Eva-Maria Merz

Eva-Maria Merz is a Senior Researcher at Sanquin Bloedvoorziening since April 2014, focusing on the importance of a diverse and healthy donor pool for blood and blood products. In addition, Eva-Maria serves as a Group Leader and Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Sociology department and Center for Philanthropic Studies since January 2015, with expertise in family studies and demography. Prior research experience includes a position as a Researcher at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute from October 2008 to April 2014 and as a PhD Student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from September 2004 to September 2008. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, an MSc in Social Sciences from Freie Universität Berlin, and a Pre-Clinical Exam in Medicine from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.