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Specialization

Medical Psychology / Medical communication

Focus of research

Marij Hillen is an assistant professor, Principal Educator, and VENI-recipient at Amsterdam UMC. She researches provider-patient interaction with the aim to enhance complex communication and the relation between patients and their physicians. The focus of her research line is on patient-physician trust and uncertainty in medicine.

Marij obtained over €2.000.000,- in research grants, of which €600.000,- through personal fellowships. She authored over 60 international peer-reviewed publications. She has successfully supervised and currently supervises multiple PhD, masters’ and bachelors’ students. Additionally, she heads and/or contributes to leading national and international professional associations within her research field. Marij is associate editor for Patient Education and Counseling, journal of the International Association for Communication in Healthcare.