Syb Kuijper

Syb Kuijper is a Researcher at the Health Care Governance (HCG) group within the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work focuses on the intersection of nursing practice, organizational dynamics, and health policy in the Dutch healthcare context.

His research interests include nursing practice, healthcare organization, organizational change, ethnographic research, job crafting, turnover intention, and the political and ethical dimensions of care work. Using qualitative and ethnographic methods, he investigates how nursing roles are restructured, how organizational changes affect care delivery, and how frontline healthcare workers navigate institutional constraints.

The recent body of his publications reveals a strong focus on ethnographic inquiry into nursing work, particularly in Dutch hospitals. His research explores themes such as the politics of reorganization, epistemic resistance to change, job crafting as a retention tool, and the moral challenges of rationing and experimentation in care. These works collectively signal a critical, socially informed approach to health services research.

He actively collaborates with researchers such as Ingrid Wallenburg, Roland Bal, and Miriam Felder, and has contributed to high-impact journals including Social Science and Medicine, BMC Nursing, and Advances in Nursing Science. His doctoral thesis (2025) on the politics of reorganizing nursing work underscores his deep engagement with ethnographic methodologies and healthcare governance.

• Researcher, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
• PhD candidate (completed June 2025)
• Focus on Dutch healthcare settings
• Active in critical nursing and organizational studies

Syb Kuijper has participated in academic oral presentations, such as 'The Price of Progress? The Assetization of Care' (March 2025), indicating ongoing scholarly engagement. There is no public information about formal students under his supervision or specific grants he has led. His work is frequently shared via open access and has been noted in research platforms like Mendeley.

He is part of a vibrant research network focused on health care governance and has contributed to collaborative projects such as the RN2Blend consortium. His research contributes to improving work environments and addressing nursing shortages through structural and cultural analysis.