A.M. Werkman

A.M. Werkman serves as a Research Professor at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands, affiliated with the Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing. His work focuses on public health, preventive medicine, and healthy ageing through interdisciplinary research in nutrition, dietetics, and lifestyle interventions, with significant contributions to European health frameworks and community-based citizen science initiatives.

Werkman's research centers on process-driven dietetic care, behavioral change in nutrition interventions, and healthy ageing solutions. He investigates standardized care models like the Unified Dietetic Care Process (IMPECD), behavioral components in nutrition assessment, and European core competencies for elderly care. His fingerprint analysis reveals expertise in process of care (100%), retirees (82%), energy balance (82%), and cluster randomized trials (82%), demonstrating a strong focus on evidence-based, patient-centered approaches across European contexts.

Recent publications (2018-2024) show evolving research trajectories from comparative European dietetic process models toward data-enabled community interventions. Current work emphasizes citizen science approaches for healthy lifestyle adoption, integration of behavioral components in personalized nutrition, and alignment of interprofessional education with practice through projects like INPRO. Key thematic clusters include process optimization in dietetics (2018-2020), EU-funded behavioral nutrition frameworks (2019), and community health engagement (2024).

As Principal Investigator, Werkman leads significant projects including:

• Lectorenplatform Voedsel, Voeding en Gezondheid (2023-2026)
• Research Minor Actieve en Gezonde Leefstijl (since 2017)
• Samen naar meer plantaardige voeding (2022)
• INPRO: Aligning interprofessional education (2021-2023)

He actively engages in knowledge dissemination through European Researchers' Night events (2023-2024) and media contributions on plant-based nutrition and meat alternatives.

Werkman operates within Hanze University's Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing, which focuses on two primary research domains: healthy lifestyle and living environment (including nutrition and physical activity), and frailty and adequate care (addressing elderly health needs). This center serves as the operational hub for his EU collaborations and national research initiatives in preventive health.