Kimberly N

Senior Coordinator SISSTEM

Policy


Mieke de Droog is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science (FAS), Program Manager of the bachelor Organization Governance & Management (OGM), and Program Director of the Aruba Institute of Good Governance & Leadership (*GG&L) of the University of Aruba.She teaches various subject areas of organization and management within the OGM studies since 2009. She collectively developed the curriculum of the OGM program and the program’s quality assurance. Her tasks include thesis coordination and guidance, research and social services activities.Mieke is an experienced organizer. She was 16 years director of the FAVI, the foundation for visually impaired and blind persons of all ages in Aruba. She is flexible, communicative, proactive and enthusiastic, a creative leader, manager, lecturer, team player and researcher.

Field of expertise

She holds a Ph.D. and a MA in public administration and organizational sciences at University Utrecht. She has a bachelor in social work.

FAS / OGM committees

● Chair Faculty Council● Chair OGM Program Committee

Research interests

In the field of organizing quality in Small Island States, with a focus on wellbeing, inclusion, enhancement of public services, collaboration, and sustainability (geared towards SDG’s goals 3, 4,10, 11, 16, and 17).

Research design and methods

Interpretive, qualitative, making use of in-depth interviewing, focus group sessions, and participant observation.

Teaching certifications

● Currently pursuing: Certificate basic University teaching qualification (BKO)● Basic Examination Qualification (BKE)● FAS Minitraining

Membership

Vereniging Bestuurskunde (https://www.bestuurskunde.nl/)

Title dissertation

De Droog, A.M.J. (2016) “That day, I stopped driving …” Visually impaired people in Aruba: Self-determination, identity and respect in everyday life, University Utrecht

Publications

De Droog, M. (2021) Seeing through their eyes. Providing a more powerful public service for persons with a visual impairment in Aruba. International Journal of Work, Organization and Emotion, Vol. 12. No.2, Published Online: September 1, 2021pp 113-128, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2021.117672Arias, N. , M. de Droog (2021) Effectivity study of PRISMA Aruba. A self-management education program for adults with type 2 diabetes in Aruba, report University Aruba, Aruba Institute for Good Governance and Leadership, see linkBakker, W.E., M. de Droog, B. Grievink, M. Keuning and M. Olthof (2020) Towards a Kingdom Mobility Program in Higher Education. Proposal for a three-year pilot program in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Report Universiteit Utrecht

Email : mieke.de.droog@ua.aw

Phone : (297) 526-2200