Almar Kok

Almar Kok is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on health disparities, social epidemiology, and resilience within aging populations. He holds a Master's in Sociology (2013) from the School of Social Sciences, a Bachelor's in Communication Sciences (2011), and a Master's in Composition & Music Production (2006) from Utrecht School of the Arts.

• Expertise: Meta-analyses of mental health biomarkers, cardiovascular risk, and aging-related cognitive decline
• Key collaborations: NCDC Consortium, BIONIC Project

Research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches linking social determinants to biomedical outcomes. Recent studies investigate depressive symptoms' relationship to Alzheimer's biomarkers and the role of health behaviors in cancer risk mediation.

Published 46 peer-reviewed articles, including high-impact works in Alzheimer's and Dementia and Psychological Medicine. Contributed datasets on cognitive aging disparities in the Netherlands.