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Marlies Visser, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in (global) public health with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research on the social determinants of health, focusing on gender-related health inequalities, women and girls' health and health-related stigma. Overall, her research aims to understand how social conditions shape health, well-being and health inequalities.
Her PhD research focused on understanding how cultural and gender mechanisms shape health-related stigma, to improve approaches to stigma prevention and reduction.
She is a lecturer and she has coordinated various bachelor and master level university courses in the field of global (public) health, human rights and disability.
Marlies works in the Child and Adolescent Public health Research and Innovation Section at the Department of Public and Occupational Health at the Amsterdam UMC.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Cultural Mechanisms of Leprosy-Related Stigma: A Gendered Analysis Using the What Matters Most Framework in Far-Western Nepal
Visser, M. J., KC, E. A., Sopamena, Y., Bist, P. B., Bist, S., Subedi, M., Banstola, N. L., Rai, S. S., Yang, L. H., Dadun & Peters, R. M. H., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative health research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Stigma in Context: Exploring the cultural and gender dimensions of health-related stigma through lived experiences
Visser, M. J., 15 May 2025, Amsterdam. 323 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › Phd-Thesis - Research and graduation external
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Psychological challenges and the relationship between menstrual pain severity and daily life interference in young adult women: A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based birth cohort
Visser, M. J., Zhou, S., Huirne, J. A. F., de Rooij, S. R. & Vrijkotte, T. G. M., 2 Aug 2026, In: Journal of health psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Unmet Needs of Children and Young Adults With ADHD: Insights From Key Stakeholders on Priorities for Stigma Reduction
Visser, M. J., Peters, R. M. H. & Luman, M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of attention disorders. 29, 3, p. 195-206 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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