Christophe Vanroelen

Christophe Vanroelen is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a former director of the BRISPO research group (previously Interface Demography). He holds a PhD in Social Health Sciences (Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium, 2009), a master’s degree in Sociology (Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium, 1999) and an advanced master’s degree in Quantitative Analysis Techniques in the Social Sciences (Katholieke Universiteit, Brussels, 2007). He has collaborated on several scientific research projects regarding socio-economic health inequalities, inequalities in the accessibility of healthcare and work-related health risks. His current research focuses on health inequalities and the effects of health determinants related to work and employment, precarious employment, the welfare state and social and health services.

Expertise:
Health sociology, sustainable employment, quality of work, precarious employment, psychosocial working conditions, social inequality in health