HERMANS Roel
LeefstijlLab, the Netherlands
- Roel Hermans is a behavioural scientist working in the area of health promotion. His areas of expertise include the influence of the built and social environment on eating behavior, health behavior change and science communication.
- Roel has a background in the Pedagogical Sciences and received his PhD from the Faculty of Social Science at Radboud University in 2013. His doctoral thesis was on the social influences on food intake.
- Next to his academic endeavours, Roel has worked as behavioural consultant at the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and Jumbo Supermarkten BV working at the intersection of science, policy, business and society.
- In 2020, Roel founded LeefstijlLab, an inspiration and activation platform aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle. Through his brand, Roel offers behavioral coaching, training and education to individuals and coaches. In addition, he works as an independent behavioral consultant for different health organizations in the Netherlands.
Recent publications:
- Ronteltap et al., Digital health interventions to improve eating behavior of people with lower socioeconomic position: A scoping review of behaviour change techniques. BMC Nutrition, 8, 145 (2022).
- Poelman et al, Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands. Appetite. 2021 Feb 1;157:105002.
- Folkvord, F., Hermans, R.C.J. Food Marketing in an Obesogenic Environment: a Narrative Overview of the Potential of Healthy Food Promotion to Children and Adults. Curr Addict Rep. 2020; 7: 431–436.
- Waterlander et al. A System Dynamics and Participatory Action Research Approach to Promote Healthy Living and a Healthy Weight among 10–14-Year-Old Adolescents in Amsterdam: The LIKE Programme. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2020 Jul 8;17(14):4928.
- Hermans, R.C.J. et al. Public Health Nutrition Communication in the Netherlands: from information provision to behavior change. The handbook of eating and drinking, 2020.