Sarah Van de Velde
ESHMS Vice-President
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliation
Centre for Population, Family and Health, Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Degree
BA in Sociology and Social Work, MA in Sociology, PhD in Sociology
Research Interests
Gender and ethnic disparities in mental health and health care use, student well-being, abortion, female genital mutilation/cutting, cross-national comparisons
Biography
Sarah Van de Velde performs research in the domain of medical sociology and family sociology. Most prominent research strands are the studies on gender differences in mental health and health care use, as well as reproductive health and harmful practices against women. Specific attention is paid to macro-structural sources of gender inequality.
Countries of collaboration
Europe, Egypt, Kenya
Academic webpage/website
Sarah Van De Velde at the University of Antwerp