTACT Ghent University
Campus Ghent University Hospital 
Entrance 42 (K3), 6th floor
Corneel Heymanslaan 10
9000 Ghent
Belgium
+32 9 332 07 76
 

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