{"id":89990,"date":"2018-09-25T16:35:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=89990"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:06","slug":"semiha-denktas-nieuwe-chief-diversity-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/25\/semiha-denktas-nieuwe-chief-diversity-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Semiha Denkta\u015f new Chief Diversity Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-1600x1192.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-1600x1192.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-300x224.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-875x652.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-1280x954.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-150x112.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas-225x168.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/25162717\/semihadenktas.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Semiha Denkta\u015f<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The Chief Diversity Officer has the task to promote diversity and inclusion in research, education and all other aspects of the university.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passion<\/h2><p>Rector Magnificus Rutger Engels gives praise to her passion for diversity and inclusion. \u201cHer academic work focuses upon inequality, vulnerable groups and the changing of behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Semiha Denkta\u015f on her appointment: \u201cDiversity and inclusion are not merely issues faced by universities. As an academic community, we do have the responsibility of thinking critically about the standards that we want to set, to be very clear about the values that we uphold and to bring the issues of diversity and inclusivity to the fore in public debate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/24162206\/takkenberg-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139154 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/24\/diversity-officer-bij-vertrek-de-universiteit-is-vaak-geen-veilige-plek-om-te-werken\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tOutgoing Diversity Officer: \u2018The university often isn\u2019t a safe place to work at\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2018-09-24\">24 September 2018<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDiversity\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research on behavioural change<\/h2><p>Denkta\u015f (1973) studied Clinical &amp; Health Psychology at Utrecht University and Integration &amp; Migration Studies at the Erasmus University. She obtained her PhD on the subject of The Health and Healthcare use of Elderly First Generation Migrants in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Until this summer she was Head of the Social &amp; Behavioural Science department of Erasmus University College. As of 1 September 2018, she leads the Behavioural Change pillar at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB). Under her leadership, various research projects are being conducted in Rotterdam to examine and achieve behaviour change. These include behavioural studies aimed at promoting improved mental and physical health, with a special focus on marginalised and vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore Denkta\u015f is a board member of Female Academics Moving toward Equity (FAME) of the Erasmus University; a group focused on the participation and empowerment of women in all academic ranks.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" 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