Hermien Dijk

Hermien Dijk is an Assistant Professor in Health Economics at the University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business. She specializes in economic evaluations of mental health interventions, with a focus on youth, trauma, and chronic conditions. Her work spans interdisciplinary collaborations, including roles at Accare Child Study Center and CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.

• Education: PhD in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (University of Groningen, 2016–2021).

Research interests include:

• Cost-effectiveness of mental health treatments
• Impact of mental health on socioeconomic outcomes (e.g., debt)
• Organization of youth mental healthcare
• Population health and longitudinal economic modeling

Scientific contributions emphasize mental health policy, societal cost analysis, and healthcare accessibility. She supervises BSc and MSc theses and mentors PhD student Caitlin Kiernan.