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In 2013, Margreet completed her PhD in social cultural dynamics of adolescent risk behaviour, focusing specifically on comparing and explaining trends in adolescent substance use and sexual behaviours across more than 25 Western countries. Her thesis received a cum laude distinction. Currently, Margreet's research concentrates on explaining trends in adolescent health in Europe and North America in the early 21st century. In particular, she examines sex inequalities in young people's mental health, substance use, sexual behaviour, and internet use. Margreet is involved in the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study and chairs the gender equality focus group. She closely collaborates with other researchers in Europe in the field of gender disparities in adolescent health and health promotion. In the past, she has worked at universities such as Queen's University in Kingston (Canada), the University of California in Berkeley (USA), and the University of St Andrews (United Kingdom). Margreet has (co)authored 45 publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals, with an H-index of 21.
Department of Psychology