Biography
David Blok is an academic researcher at the [Erasmus Movez Lab][]. In June 2018, he successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “*Introducing systems approaches to health behavioral research*”. His current research focuses on developing and applying complex system methods (e.g., participatory systems mapping and agent-based modeling) and AI to study health behaviors in the context of (online) social networks. Research interests: health, health behaviors, complex systems, AI, agent-based modeling [Erasmus Movez Lab]: https://www.eur.nl/en/essb/research/movez-lab
Researcher
- d.j.blok.1@erasmusmc.nl
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Assistant professor | Behavioural Change
- d.j.blok@essb.eur.nl
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Work
- David J. Blok, Bojan Simoski, Thabo J. van Woudenberg & Moniek Buijzen (2023) - The Usefulness of Web-Based Communication Data for Social Network Health Interventions: Agent-Based Modeling Study - JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 6 (1) - doi: 10.2196/44849 - [link]
- David Blok, Frank Lenthe & Sake Vlas (2018) - The impact of individual and environmental interventions on income inequalities in sports participation: explorations with an agent-based model - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 - doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0740-y - [link]
- David Blok, Sake Vlas, Roel Bakker & Frank Lenthe (2015) - Reducing Income Inequalities in Food Consumption: Explorations With an Agent-Based Model - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49 (4), 605-613 - doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.042 - [link]
- David Blok, Sake Vlas, P van Empelen & Frank Lenthe (2017) - The role of smoking in social networks on smoking cessation and relapse among adults: A longitudinal study - Preventive Medicine, 99, 105-110 - doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.02.012 - [link]
- David Blok, Sake Vlas, Pepijn Empelen, Jan hendrik Richardus & Frank Lenthe (2013) - Changes in smoking, sports participation and overweight: Does neighborhood prevalence matter? - Health & Place, 23, 33-38 - doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.04.008 - [link]
- David Blok, Sake Vlas & Jan hendrik Richardus (2015) - Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we on track? - Parasites & Vectors, 8 - doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1143-4
World Health Organization
- Start date approval
- April 2023
- End date approval
- October 2025
- Place
- NEW DELHI
- Description
- Lid van technical advisory group (TAG) leprosy
4.1 Health Psychology & Behavior Change
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- FSWP4020H
ArtificiaI Intelligence and Societal Imp
- Level
- Minor
- Year Level
- Minor
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- CM9007
