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A. (Amy) Hofman

PhD student

Profile page of A. (Amy) Hofman, PhD student at Erasmus MC

  • Department
  • Epidemiology
  • Focus area
  • Nutrition- and lifestyle epidemiology, Psychiatric Epidemiology, prevention, public health.
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About

Introduction

Currently working as a PhD candidate at the department of Epidemiology of Erasmus MC, involved in the Nutrition- and Lifestyle Epidemiology and the Psychiatric Epidemiology research group. My research is focused on the bidirectional associations between lifestyle factors and mental health, and potential underlying mechanisms.

MSc. Health Sciences (Prevention and Public Health), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Education and career

15/09/2019 - Current:
PhD Candidate
'Bidirectional associations between lifestyle and health: a focus on underlying mechanisms'
Dept. of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

01/09/2017 - 31/07/2018:
MSc Health Sciences, Prevention and Public Health. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thesis: "Prevalences of social and emotional loneliness in a large sample of Dutch adults aged 19-65 years and their associations
with risk factors specified by different age groups." Municipal Health Services (GGD) of Kennemerland, the Netherlands

01/09/2016 - 31/07/2017:
Premaster Health Sciences.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

01/09/2011 - 31/07/2014:
Bachelor of Health: Physical Therapy
University of Applied Sciences (HU) Utrecht, the Netherlands

Teaching activities

Supervision of masterstudent(s)
Studentassistant SPSS/R practicals

01/09/2017 - 31/08/2018:
Student assistant "Methodology and biostatistics" courses for bachelor- and premaster students in Health Sciences.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Other positions

Board member Physical Activity Community ErasmusMC (PACE).

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