I'm a fourth year PhD candidate at the Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance at the University of Groningen. I'm supervised by Prof. dr. Gerard J. van den Berg, dr. Hermien Dijk, and dr. Jana Knot-Dickscheit.
My research interest lies in health economics. In my PhD research, I focus on reimbursement and payment schemes in youth mental healthcare and how they can affect the care trajectories and outcomes of children and adolescents.
You can find an overview of my work here.
Email: c.k.kiernan@rug.nl
June 2026: My PhD research was recently featured in the newsletter of the Faculty of Economics and Business (University in Groningen). You can find it here.
November 2025: The Ubbo Emmius Foundation recently featured my PhD research on their website. If you are interested in reading more about my work on youth mental healthcare in the Netherlands, you can find the interview here in Dutch or in English.