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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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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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What matters most in Cirebon, Indonesia: cultural nuances to health-related stigma
Sopamena, Y., Sutiawan, R., Visser, M. J., Dadun, D., Damayanti, R., Anshari, D., Yang, L. H., Peters, R. M. H. & Zweekhorst, M., 5 May 2025, In: Global public health. 20, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Global Health and Human Rights: Principles and Practices
Hamelink, C. J., Essink, D. R. & Visser, M. J., 20 Dec 2024, 1st edition ed. London: Routledge. 240 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic