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Joyce Bierbooms is a Researcher and Senior Researcher at Tilburg University, affiliated with the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Tranzo department. She leads the Program on Technological and Social Innovation for Mental Health and focuses on Digitalization and Society. Her work emphasizes integrating technology into mental healthcare, particularly through e-mental health solutions and professional training.
Her research interests include mental health care transformation, digital mental health adoption, and healthcare innovation. She has conducted studies on the impact of technologies like serious gaming (escape rooms) and video conferencing on mental health professionals' skills and patient care. Her work also explores organizational flexibility and peer-supported open dialogue in healthcare settings.
Bierbooms has published extensively since 2008, with notable contributions on the role of capital in digital health equity, post-pandemic healthcare models, and team-based flexibility programs. Her research often combines qualitative and quantitative methods, such as surveys and co-design approaches.
Professional activities include presentations on digital health technology adoption and participatory design of training tools. She collaborates across disciplines and institutions to address gaps in mental healthcare delivery and workforce development.
