Jolien Grandia

Jolien Grandia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and serves as the program director of the MISOC Bachelor program. Her research primarily focuses on public procurement transformations, including decentralization of youth and home care and sustainable public procurement implementations. Jolien's work combines insights from public administration, organization studies, change management, and purchasing. She was awarded an EUR Fellowship talent grant in 2018 for a research project on care procurement by Dutch municipalities. With a background in Public Administration, Cultural Economics, and Entrepreneurship, Jolien holds a PhD, Master of Science, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Arts degrees all from the Erasmus University. Previously, she has held positions at Radboud University Nijmegen and various roles at Erasmus University Rotterdam, including Phd Candidate, Junior Lecturer, and Assistant Professor.