She teaches medical sociology for students in biomedical sciences and in sexuology, and organisational sociology for masters in social work and bachelors in sociology. She specializes in research on elderly care, with an emphasis on care for people with dementia. She is also an InterRAI fellow (www.interrai.org), a member of the Board of InterRAI and a member of the Instruments and Scales Development Committee (ISD) of InterRAI. She is (among others): â¡ a member of the board of directors of two nursing homes â¡ a member of the advisory board for Docendo (a non-profit organisation that promotes the use of dementia care mapping in Belgium) â¡ a member of the advisory board for the Expertise centers for dementia in the province of VlaamsBrabant