COCO Master thesis studies
The Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise (COCO) stimulates Master Students at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel to study community-based approaches to serious illness, death, dying and loss in a variety of contexts. Currently we have 17 students conducting Compassionate Community research. Below is an overview of the ongoing thesis studies.
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Promotors
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Students and their topics
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Prof. Sara De Gieter (WOPS)
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6 thesis students exploring the topic of ‘Compassionate Workplaces’
- Femke Slachmuylders (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Hannah Norman (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Marie Van Hulle (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Hanne Geens (to submit in 2022-2023)
- Femke Legroux (to submit in 2022-2023)
- Connie Viviane Depotter (to submit in 2022-2023)
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Prof. Free De Backer (BILD)
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- Laure Jorun Verstreken: “The influence of art on compassionate care” (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Giovanna Quaranta: “The role of the arts in fostering care and compassion among fragile communities” (to submit in 2021-2022)
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Dr. Deborah De Moortel (ID)
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- Elise Gabriels: “Views on Compassionate Workplaces among family carers confronted with serious suffering or death.” (to submit in 2021-2022)
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Prof. Filip Van Droogenbroeck (TOR)
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- Robbe Spanoghe: “What is the impact of the reintegration process in the Belgian labour market of people who have been ill for a long time” (to submit in 2021-2022)
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Prof. Sarah Dury (BAST)
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- Pauline Vandereyken: “Research into the facilitators and barriers that stakeholders experience during the development of the Compassionate Sint-Kruis project” (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Ellen Spruyt: “Research into the experiences of Vrije Universiteit Brussel students regarding the Compassionate University VUB” (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Ilke Van den Broeck: “Keeping death alive: on Compassionate University VUB its steering group” (to submit in 2021-2022)
- Ana Boomans: “Een onderzoek naar Compassionate VUB en de ervaringen van studenten verbonden aan de Brussels Health Campus.” (to submit in 2021-2022)
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Prof. Kenneth Chambaere en Dr. Steven Vanderstichelen (EOLC)
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- Hendrik Van Simaeys: “The university as a death system: how do universities as communities deal with death, loss and the end of life among its members?” (UGent; to submit in 2021-2022)
- Maaike Paredis: “Socialisation of palliative care: the support for helping neighbors with palliative care needs” (UGent; to submit in 2022-2023)
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Prof. Michael Ryckewaert & Dr. Nele Aernouts (Cosmopolis)
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- Franziska Quashning: “Creating a care network in the city: The CALICO project on a neighborhood scale” (to submit in 2021-2022)
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