Jan Willem has training in pediatric and adult rehabilitation medicine (physiatry) with a special clinical and research interest in transitional services and life course health development. His research focuses on the themes of family, function, friends & fun (daily activities and participation) with a special interest in physical activity promotion (fitness) and in transitions from adolescence to adulthood (future).
Jan Willem leads a research program that advances the knowledge of health development of people with disabilities and their families, including physical health and mental health, and that enhances their well-being through interventions carefully tailored, timed and integrated into health services. Jan Willem's research is frequently published in peer-reviewed articles in leading journals.
