Professor Marie Claire Van Hout is a professor of International Health Policy and the Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Impact at the South East Technological University in Ireland. She has been research active for over 20 years in the field of law, health inequalities, and human rights of marginalized populations (people in prison, people who use drugs, women affected by gender-based violence, migrants, and refugees). Professor Van Hout consults regularly as an independent evaluation consultant or substantive expert for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Council of Europe Pompidou Group, and the World Health Organization in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
