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J. M. (Mienke) van der Brug

Assistant professor

Email
m.vanderbrug@uvh.nl
Title
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Profile

I am trained as a child psychologist and a cultural anthropologist (Leiden University). I conducted doctoral research on childhood grief in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in northern Namibia (VU University Amsterdam).

Expertise

  • cultural and social contexts of grief and bereavement
  • HIV/AIDS
  • methodological issues in researching sensitive topics
  • qualitative research with children
  • resilience and wellbeing in children and youth