History
The PSAD Study Group was founded in 1995 by Emeritus Professor Frank Snoek.
You can read Professor Snoek’s reflections on the inception and progress of the PSAD Study Group here.
You From 1997 to 2022, the PSAD Study Group was an official study group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
In 2020, the 25th anniversary of the PSAD Study Group was commemorated with a special issue of Diabetic Medicine, including 14 papers providing a summary of advancements in the field of behavioural and psychosocial diabetes research over a quarter of a century.
Past chairs
1998-2004
Prof Frank Snoek
VU University Medical Center
The Netherlands
2004-2011
Prof Norbert Hermanns
Research Institute of the Diabetes Academy
Germany
2011-2014
Prof Frans Pouwer
Tilburg University
The Netherlands
2014-2020
Prof Arie Nouwen
Middlesex University
United Kingdom