Sarah Devos
Status: PhD researcher
Sarah Devos obtained a joint-honours BSc in Psychology and Sociology from Brunel University London, and a MSc in Global Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Kings College London. Her academic interests include, but are not limited to, maternal mental health, climate migration, global (mental) health ethics and holistic approaches to health and wellbeing. Prior to commencing her PhD in our research group, Sarah worked at Ghent University as Curriculum Manager for the Master Global Health (temporarily), and for UGent’s Strategic Institutional Partnerships with UC Berkeley and Queensland.
Since the 1st of September Sarah has been working, as a PhD researcher, on the Red Nose project that aims to investigate feelings of loneliness among newly arrived minors, and the role of school social capital. She is working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Piet Bracke and Prof. Dr. Benedicte Deforche, and she is based at both Hedera (50%) and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (the department of Public Health and Primary Care, in the Health Promotion research unit).