Diola Bijlhout
Programme Manager for the MSc Public Health and Social Care in Practice
Background
Diola received a PhD in Education at the University of Greenwich in London on the subject of promoting and evaluating the health and wellbeing of young people based on an innovative educational framework. She is a graduate from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in Health Economics, Policy and Law with a thesis on the power of patient associations during health policy reforms.
She combines excellent practice and research expertise with lecturing and program management responsibilities at the London campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and has taught numerous subjects in the field of health and social care across different countries.
Specialist Subjects
- Public Health Management
- Social Care Governance
- Health Economics
- International Health Systems
- Global Health
- Research and Data Analysis
Professional and/or Research Experience
Diola has an international scope and has coordinated and collaborated on various quantitative and qualitative research projects with various researchers, including at the University of Greenwich (UK), the Ben Gurion University (Israel), the University of Leuven (Belgium), the UZ Brussel University Hospital (Belgium), the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UK), Doctors of the World (UK) and the Erasmus University Medical Centre (Netherlands).
Qualifications
- PhD
- MSc
- BA
Languages Spoken
Diola has proficiency in English and Dutch language, and also has a basic proficiency of German and French.
Professional Membership or Roles
ATEE Chair of the Research & Development Community of Health, Environment and Sustainability Education (2019 – current)
Academic Teaching
Link to Orcid Profile
Professional Publications
- Bijlhout, D and Ade-Ojo, G. (2025). Literacy for Specific Purposes (LSP): a literacy curriculum framework for learners in vocational education. International Journal of Instruction, 18 (1). pp. 215-236. 1308-1470.
- Deschildre, A., Alvaro‐Lozano, M., Muraro, A., Podesta, M., de Silva, D., Giovannini, M,.... Bijlhout, D. (2024). Towards a common approach for managing food allergy and serious allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) at school. GA2LEN and EFA consensus statement. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 15(1), 1-18.
- Bijlhout, D., Vilaca, T., and Chewitt-Lucas, R. (2023). Best Teaching Practices in Environmental Sustainability Education: A Cross-Country Comparison. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
- Magaji, A., Ade-Ojo, G. A., Bijlhout, D., (2022), The Impact of After School Science Club on the Learning Progress and Attainment of Students, International Journal of Instruction. 15 (3), pp. 171-190.
- Muraro, A, Bijlhout, D., et al., (2021). EAACI guideline: Anaphylaxis (2021 update), Allergy European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,2021.
- Silva, D, Bijlhout, D., et al., (2020). Diagnosing, managing and preventing anaphylaxis: Systematic review, Allergy European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020 (00), 1–14.
- Bijlhout, D., (2015). “Vulnerable migrants’ ability to register with GP’s in Greater London: assessing General Practice behaviour”, Report -Doctors of the World, London.
- Neyens, I., Bijlhout, D., Vermeulen, B., and Van Audenhove, C.H. (2015). “Psychosocial needs and support for men with prostate cancer and their spouse”, Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 71 (16), 1019 – 1024.
- Bijlhout, D., Neyens, I., Vermeulen, B., and Van Audenhove, CH. (2013). Report “Qualitative data results of the psychosocial needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their partners in Flanders”. LUCAS, Leuven University, Belgium.
- Vermeulen, B. Bijlhout, D., DeSmet, A., Neyens, I., and Van Audenhove, CH. (2013). Report “Quantitative data results of the psychosocial needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their partners in Flanders”. LUCAS, Leuven University, Belgium.
- Bijlhout, D., DeSmet, A., Schrijfers, J., and Van Audenhove, Ch. (2011). Report “Psychosocial support for the needs of men with prostate cancer and their partners in Flanders”. LUCAS, Leuven, Belgium.
Available to Supervise Doctoral Students
Yes