Biography
Prof. Semiha Denktaş (Istanbul, 1973) studied Clinical & Health Psychology at Utrecht University and Integration & Migration Studies at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She obtained her PhD on the subject of The Health and Healthcare use of Elderly First Generation Migrants in the Netherlands. Denkta? played a seminal role in the establishment of the Erasmus University College, serving as Head of the Social & Behavioural Science department from 2013 to 1 September 2018. As of 1 September 2018, she leads the Behavioural Change pillar at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences Rotterdam (ESSB). As of 1 October 2018, Prof. Semiha Denkta? helds the position of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has a vast amount of experience in large-scale, multi-disciplinary research programmes. In 2017, she started the Behavioural Insights Group Rotterdam (BIG’R) and HEALTHY’R together with the Municipality of Rotterdam. She continues to serve as Academic Director of these collaborations. Through these vessels and under her leadership, various research projects are being conducted in Rotterdam to examine and achieve behaviour change. These include behavioural studies aimed at promoting improved mental and physical health, with a special focus on marginalised and vulnerable groups. Denkta? is a board member of Female Academics Moving toward Equity (FAME) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam; a group focused on the participation and empowerment of women in all academic ranks. She is also a board member of the “Coalitie Rotterdammers voor Mekaar” (Coalition of Rotterdammers for Each Other); a Rotterdam-focused coalition that engages its network to detect threats to social cohesion and strengthens and combines existing forces and initiatives to increase social cohesion.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- denktas@essb.eur.nl
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- S. Sana, J. Kollmann, T. Magnée, I. Merkelbach, S. Denktaş & P. L. Kocken (2022) - The role of socio-demographic and health factors during COVID-19 in remote access to GP care in low-income neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional survey of GP patients - BMC Primary Care, 23 (1) - doi: 10.1186/s12875-022-01887-5 - [link]
- Warsha Jagroep, Jane M. Cramm, Semiha Denktaş & Anna P. Nieboer (2022) - Health behaviours and well-being among older adults with a Surinamese migration background in the Netherlands - BMC Public Health, 22 (1) - doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14414-z - [link]
- Malte Dewies, Inge Merkelbach, W. K.(Wilma) van der Scheer, Kirsten Rohde & Semiha Denktas (2022) - Do you consider human behaviour to be stable or malleable? Your answer can influence your preferences for policy instruments - Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 5 (1) - doi: 10.30636/jbpa.51.276
- André Mamede Soares Braga, Özcan Erdem, Gera Noordzij, Inge Merkelbach, Paul Kocken & Semiha Denktas (2022) - Exploring the intersectionality of family SES and gender with psychosocial, behavioural and environmental correlates of physical activity in Dutch adolescents: a cross-sectional study - BMC Public Health, 22 (1) - doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13910-6 - [link]
- Warsha Jagroep, Jane M. Cramm, Semiha Denktaş & Anna P. Nieboer (2022) - Behaviour change interventions to promote health and well-being among older migrants: A systematic review - PLoS ONE, 17 (6 June) - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269778 - [link]
- André Mamede, Inge Merkelbach, Gera Noordzij & Semiha Denktas (2022) - Mindfulness as a protective factor against depression, anxiety and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: Emotion regulation and insomnia symptoms as mediators - Frontiers in Psychology, 13 - doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.820959 - [link]
- Malte Dewies, Astrid Etman, Inge Merkelbach, Kirsten Rohde & Semiha Denktas (2022) - Call first, pay later: stimulating debtors to contact their creditors improves debt collection in the context of financial scarcity - Behavioural Public Policy, 1-18 - doi: 10.1017/bpp.2022.7
- Malte Dewies, Inge Merkelbach, Lisenne Giel, Gera Noordzij & Semiha Denktas (2022) - Applying behavioural insights to public policy: An example from Rotterdam - Global Implementation Research Apllications, 2, 53-66 - doi: 10.1007/s43477-022-00036-5
- Warsha Jagroep, Jane M. Cramm, Semiha Denktaş & Anna P. Nieboer (2022) - Age-friendly neighbourhoods and physical activity of older Surinamese individuals in Rotterdam, the Netherlands - PLoS ONE, 17 (1 January) - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261998 - [link]
- Inge Merkelbach, Malte Dewies & Semiha Denktas (2021) - Committing to Keep Clean: Nudging Complements Standard Policy Measures to Reduce Illegal Urban Garbage Disposal in a Neighborhood With High Levels of Social Cohesion - Frontiers in Psychology, 12 (July 2021) - doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660410 - [link]
- Malte Dewies, Astrid Schop-Etman, Kirsten I.M. Rohde & Semiha Denktaş (2021) - Nudging is Ineffective When Attitudes Are Unsupportive: An Example from a Natural Field Experiment - Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 43 (4), 213-225 - doi: 10.1080/01973533.2021.1917412 - [link]
- Andre Mamede Soares Braga, Gera Noordzij, Joran Jongerling, M Snijders, A Schop-Etman & Semiha Denktas (2021) - Combining web-based gamification and physical nudges with an app (MoveMore) to promote walking breaks and reduce sedentary behavior of office workers: Field study - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (4) - doi: 10.2196/19875 - [link]
- Lisenne I.S. Giel, Gera Noordzij, L Wijnia, Liesbeth Noordegraaf-Eelens & S (Semiha) Denktas (2021) - When birds of the same feather fly together: the impact of achievement goal compatibility in collaborative learning - Educational Psychology, 41 (1), 79-98 - doi: 10.1080/01443410.2020.1787352 - [link]
- Inge Merkelbach, Malte Dewies, Gera Noordzij & Semiha Denktas (2021) - No pyro, No party: Social factors, delibarate choices, and shared fan culture determine the use of illigal fireworks in a soccer stadium - F1000Research - doi: 10.12688/f1000research.53245.1
- L van den Boogaard, Paul Kocken & Semiha Denktas (2021) - Projectevaluatie Healthy’R 2021
- S. S. Shagiwal, E. Groenestein, A. Schop-Etman, J. Jongerling, J. van der Waal, G. Noordzij & S. Denktas (2020) - Effectiveness of behavioral interventions and behavior change techniques for reducing soft drink intake in disadvantaged adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Obesity Science and Practice, 6 (6), 708-734 - doi: 10.1002/osp4.452 - [link]
- Meertien Sijpkens, Sabine van Voorst, Ageeth Schonewille - Rosman, Lieke Potjer, Semiha Denktas, Birgit Koch, L.C.M. Bertens & Eric Steegers (2020) - Change in Lifestyle Behaviors After Preconception Care: A Prospective Cohort Study - American Journal of Health Promotion, 35 (1), 116-120 - doi: 10.1177/0890117120927287
- Semiha Denktas, Arwin Buuren, Jurian Edelenbos, Derk Loorbach & Jeroen Waal (2020) - De ongezonde samenleving - Sociologie Magazine, 6-9 - [link]
- Lisenne Giel, Gera Noordzij, Liesbeth Noordegraaf - Eelens & Semiha Denktas (2020) - Fear of failure: A polynomial regression analysis of the joint impact of the perceived learning environment and personal achievement goal orientation - Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 33 (2), 123-139 - doi: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1695603 - [link]
Deloitte
- Start date approval
- March 2022
- End date approval
- March 2025
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
Coalitie Rotterdammers voor Mekaar
- Start date approval
- September 2022
- End date approval
- September 2025
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Burgerinitiatief, netwerk
De Doelen
- Start date approval
- September 2022
- End date approval
- September 2025
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Lid Raad van Toezicht
De Doelen
- Start date approval
- September 2022
- End date approval
- September 2025
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Voorzitter Steunfonds de Doelen
Gemeente Rotterdam
- Start date approval
- September 2022
- End date approval
- September 2025
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Wetenschappelijke adviesraad gezond010
RIVM
- Start date approval
- September 2022
- End date approval
- September 2025
- Place
- BILTHOVEN
- Description
- Wetenschappelijke adviesraad VTV
3.1 Pos. behavior change in digital age
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWP-MINOR-8B
4.1 Health Psychology & Behavior Change
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWP4020H