prof.dr. S (Semiha) Denktas

Biography

Prof. Semiha Denktaş (Istanbul, 1973) studied Clinical & Health Psychology at Utrecht University and Integration & Migration Studies at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She obtained her PhD on the subject of The Health and Healthcare use of Elderly First Generation Migrants in the Netherlands. Denkta? played a seminal role in the establishment of the Erasmus University College, serving as Head of the Social & Behavioural Science department from 2013 to 1 September 2018. As of 1 September 2018, she leads the Behavioural Change pillar at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences Rotterdam (ESSB). As of 1 October 2018, Prof. Semiha Denkta? helds the position of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has a vast amount of experience in large-scale, multi-disciplinary research programmes. In 2017, she started the Behavioural Insights Group Rotterdam (BIG’R) and HEALTHY’R together with the Municipality of Rotterdam. She continues to serve as Academic Director of these collaborations. Through these vessels and under her leadership, various research projects are being conducted in Rotterdam to examine and achieve behaviour change. These include behavioural studies aimed at promoting improved mental and physical health, with a special focus on marginalised and vulnerable groups. Denkta? is a board member of Female Academics Moving toward Equity (FAME) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam; a group focused on the participation and empowerment of women in all academic ranks. She is also a board member of the “Coalitie Rotterdammers voor Mekaar” (Coalition of Rotterdammers for Each Other); a Rotterdam-focused coalition that engages its network to detect threats to social cohesion and strengthens and combines existing forces and initiatives to increase social cohesion.

Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Full professor | Clinical Psychology
Email
denktas@essb.eur.nl

Work

  • Semiha Denktas (21 November 2023) - ERC Annual Conference 2023: Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research
  • Maria Carmen Punzi, Karin van Wingerde, Richard Staring, Lieselot Bisschop, Semiha Denktas, Stijntje Dijk & Martijn de Jong (13 November 2023) - GLOBAL ROUND UP SECTOR WEEKLY: UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER OF WEEK-ENDED NOV 12, 2023

  • Semiha Denktas (2000) - Gezondheid van allochtonen in Rotterdam (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation Academic
  • Semiha Denktas (1999) - Klanten en draagvlak van organisaties en instellingen (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation Academic

Coalitie Rotterdammers voor Mekaar

Start date approval
September 2022
End date approval
September 2025
Place
ROTTERDAM
Description
Burgerinitiatief, netwerk

De Doelen

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September 2022
End date approval
September 2025
Place
ROTTERDAM
Description
Lid Raad van Toezicht

De Doelen

Start date approval
September 2022
End date approval
September 2025
Place
ROTTERDAM
Description
Voorzitter Steunfonds de Doelen

Gemeente Rotterdam

Start date approval
September 2022
End date approval
September 2025
Place
ROTTERDAM
Description
Wetenschappelijke adviesraad gezond010

RIVM

Start date approval
September 2022
End date approval
September 2025
Place
BILTHOVEN
Description
Wetenschappelijke adviesraad VTV

Seeder de Boer

Start date approval
March 2024
End date approval
March 2027
Place
AMSTERDAM

3.1 Cross-Cultural Psychology

Year
2024
Course Code
FSWP-MINOR-6C

4.1 Health Psychology & Behavior Change

Year
2024
Course Code
FSWP4020H

News regarding prof.dr. S (Semiha) Denktas

Semiha Denktaş appointed as UNIC’s new Alliance Coordinator

She will take from founding coordinator Prof.dr. Peter Scholten, who is stepping down after a transformative run.
Semiha Denktaş smiles into the camera.

Rotterdam municipality and Healthy'R researchers continue to work on the health of Rotterdammers

Due to the success of several interventions, the City of Rotterdam has decided to extend its collaboration with the Healthy'R researchers.

WW@WORK: guiding people from WW to work

Mensen vanuit de WW helpen een baan te vinden die bij hen past. Dat is kort gezegd wat WW@WORK inhoudt.
Rotterdam from the sky

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