Specialization
Focus of research
Lies ter Beek's expertise is at the intersection of health literacy and behavior change, and intervention development in both healthcare and public health, specifically with regard to people in a vulnerable position. She has extensive experience in working with people with limited health literacy, as well as insufficient language skills, in the clinical setting: both as a healthcare professional and as a scientist. The main overarching themes of her research are people’s resilience, competences, and awareness with the aim of improving preventive care. For example with regard to nutrition and functionality. (ter Beek et al. 2018, 2020) She wants preventive care to become more accessible for people with limited health literacy. At the same time, she aims to strengthen the skills that people need to become more healthy. (Sponselee, ter Beek et al. 2023) Current projects focus on intervention development with regard to health literacy and health behavior change, in both the community as well as in the clinical setting, holding a clinical researcher registration (brok 15088).