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Research expertise
Social scientist - Senior Research Fellow | Health Equity Expert - Migration, Racism, Gender-focused | 20+ Years Leading Global Public Health Research | Academic with Extensive Experience in Teaching / Research Dissemination
Senior qualitative researcher and social scientist with 20+ years of methodological expertise across ethnography, mixed methods, and participatory action research. Extensive international teaching experience in qualitative methods and health equity across North America, Europe, and Africa. Published 40+ peer-reviewed articles in leading journals (BMJ Global Health, International Journal of Equity in Health, BMC Public Health, PLOS Global Public Health). Editorial Board member of PLOS Global Public Health. Extensive international teaching experience across North America, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Recognized expert in racial discrimination in policing in Canada and Country-of-origin information for St Lucia and St Kitts in the United Kingdom, with proven impact in legal proceedings, and public health. Current focus on innovative AI-assisted qualitative analysis and decolonial research practices, and open science methodologies.
Keywords
- B680-public-health
- public health
- global health
- health equity
- qualitative health research
- anti-racism
- gender-sensitive
- outbreak research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ID-BQI: Investigating and defining neglected Bartonella quintana infection and ectoparasitosis among populations experiencing houselessness
Joffe, M. (Researcher), Bottieau, E. (Copromotor), Cheng, M. P. (Copromotor), Shapiro, J. (Copromotor), Sabiston, L. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (Researcher), Meudec, M. (Researcher), Peeters, K. (Promotor) & Boodman, C. G. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Project
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FA5 RD CONGO: Strengthen research and education capacities in the partner institutes (INRB, CRSK, ESP) in DRC (Outcome 1) Support to interruption of transmission of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) by 2030 (Outcome 2)
Verlé, P. (Copromotor), Nicco, E. (Copromotor), Van Cauwenberg, I. (Other), Rosanas-Urgell, A. (Researcher), Mutsaers, M. (Researcher), de Jong, B. (Researcher), Van Den Abbeele, J. (Researcher), Dermauw, V. (Researcher), Ariën, K. (Researcher), Hauner, A. (Researcher), Monsieurs, P. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (Researcher), Kreppel, K. (Researcher), Vanlerberghe, V. (Researcher), Ingelbeen, B. (Researcher), Lepore, L. (Researcher), Inocêncio da Luz, R. (Researcher), Semaan, A. (Researcher), Seghers, C.-A. (Researcher), Polman, K. (Researcher), Katsuva Sibongwere, D. (Researcher), Colombe, S. (Researcher), Benova, L. (Copromotor), Meudec, M. (Researcher), Van Den Abbeele, J. (PI), Van Den Abbeele, J. (Promotor) & Kattenberg, E. (Promotor)
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Development project
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MASS-TRAPPING WILRIJK: Implementatie en procesevaluatie van alternatieve technieken om de verspreiding van de tijgermug (Aedes albopictus) tegen te gaan in Wilrijk: pilootstudie
Meudec, M. (Researcher), Colombe, S. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (PI) & Müller, R. (Promotor)
Flemish Government - Agency for Nature and Forest
1/02/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Service
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Scabies1: Understanding the increase in scabies cases in Flanders
Laisnez, V. (Partner), Dhaeze, W. (Partner), Cosaert, T. (Researcher), Okeson, P. (Researcher), Brosius, I. (Researcher), de Gooyer, T. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (Researcher), Aljadeeah, S. (Researcher), Visser, J. (Researcher), Stefani, G. (Researcher), Meudec, M. (CoPI), Colombe, S. (PI) & Kreppel, K. (Promotor)
Flemish Government - Agency for Care & Health
1/12/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Project
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CABU-EICO: Verbeteren van antibiotica gebruik en infectie preventie met gedragsinterventies in dorpen in DRC en Burkina Faso
van der Sande, M. (Promotor), Ingelbeen, B. (Coordinator), van Kleef, E. (Copromotor), Meudec, M. (Researcher), Halidou, T. (Copromotor), Phanzu, M. (Copromotor), Wouters, E. (Copromotor), Cooper, B. (Copromotor), Baker, S. (Copromotor), Giles-Vernick, T. (Copromotor) & Kreppel, K. (Promotor)
1/05/22 → 30/04/25
Project: Research Project
Research output
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Combined perspectives from people affected by scabies and healthcare workers: a mixed- methods study in Flanders, Belgium - PUBLIC REPORT
Meudec, M. & Colombe, S., 17-Mar-2026, Zenodo: Zenodo. 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Maternal health workers' knowledge, practices, and influencing factors in screening and managing perinatal mental health conditions in primary healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Bimrew, M., Field, S., Benova, L., Meudec, M., Gebremedhin, S., Workicho, A., Bekele, D., Alamdo, A. G. & Asefa, A., 5-Mar-2026, In: BMC Health Services Research. 26, 1, 11 p., 387.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Perspectieven van mensen met scabiës en zorgverleners: Een mixed methods-studie in Vlaanderen, België - Openbaar rapport
Translated title of the contribution :Combined perspectives from people affected by scabies and healthcare workers: a mixed- methods study in Flanders, Belgium - PUBLIC REPORT Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Trends van scabiës in België, 2000-2025: een analyse van meerdere gegevensbronnen
Translated title of the contribution :Trends in scabies in Belgium, 2000–2025: an analysis of multiple data sources Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Beyond COVID-19, the case for collecting, analysing and using sex-disaggregated data and gendered data to inform outbreak response: a scoping review
Gales, M., Phillips, E., Pao, L., Dubray, C., Elizalde, C., Heidari, S., Degail, M., Meudec, M., Siddiqui, M. & Carter, S., 19-Jan-2025, In: BMJ Global Health. 10, 1, 16 p., e015900.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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International expert committee - PEPR PREZODE Foresight on the prevention of zoonotic disease emergence (External organisation)
Meudec, M. (Participant)
Apr-2026 → Dec-2027Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
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Lecturer for CC3 - Systèmes de santé et Politiques de santé pour une Couverture Sanitaire Universelle (French) - Session intitulée "Participation des communautés aux systèmes de santé"
Meudec, M. (Invited speaker)
1-Jun-2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Lecturer for CC2 - Santé en temps de crise. Session intitulée "Racisme et santé dans le contexte de la migration"
Meudec, M. (Invited speaker)
5-May-2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Frontiers in Sociology (Journal)
Meudec, M. (Reviewer)
Oct-2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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BMC Medical Research Methodology (Journal)
Meudec, M. (Reviewer)
Oct-2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts