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
- Warsha Jagroep, Jane M. Cramm, Semiha Denktaș & Anna P. Nieboer (2023) - Are neighbourhoods age-friendly? Experiences of older Surinamese adults in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic - Cities, 137 - doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104322 - [link]
- Helen Tibboel, Kevin Pijpers, GO (Gwendolijn Olivia) de Bruin & Semiha Denktas (2023) - The implementation of the sandpit methodology by research funding agencies: considerations regarding equity, diversity, and inclusion - Unknown
- Inge Merkelbach, Tessa Magnee, Shakib Sana, Jelena Kollmann, Paul Kocken & Semiha Denktas (2023) - Using the health belief model to explain COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in Dutch urban citizens under thirty - PLoS ONE, 18 (1 January) - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279453 - [link]
- 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
Deloitte
- Start date approval
- maart 2022
- End date approval
- maart 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
Politie Rotterdam
- Start date approval
- april 2023
- End date approval
- april 2024
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
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