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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Irma Jeltiena Evenhuis (1985) was born in Gronin- gen. She grew up in the small village Roodehaan just below Groningen, with her parents and two older sisters. She finished her pre-university education (VWO) at the H.N. Werkman College Groningen in 2003, whereafter she studied Physical Therapy at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree (2007) and having worked as a physical therapist for some years, she decided to combine her work with studying to pursue her interest in prevention and health promotion. In 2009, she enrolled for the pre- Master’s program in Health Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, after which she continued with the Master in Health Sciences, specialization Prevention and Public Health. During her Master’s she did an internship about food and self-regulation at the department of Health Psychology at the University of Utrecht.
In 2011, Irma obtained her Master’s degree and started working at the Health Sciences department at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. First, she worked as a lecturer for BSc and MSc students in the field of prevention, health promotion behaviour and policy, social marketing and study skills. Second, from 2015, she started as a researcher on the healthy school canteen research project. In 2017, the research project was extended through additional funding, which gave Irma the opportunity to obtain her PhD degree.
While finishing her PhD project, Irma has continued her work in the field of implementation, health promotion and healthy food environments at the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, since 2018.
In her spare time, she enjoys gathering with family and friends, cycling and speed-skating.
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