Ms. Lisanne Bergefurt, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Dr. Lisanne Bergefurt is an Assistant Professor specializing in Healthy Workplaces at Eindhoven University of Technology. She completed her Ph.D. in Real Estate Management and Development with cum laude distinction, focusing on the physical workplace as a resource for mental health. Her thesis explored salutogenic approaches to designing healthy workplaces for both office and home environments. Dr. Bergefurt also holds an MSc in Urban Systems and Real Estate and a BSc in Building Sciences from Eindhoven University of Technology, both with cum laude honors. Additionally, she participated in an Erasmus Exchange program at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where she excelled in Project Management and Design. Her research interests lie at the intersection of workplace design, mental health, and urban planning, aiming to enhance life satisfaction through improved public and private spaces.
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Lisanne Bergefurt is an Assistant Professor specializing in Healthy Workplaces at Eindhoven University of Technology. Her educational background includes a PhD in Real Estate Management and Development, MSc in Urban Systems and Real Estate, and various other qualifications in related fields.
Education:
- PhD in Real Estate Management and Development (cum laude)
- January 2020 – December 2023
- Design and Decision Support Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Thesis: “The physical workplace as a resource for mental health – A salutogenic approach to a healthy workplace design at the office and at home”
- MSc in Urban Systems and Real Estate (cum laude)
- September 2017 – November 2019
- Architecture Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Thesis: “Public space use and life satisfaction – A path analysis on the effects of public space use on loneliness and life satisfaction in a middle-sized Dutch city”
- Erasmus Exchange MSc in Project Management and Design (cum laude)
- September 2018 – February 2019
- Design and Construction Project Management, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- BSc in Building Sciences
- September 2014 – July 2017
- Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- VWO in Natuur en Techniek, Natuur en Gezondheid (pre-university)
- September 2008 – June 2014
- Sondervick College, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
Work Experience:
- Assistant Professor Healthy Workplaces
Publication top Notes:
The interplay of workplace satisfaction, activity support, and productivity support in the hybrid work context
Level-adaptive sound masking in the open-plan office: How does it influence noise distraction, coping, and mental health?
How salutogenic workplace characteristics influence psychological and cognitive responses in a virtual environment
Perceived health and productivity when working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
How physical home workspace characteristics affect mental health: A systematic scoping review
The business case for a healthy office; a holistic overview of relations between office workspace design and mental health