Marijke De Couck

Marijke De Couck is an unpaid Visiting Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Her research focuses on cancer, pain management, physiology, and biofeedback, with a particular interest in vagus nerve mechanisms in oncology and psychosocial factors influencing pain perception.

• ORCID: 0000-0001-7887-8073
• Research affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Her work explores biopsychosocial interventions like pain neuroscience education for cancer survivors, vagus nerve stimulation in disease processes, and the impact of perceived injustice on chronic pain. Recent publications include randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews on pain management, as well as interdisciplinary studies on resume screening biases.

Notable research trends encompass:

• Teleprehabilitation protocols for breast cancer patients
• Meta-analytical approaches to pain psychology
• Neuromodulatory mechanisms in oncology
• Occupational psychology in hiring processes

Active in multidisciplinary collaborations, she contributes to projects like IMAGica (2016-2023) involving genetic diseases and cardiac arrhythmias, as well as clinical trials with teams across Belgium, Netherlands, and international institutions.