Marije van der Lee

Prof. Marije van der Lee is a Full Professor in Psycho-Oncology at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), holding an endowed chair in Clinical and Medical Psychology. She leads the scientific research department at the Helen Dowling Institute (HDI) and provides clinical care as a registered health psychologist. Her research focuses on personalized e-interventions for cancer patients, particularly addressing cancer-related fatigue, fear of recurrence, and resilience. Key projects include the COMPANION study (partner-involvement in fatigue treatment), SCHEME (predicting psychological distress risk), and the IMPRESS initiative (resilience in long-term responders to immunotherapy).

Her work emphasizes co-creation with patients, as seen in the development of the doorlevenmetkanker.nl psychosocial support website. She has authored over 89 publications since 2003, with recent contributions in European Journal of Cancer Care, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, and Current Oncology. Her interventions, such as 'Less Tired' and 'Less Fear of Cancer' online programs, have been implemented clinically. She leads the HDI's endowed chair focused on optimizing psycho-oncology treatments to 'find what works for whom.'

Current research priorities include validating personalized measurement designs, reducing patient burden in studies, and assessing cost-effectiveness of digital therapeutics. She collaborates with institutions like the University Medical Center Groningen and Radboud University Medical Center. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges clinical practice, research, and policy to improve cancer patients' mental well-being and quality of life.