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Wendy Van Lippevelde

Wendy Van Lippevelde

Article(s) published in the ECOG eBook:

 
Wendy Van Lippevelde
Zakstraat 9
9300 Aalst East-Flanders
Belgium
Mobile phone: +32 (0) 486 155580
Email: Wendy.VanLippevelde@ugent.be

 

University Degrees

2009 – 2012
PhD in Social Health Sciences: Medical-Social Sciences (granted 13 november 2012), Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (no grades are rewarded for this program)

2006 – 2008
Master of Science in Health promotion and education, Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (graduated with great distinction)

2003 – 2006
Bachelor degree in Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences, KaHo Sint – Lieven, Departement Ghent (graduated with distinction)

 

Work experience

September 2008 – December 2008
Research assistant at the department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

January 2009 – July 2012
PhD student/research assistant at the department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium; involved as a research assistant/PhD student in the ‘EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth’ (ENERGY)-project. In this project, I was responsible for the implementation and performance of both qualitative and quantitative research (including a cross-sectional study, focus group research, secondary-data analyses, systematic reviews and an intervention study)

August 2012 – October 2012
Research assistant in the ‘Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’ (HBSC) – study including statistical analyses on the existing HBSC database focusing on schools’ health policy and children’s nutrient profiles; Education assistant at the department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium

November 2012 – December 2012
80% Post-doctoral researcher at the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium; responsible for the planning of the new food consumption survey in Belgium; 20% Education assistant at the department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium

January 2013 – currently
Post-doctoral researcher at the department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium; Education assistant at the department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium

 

Membership of Scientific Societies

The Belgium Nutrition Society (BNS)
International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) European Nutrition Leadership Programme network (ENLP)

 

Scientific Rewards

Royal Academy for Medicine – Price Dr. Luc Broeckaert and Mrs Annie Depreeuw for preventive medicine 2012

 

Skills

Languages:
Dutch: Native
English: Fluent
French: Adequate
German: Notions

Soft ware:
SPSS: Very good
MLwIN: Very good
STATA: Good
QSR N6 / NVivo: Very good
Exell: Very good
Word: Very good
Powerpoint: Very good

 

Overview of publications – A1

Maes L, Van Cauwenberghe E, Van Lippevelde W, Spittaels H, De Pauw E, Oppert JM, Van Lenthe FJ, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Effectiveness of workplace interventions in Europe promoting healthy eating: a systematic review. Eur J Public Health. 2012 Oct;22(5):677-83. Epub 2011 Jul 23.Review. (impact factor: 2.516)

Van Lippevelde W, Verloigne M, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Bjelland M, Lien N, Fernández- Alvira JM, Moreno LA, Kovacs E, Brug J, Maes L. What do parents think about parental participation in school-based interventions on energy balance-related behaviours? a qualitative study in 4 countries. BMC Public Health. 2011 Nov 23;11:881. doi: 10.1186/1471- 2458-11-881. (impact factor: 1.997)

Van Lippevelde W, van Stralen M, Verloigne M, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Deforche B, Brug J, Maes L, Haerens L. Mediating effects of home-related factors on fat intake from snacks in a school-based nutrition intervention among adolescents. Health Educ Res. 2012 Feb;27(1):36- 45. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr110. Epub 2011 Dec 8. (impact factor: 1.615)

Verloigne M, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Family- and school- based correlates of energy balance-related behaviours in 10-12-year-old children: a systematic review within the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Aug;15(8):1380-95. doi: 10.1017/S1368980011003168. Epub 2012 Jan 24. Review. (impact factor: 2.250)

Van Lippevelde W, Verloigne M, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Brug J, Bjelland M, Lien N, Maes L. Does parental involvement make a difference in school-based nutrition and physical activity interventions? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Int J Public Health. 2012 Aug;57(4):673-8. doi: 10.1007/s00038-012-0335-3. Review (impact factor: 1.993).

De Coen V, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Vereecken C, Verbestel V, Haerens L, Huybrechts I, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L. Effects of a 2-year healthy eating and physical activity intervention for 3-6-year-olds in communities of high and low socio-economic status: the POP (Prevention of Overweight among Pre-school and school children) project. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Sep;15(9):1737-45. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012000687. Epub 2012 Mar 8. (impact factor: 2.250)

Verloigne M, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Yıldırım M, Chinapaw M, Manios Y, Androutsos O, Kovács E, Bringolf-Isler B, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Mar 31;9:34. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-34. (impact factor: 3.577)

Singh AS, Chinapaw MJ, Uijtdewilligen L, Vik FN, van Lippevelde W, Fernández-Alvira JM, Stomfai S, Manios Y, van der Sluijs M, Terwee C, Brug J. Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-parent questionnaire on parenting practices, energy balance-related behaviours and their potential behavioural determinants: the ENERGY- project. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Aug 13;5:434. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-434.

Verloigne M, Bere E, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Lien N, Vik FN, Brug J, Cardon G, De Bourdeaudhuij I. The effect of the UP4FUN pilot intervention on objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity in 10-12 year old children in Belgium: the ENERGY- project. BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 18;12:805. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-805. (impact factor: 1.997)

Verloigne M, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Yildirim M, Chinapaw M, Manios Y, Androutsos O, Kovács É, Bringolf-Isler B, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Self-reported TV and computer time do not represent accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in 10 to 12-year-olds. Eur J Public Health. 2013 Feb;23(1):30-2. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cks047. Epub 2012 Apr 27. (impact factor: 2.516)

Verloigne M, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Family- and school- based predictors of energy balance-related behaviours in children: a 6-year longitudinal study. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Feb;16(2):202-11. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012004120. Epub 2012 Sep 21. (impact factor: 2.250)

Van Lippevelde W, te Velde SJ, Verloigne M, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Manios Y, Bere E, Jan N, Fernández-Alvira JM, Chinapaw MJ, Bringolf-Isler B,Kovacs E, Brug J, Maes L. Associations between home- and family-related factors and fruit juice and soft drink intake among 10- to 12-year old children. The ENERGY project. Appetite. 2013 Feb;61(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.10.019. Epub 2012 Nov 12.(impact factor: 2.541)

De Bourdeaudhuij I, Verloigne M, Maes L, Van Lippevelde W, Chinapaw MJ, Te Velde SJ, Manios Y, Androutsos O, Kovacs E, Dössegger A, Brug J. Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with weight and weight status among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls in Europe: a cluster analysis within the ENERGY project. Pediatr Obes. 2013 Oct;8(5):367-75. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00117.x. Epub 2012 Dec 13. (impact factor: 2.276)

Van Lippevelde W, Te Velde SJ, Verloigne M, Van Stralen MM, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Manios Y, Bere E, Vik FN, Jan N, Fernández Alvira JM, Chinapaw MJ, Bringolf-Isler B, Kovacs E, Brug J, Maes L. Associations between family-related factors, breakfast consumption and BMI among 10- to 12-year-old European children: the cross-sectional ENERGY-study. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e79550. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079550. (impact factor: 3.730)