Dr. Dulf is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Public Health, coordinating the work on injury and violence prevention in the department. She has coordinated several pilot grants funded under the NIH trauma training grant (3D43TW00062) and building a strong Romanian research team and sustainable research activities in trauma and injury prevention in Romania. She was a member of European Commission funded grants on tools to address childhood safety and joint actions for monitoring injuries in Europe. Dr. Dulf PhD work was on road traffic safety, with a focus on child safety restraints. The research developed as part of the PhD work set the groundwork for a multi-sectorial approach to increase child passenger safety in Cluj-Napoca, funded by the Fondation Botnar, having as partners NGOs, Cluj-Napoca City Hall, and Cluj County Police Inspectorate. Additionally, Dr. Dulf works in the field of prevention of gender-based violence, focusing on how to better identify and refer survivors of GBV to specialised care. She serves as a Director in the Board of Directors of The East European Institute for Reproductive Health (EEIRH) which promotes the right of women and men to sexual and reproductive health, to a life without gender-based violence and to healthy and dignified ageing.
Additionally, Dr. Dulf is the Head and Project Manager for WP5 (Evaluation) for TACTICS Project – Improving the response and follow-up of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence by police authorities and project manager for Romania
Research Interests
Environmental HealthGender-Based ViolenceGlobal HealthHealth Impact AssessmentResearch Capacity BuildingRoad SafetyViolence and Injury PreventionChild HealthHealth CommunicationParticipatory ResearchExperiential Learning
Selected Publications
Dulf D, Peek-Asa C, Jurchiş F, Baragan AE. (2019). Safety seat and seat belt use among child motor vehicle occupants, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2019, Jan 23; 10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042989
Shinar D, et. al. (2018). Under-reporting bicycle accidents to police in the COST TU1101 international survey: Cross-country comparisons and associated factors. Accident Analysis and Prevention 110: 177-186. DOI:doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.09.018
Tudisca, V., Valente, A., Castellani, T., Stahl, T., Sandu, P., Dulf, D., Spitters, H., Van de Goor, I., Radl-Karimi, C., Syed, MA., Loncarevic, N., Juel Lau, C., Roelofs, S., Bertram, M., Edwards, N., Aro, AR., and on behalf of the REPOPA Consortium. (2018). Development of measurable indicators to enhance public health evidence-informed policy-making. Health Research Policy and Systems, 16:47 doi: doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0323-z
Hamann C, Dulf D, Baragan-Andrada E, Price M, Peek-Asa C. (2017). Contributors to pedestrian distraction and risky behaviours during road crossings in Romania. Inj Prev;0: 1–7.[Published online 13 February 2017] doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042219
Spitters, HPEM, Juel Lau, C, Sandu, P, Quanjel, M, Dulf, D, Glümer, C, van Oers, HAM, van de Goor, IAM. (2017). Unravelling networks in local public health policymaking in three European countries – a systems analysis. Health Research Policy and Systems (2017) 15:5 DOI 10.1186/s12961-016-0168-2.
Spitters, HPEM, van Oers, JAM, Sandu, Lau, CJ, Quanjel, M, Dulf, D, Chereches, R, van de Goor, LAM. (2017). Developing a policy game intervention to enhance collaboration in public health policymaking in three European countries. BMC Public Health, 17(1):961. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4963-7.
van de Goor I, Hämäläinen, RM, Syed, AM, Juel Lau, C, Sandu, P, Spitters, HPEM, Eklund Karlsson, L, Dulf, D, Valente, A, Castellani, T, Aro, AR, on behalf of the REPOPA consortium. (2017). Determinants of Evidence Use in Public Health Policy Making. Results from a study across six EU countries. Health Policy 2017;121(3):273-281; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.01.003
Hämäläinen R-M, Aro A, Juel Lau C, Rus D, Cori L, Syed A, the REsearch into POlicy to enhance Physical Activity (REPOPA) Consortium. (April 2016). Cross-sector cooperation in health-enhancing physical activity policymaking: more potential than achievements? Health Research Policy and Systems, 2016; 14(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s12961-016-0103-6.
Rus D, Chereches RM, Peek-Asa C, Marton-Vasarhelyi EO, Oprescu F, Brinzaniuc A, Mocean F. (2016). Paediatric head injuries treated in children’s emergency department from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2016;23(2):206-13. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2013.872671
Hamann, C; Peek-Asa, C; Rus, D. (2015). Epidemiology of pedestrian-MVCs by road type in Cluj, Romania. Injury prevention, 21(2):84-90. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041266.
Rus D; Peek-Asa C; Bărăgan E; Chereches RM; Mocean F. (2015). Epidemiology of road traffic injuries treated in a large Romanian Emergency Department in Tîrgu-Mureş between 2009-2010. Traffic Inj Prev, 16(8):835-41.
Rus D; Peek-Asa C; Bărăgan E; Chereches RM; Mocean F. (2015). Epidemiology of road traffic injuries treated in a large Romanian Emergency Department in Tîrgu-Mureş between 2009-2010. Traffic Inj Prev, 16(8):835-41. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1030501.
Edwards, N, Viehbeck, S, Hämäläinen, R M, Rus, D, Skovgaard, T, van de Goor, I, Valente, A, Syed, A, Aro, A R. (2013). Challenges of Ethical Clearance in International Health Policy and Social Sciences Research: Experiences and Recommendations from a Multi-Country Research Programme. Public Health Reviews, 34(1), 1-18.
Gal M, Rus D, Peek-Asa C, Cherecheş RM, Sirlincan EO, Boeriu C, Baba CO. (2012). Epidemiology of assault and self-harm injuries treated in a large Romanian Emergency Department. Eur J Emerg Med. 19(3):146-52. doi:10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834ada2e.
Meghea, C.I., Rus, D., Rus, I.A., Holtrop, J.S., & Roman, L.A. (2012). Smoking during pregnancy and associated risk factors in a sample of Romanian women, Eur J Public Health, 2012, 22(2):229-33 doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq189. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
Meghea, C. I., Rus, I. A., & Rus, D. (2012). Risk factors associated with nicotine dependence in a sample of Romanian pregnant smokers. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2012 Jul;163(1):22-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.033. Epub 2012 Apr 25.
Rus, D, Gal M, Chereches, R, Baba CO, Boeriu C. (2011). IDB – The link between Emergency Department and Injury Prevention. Jurnalul de Medicină de Urgenţă şi Salvări în Situaţii Speciale, No: I./2011/Anul III. ISFN: 2066-0278 (Romanian Journal of Emergency Medicine and Rescue).
Meghea, C., Rus, D., Dîrle, I. (2010). Characteristics and Health Behaviors of Pregnant Women in Romania, Gineco, 2010, 6(21):166 – 171.
Baba, C., Cherecheş, R., Brînzaniuc, A., Rus, D. (2010). Assessment of the Reforms of the Romanian Healthcare System, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008, 24(E): 15-26.