Jacqueline Broerse

Prof. Jacqueline Broerse is a Full Professor in Innovation and Communication in Health & Life Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, leading the Athena Institute for transdisciplinary research. Her work focuses on food system transformations, emphasizing equity and sustainability through multi-stakeholder engagement. She coordinates major EU projects like FIT4FOOD2030 (2017-2020) and FoodCLIC (2022-2027), and chairs CLEVERFOOD (2023-2027). She advises the EU High-Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science and serves on boards of Amsterdam Academic Workplace Food and Amsterdam Public Health. Broerse holds a PhD (1998) and master's (1988) in Biomedical Sciences, and previously worked in policy roles at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Education:

• Master's in Biomedical Sciences (1988)
• PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology Research (1998)

Research Interests: Public engagement methodologies, governance of systemic change, urban food policies, and transdisciplinary practices. Her work bridges academia and society, aiming to foster inclusive sustainability transitions. She develops tools for stakeholder collaboration in food systems and evaluates interventions like nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Laos and Vietnam.

Recent Article Trends: Broerse’s 2024-2025 publications emphasize stakeholder engagement frameworks, digital innovations in food governance, and global health equity. Key themes include NGO advocacy for disability rights, competency development in transdisciplinary education, and systemic barriers to healthy food retail interventions.

Awards:

• 2021: Samantha Adams Best Paper Award
• 2020: STS Making & Doing Award

Advising & Leadership: Supervised 58 PhD theses and led academic programs like the Erasmus Mundus Global Health Joint Degree. Her leadership includes directing the Research Master Global Health (2014-2022) and co-founding master’s programs in Health Policy and International Public Health.

Labs/Teams: Central to the Athena Institute’s transdisciplinary projects, she collaborates with global networks through initiatives like CLEVERFOOD and FoodCLIC, fostering Living Labs for food system innovation.