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Education

1996-  PhD Medical Anthropology, University of Amsterdam (UVA)

1987- MA (with honours) Cultural Anthropology, Free University Amster­dam (FUA)

1977- BA (with annotation) Cultural Anthropology, (FUA)

1973-  Gymnasium ß, Montessori Lyceum, Rotterdam

Occupation

2009- Professor of medical anthropology, in particular anthropology in public health, LUMC, University of Leiden (0,2 ft).

2005- Associate Professor of medical anthropology (UHD) UVA (0,8 ft)-Program leader (with Amade M’Charek) research program Anthropology of Health, Care and theBody, AISSR;Chair subprogram Young People’sHealth and Well-Being (formerly Child Health and Child Agency), Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)

2000 -2010- Director Amsterdam Master's in Medical Anthropology (AMMA), University of Amsterdam, Graduate School of the Social Sciences

2004 - 2007- Director Masters in Medical Anthropology/Sociology (MAS), UVA.

2001 - 2005- Assistant Professor in medical anthropology (UD) UVA

1997 - 2000- Program Manager AMMA, Bureau Faculty of Social Sciences

1996 - 1998- Researcher, Instituut voor Epilepsiebestrijding, Heemstede

1995 - 1999- Co-ordinator contract-education, Faculty of Social Sciences, UVA

1990 - 1995- PhD student (AIO) Medical Anthropology Unit (MAU/UVA)

1985 - 1988- Residence in Swaziland (see research 1)

1980 - 1985- Course-leader (free-lance), Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam.

1979 - 1979- Student assistant Department of Cultural Anthropology and Non-western Sociology, FUA.