M.A. Brehm PhD

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Personal Information

Name: Brehm
First name: Merel (female)
Birth date: 29/06/1976

Academic qualifications

• Doctorate (PhD) in Human Movement Sciences; Faculty of Medicine, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 21/06/2007, Thesis title ‘The clinical assessment of energy expenditure in pathological gait'
• Master's (MSc) in Human Movement Sciences; Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam,  31/10/2001
• Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy; Faculty of Occupational therapy, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, 31/01/1998

Employment history

• 01/01/2010 – recent          0.87 fte/permanent appointment as senior iresearcher at the Department of Rehabilitation of the AMC
• 15/07/2007 – 31/12/2009: 1.0 fte/fixed-term appointment as post-doc researcher at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the VUmc
• 01/04/2005 – 01/07/2005: 1.0 fte/stipendium appointment as PhD student at Gillette Children’s Speciality Healthcare, St Paul, USA
• 01/11/2001 – 15/07/2007: 1.0 fte/fixed-term appointment as PhD student at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the VUmc
• 01/01/2001 – 01/01/2002: 0.2 fte/fixed-term appointment as assistant researcher at the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University
• 01/04/2000 – 01/08/2000: 1.0 fte/fixed-term appointment as an occupational therapist at the Heliomare Rehabilitation Center, Wijk aan Zee.

 

 Grants, scholarships and prizes

• 2005: Stipendium for a research internship (3-months) on the effects of ankle-foot orthoses in children with cerebral palsy at the Gillette Children’s Hospital in St Paul, USA. Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm; The stipendium was granted by the KNAW Ter Meulen fonds. (€7.250, 1.0 fte)
• 2007: Grant for a 2-year implementation project (‘Development of an orthotic guideline’) Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm; collaborative applicants: Prof. dr. F. Nollet and Prof. dr. J. Dekker. The grant was subsidized by ZonMw (2e top down implementatieronde van het programma Revalidatieonderzoek. (€70.000, 0.5 fte)
• 2009: Grant for a 2-year guideline project on orthotics. Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm; collaborative applicant: Prof. dr. F. Nollet. The grant was subsidized by the SKMS (Stichting Kwaliteitsgelden Medisch Specialisten). (€68.000, 0.5 fte)
• 2009: Grant for a 1-year innovation project (‘Development of a digital physical examination application’). Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm; collaborative applicants: dr. ir. J. Harlaar and Mrs. Lia Out. The grant was subsidized by ZonMw (Innovatieprogramma Revalidatie). (€40.000)
• 2010: Grant for a 4-year PhD-project on the effects of ankle-foot orthoses on mobility and participation in children cerebral palsy. Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm; collaborative applicants: Prof J. Becher and dr. ir. J Harlaar. The grant was subsidized by the Phelps Stichting, the Johanna Kinderfonds, and the Adriaan Stichting. (€330.000)
• 2010: Grant for a 1-year innovation project. Principal applicant: Mrs. dr. A. Dallmeijer; collaborative applicants: Mrs. dr. M.A Brehm, dr. ir. J. Harlaar, mrs. Dr. A Buizer and Mrs. Dr. P van Schie. The grant was subsidized by ZonMw (Innovatieprogramma Revalidatie). (€45.000)
• 2014: Grant for a 1-year implementation project (FACTS-2-NMD+). Principal applicants: dr. M.A. Brehm and prof. dr. F Nollet. ZonMw subsidized the grant. (€30.000)
• 2014: Grant for a 4-year PhD-project. Principal applicants: dr. M.A. Brehm and prof. dr. F Nollet. The grant was subsidized by the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds. (€249.117)
• 2015/2016: Grant for a 2-year research project. Principal applicant: dr. M.A. Brehm. The grant was subsidized by the Phelps stichting voor spastici and the Johanna Kinderfonds. (€120.000).

 Supervision of PhD students/co-promotor  

• Mrs. Y.L. Kerkum. March 7 2016. Maximizing the efficacy of Ankle-Foot Orthoses in children with cerebral palsy; Promoters: Prof. dr. J.G. Becher and Prof. dr. ir.  J. Harlaar, co-promoters: dr. M.A. Brehm and dr. A.I. Buizer.
• Mrs. S. Koopman. October 13 2016. Treating fatigue in post-polio syndrome; Promoters: Prof dr. F. Nollet and Prof. dr. M. de Visser, co-promoters: dr. J.A. Beelen and dr. M.A. Brehm
• Mrs H.E. Ploeger. Start 2012. The application of dorsiflexion-stopped ankle foot orthoses in polio survivors with calf muscle weakness; Promoter: Prof dr. F. Nollet. co-promoters: dr. M.A. Brehm and dr. S.A. Bus.
• Mr. N.F. Waterval. Start 2014. Precision orthotics: optimizing ankle foot orthoses to improve mobility in neuromuscular diseases. Promoters: Prof. dr. F Nollet and Prof. dr. ir.  J. Harlaar, co-promoter: dr. M.A. Brehm.

Prof. MD PhD F. Nollet (Improving functioning in complex rehabilitation populations)

PhD J.A.J.M. Beelen (Optimizing quality of care in the rehabilitation care pathways: neurological rehabilitation and children rehabilitation)

PhD S.A. Bus (Lower-extremity biomechanics and injury prevention in health and disease)

• S. Oorschot
• H.E. Ploeger
• B.G.H. Raijmakers
• J.A.M. Tuijtelaars
• E. van Duijnhoven

• AMC
• Fior & Gentz Orthopдdietechnik
• ZonMw