Carliene van Dronkelaar

Carliene van Dronkelaar is a researcher at the Urban Vitality Institute, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Department of Nutrition and Exercise. She holds an MSc in Nutrition and Health from Wageningen University & Research (2012-2014) and a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics from Hanzehogeschool (2008-2012).

• MSc: Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research (2014)
• BSc: Nutrition and Dietetics, Hanzehogeschool (2012)

Her research focuses on malnutrition and sarcopenia in older adults, particularly in hospital and primary care settings. She explores dietetics, physical activity, and protein intake as interventions for sarcopenia.

Her publications include systematic reviews on mineral nutrition and sarcopenia (2023, 2018), studies on malnutrition screening tools (2023), and clinical trials on dietetic interventions in hospitalized older adults (2019, 2025). These publications show research trends in clinical nutrition, geriatrics, and musculoskeletal health, with subfields including mineral intake, muscle function, nutritional assessment, and healthcare interventions.

She received the Public Research Award (Publieksprijs) from HvA in 2017 as part of a research team.

Carliene van Dronkelaar supervises student theses and has been involved in educational contributions, most recently in 2023-2024. She has given multiple invited talks in 2023 on topics including patient identification, nutrition for malnourished patients, and motivating dietitians to increase protein intake through tools and supplements.