Rate My Professor Mirjam Fransen

Fransen obtained her PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2010 with a thesis titled Ethnic Differences in Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome. Over the past 12 years, she has pioneered the validation of health literacy measures in the Netherlands, establishing conceptual frameworks for health literacy and decision-making, and substantially advancing the national knowledge base. Her scholarly output includes 83 publications with over 1,700 citations on ResearchGate. Notable works are International application of health literacy measures: A scoping review (Patient Education and Counseling, 2014, cited by 93), A short assessment of health literacy (SAHL) in the Netherlands (2014, cited by 88), Applicability of Internationally Available Health Literacy Measures in the Netherlands (2011), Co-creation of a health literate-sensitive training and conversation aid to support shared decision-making in maternity care (2024), and Decision-making in breast cancer screening: A qualitative interview study (2024). She contributes to editorial roles, including the board of Health Literacy Research and Practice, and participates in projects such as UNITY and BE-PREPARED, focusing on public health risk communication and pandemic preparedness.