R.U. (Rik) Lubbers

Rik Lubbers
BSc., MSc.

Contact Information:
Phone: +31 6 346 268 94
Email: r.u.lubbers@rug.nl
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

Profile:
Most people would describe me as an enthusiastic person, who is open-minded, curious, and highly motivated. I thoroughly enjoy learning new things and find it important to use my skills to help those who are most in need. My research interests lie mostly in low- and middle-Income countries focusing on maternal and neonatal health and pharmaceutical systems. However, I must say that my interests are broad and yet to be set into stone.

Experience:

Erasmus school of Health Policy and Management / Research Assistant
October 2021 - June 2022, Rotterdam
Responsibilities: Created a database of quantitative studies on substandard- and falsified medicine, conducted systematic search strategies, supervised students, and managed data.

Erasmus school of Health Policy and Management / Research Intern
February 2021 - August 2021, Rotterdam
Responsibilities: Part of a research project that conceptualized a sub-national pharmaceutical system to measure and improve access to essential medicines.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Student Assistant
August 2020 - February 2021, Amsterdam
Responsibilities: Taught foundational statistics to pre-master health sciences students, including t-tests, z-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA, and regression analyses.

Education:

University of Groningen / MSc. Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology – Health systems and Prevention
2021 - 2023, Groningen
Description: Combining interdisciplinary research with practical policy questions to solve complex public health problems. Activities: Played basketball for Groene Uilen-Moestasj basketball association.

Vrije Universiteit / MSc. Health Sciences – International Public Health
2019-2021, Amsterdam
Description: Mastering knowledge and skills in analyzing complex health problems and contributing to interventions or programs. Activities: Co-founder and podcaster of the "onthaasten" podcast.

Hanzehogeschool Groningen / BSc. Nursing
2015 - 2019, Groningen
Description: Trained to be a nurse, providing experience in somatic and psychiatric care.

Skills and Other Interests:

• R
• Playing basketball
• Reading fiction and non-fiction