Marleen Sol
Dr. Marleen Sol is a paediatric physiotherapist and researcher at the research group ‘Moving, growing and thriving together.’ She has been working as a lecturer and researcher at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences since 2014. In July 2021, she successfully defended her dissertation: ‘Wheelchair Mobility Skills in Youth, from Test to Training’ at Utrecht University. She then further developed into an implementation expert, where she further implemented the results from her dissertation in the Netherlands in the Wheelchair Skills Implementation Network (WIN) project. As an implementation expert, Marleen is now active in various research and implementation projects.
On July 1, 2024, Marleen started a fellowship ‘Good Use of Assistive Devices’ from ZonMw. In this fellowship, she will work for four years on improving the efficiency of assistive device care. Marleen focuses on children with disabilities and specifically on devices used for (supporting) movement. An initial project in this fellowship (OPTIMA2.0 starting December 2024) focuses on improving the cost-effectiveness of the wheelchair provision process for children.
As a lecturer, Marleen works at the Master’s program in Paediatric Physiotherapy at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences.
Expertise:
- Pediatric Physiotherapy
- Implementation
- Assistive Device Care
- Participation of Children with Disabilities
- Wheelchair Skills
Publications
- Using a behavior change toolkit in pediatric physical therapy to support physical activity A feasibility study
- The effects of wheelchair mobility skills and exercise training on physical activity, fitness, skills and confidence in youth using a manual wheelchair
- Wheelchair Mobility Confidence Scale for Dutch youth using a manual wheelchair
