Dr. Willemieke Kroeze

Name: dr. Kroeze
First name: Willemieke
T: +31 20 59 87045 (direct)
T: +31 20 59 87005 (secretary)

E: willemieke.kroeze@falw.vu.nl 
Room: O-551

Introduction

Since December 2008, I have been working as a lecturer at the department of Health Sciences, section Prevention and Public Health.


Academic training:

• 2008: Doctoraat, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (proefschrift: ‘Insights in the Efficacy of Computer-tailored Nutrition Education’)
• 2005: Master of Science in Public Health, Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Rotterdam
• 2001: Gezondheidswetenschappen, Universiteit Maastricht (Gezondheidsvoorlichting en registratie tot Epidemioloog A)
• 1998: Voeding en Diëtetiek, Hogeschool van Amsterdam
• 1994: VWO, Van Lodenstein College te Amersfoort


Research Projects:

• Projects on the development and evaluation of computer-tailored interventions to promote a healthy diet or lifestyle in general. Interventions were aimed at the general public, overweight adults and pregnant women using paper & pen, CD-rom, internet or mobile phones as channels to distribute the intervention.


Selected publications:

• Kroeze, Willemieke, Werkman, Andrea & Brug, Johannes. A Systematic review of randomized trials on the effectiveness of computer-tailored education on physical activity and dietary behaviors. Annals of Behavioral Medcine. 2006, 31(3): 205-223
• Brug, J., Oenema, A., Kroeze, W. & Raat, H. The internet and nutrition education: challenges and opportunities. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2005, 59: S130-S139
• Kroeze, Willemieke, Oenema, Anke, Dagnelie, Pieter & Brug, Johannes. Examining the minimal required elements of a computer-tailored intervention aimed at dietary fat reduction: Results of a randomized controlled dismantling study. Health Education Research. 2007, Dec 6, Epub, ahead of print.
• Kroeze, Willemieke, Oenema, Anke, Campbell, Marci & Brug, Johannes. The efficacy of web based and print-delivered computer-tailored interventions to reduce fat intake; Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2008, 40: 226-236
• Kroeze, Willemieke, Oenema, Anke, Campbell, Marci & Brug, Johannes. Comparison of use and appreciation of a print and CD-ROM delivered computer-tailored intervention targeting saturated fat intake. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2008, 10(2):e12
• Kroeze, W., Dagnelie, P.C., Oenema, A. & Brug, J. Biomarker evaluation does not confirm earlier evidence on the effectiveness of computer-tailored nutrition education. Submitted.
• De Bruijn, Gert-Jan, Kroeze, Willemieke, Oenema, Anke & Brug, Johannes. Saturated fat consumption and the Theory of Planned Behaviour: Additive and interaction effects of habit strength. Appetite. 2008, 51:318-323