Desiree Lucassen

Desiree Lucassen is a Research Associate in the field of nutrition and health behavior, with a focus on developing and validating digital dietary assessment tools. Her work spans applications for obesity prevention, chronic fatigue management, and nutritional monitoring in specific populations such as pregnant women and youth with rheumatic conditions.

• Key projects include the creation of the "HAPPYthalamus" app for hypothalamic obesity and "Traqq" for dietary tracking.
• She has contributed to validating food frequency questionnaires for inflammatory bowel disease patients and evaluating dietary methods during the pandemic work-from-home period.

Her research integrates behavioral theory, mixed methods, and technology-based interventions to address public health challenges.

Recent projects highlight collaborations with institutions like Wageningen University, focusing on systems models for obesity prevention and user-centered design of dietary tools.