Dr Marianne Nieuwenhuis, a movement scientist, is a professor by special appointment of the research area Functional Recovery and Quality of Life after Burns within the professorship Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing. This professorship has been established by the Dutch Burns Foundation.
Over the past decades, burn care has evolved significantly, with improved treatments leading to higher survival rates. As a result, an increasing number of people are living with the long-term consequences of burns, which can be profound. To ensure that multidisciplinary burn care effectively contributes to the patient’s goal—optimal recovery of function and quality of life—it is essential to understand how treatments and outcomes are linked. This includes identifying predictors of recovery, potential delays, and both barriers and facilitators of rehabilitation.
The research area is therefore centred on two interrelated themes:
- Developing methods to optimise recovery, functioning, and quality of life for burn survivors, including the development of assessment tools where necessary.
- Enhancing interprofessional collaboration to improve burn care and rehabilitation.
The practice-based scientific research within this research area is conducted in close collaboration with institutions such as the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). In addition to her role as a professor, Marianne works as a research coordinator at the Burn Centre of Martini Hospital and serves as Head of Clinical Research at the Association of Dutch Burn Centres.
Beyond research, Marianne is passionate about mentoring (PhD) students, collaborating with healthcare professionals and researchers from various disciplines, and providing education to professionals and experts by experience—for instance, in Evidence-Based Practice.
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Dr. Marianne Nieuwenhuis
Professor Functional recovery and quality of life after burns
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