Magnet4Europe Initiative

Meet the M4E Directors

Prof. Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, Professor of Nursing, Professor of Sociology, Founding Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

“Hospitalized patients can only be assured safe and effective care when their nurses and physicians are able to perform at their best, and this requires healthy work environments.”

Prof. Walter Sermeus, PhD, MSc, RN,
Full Professor Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, Head of Management and Health Policy Programme Support, KU Leuven, Belgium

“Our research points to specific features of complex organizations that if modified can significantly improve the well being of health professionals and patients alike.”

Consortium Leaders

Belgium Team Leaders

• Prof. Dr. Hans De Witte, Work Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium 
• Prof. Wilmar Schaufeli, Work and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Netherlands; and, Distinguished Research Professor Leuven University. Belgium 

United Kingdom Team Leaders

• Prof Jane E Ball, RGN, BSc (Hons), PhD, Professor of Nursing Workforce Policy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
• Prof. Peter Griffiths, PhD, BA, RN, FEANS, FHEA, Chair of Health Services Research, Health Workforce and Systems Research Group Lead, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
• Prof. Martin McKee, CBE MD DSc MSc FRCP FRCPE FRCPI FFPH MAE FMedSci, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK
• Prof. Anne Marie Rafferty, CBE, Deputy Director, Kings College, London, England,UK

Ireland Team Lead

• Prof. Jonathan Drennan, MEd BSc, FFNRCSI RGN, RPN, RNMH, RNT, Chair of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland

Germany Team Leaders

• Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Busse, MPH FFPH, Department of Health Care Management Head, Economics and Management, Berlin University of Technology; Professor, The Charité, Berlin’s university hospital and Associate Head of Research Policy, Berlin, Germany
• Julia Köppen, Department of Health Care Management, Master of Public Health, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Sweden Team Leaders

• Prof. Lars E. Erikkson, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Care Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. Sweden
• Prof. Rikard Lindqvist, PhD, RN, Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
• Prof. Lisa Smeds Alenius, PhD, RN, Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Team U.S.A.

• Tim Cheney, Analyst, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA USA
• Irene D. Hung, MPD, Administrative Director, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA USA

• Douglas M. Sloane, PhD, Methodologist, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA USA
• Herbert Smith, PhD, Professor of Sociology, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA

Scientific Project Managers

• Luk Bruyneel, PhD, MSc, Expert Scientific and Economic Matters at Mutualités Libres / Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen, and Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Public Health, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Matthew D. McHugh PhD, JD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Independence Chair for Nursing Education, Professor of Nursing, Director, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA USA