EDUCATION
Masters degree: Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 27/03/2007
PhD degree: Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 27/06/2012
Promotors: Prof. J.M. van Groenendael, Prof. M. Klaassen
Title of thesis: Speeding up the snail´s pace: bird-mediated dispersal of aquatic organisms full text pdf
CURRENT POSITION
2022 - Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Aquatic Ecology, NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2021 -2022 Postdoctoral researcher/teacher
Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Biology, Radboud University, The Netherlands
2017 – 2021 Junior Group Leader
Department of Aquatic Ecology, NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands
2016 – 2017 Postdoctoral researcher
Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2013 – 2016 Postdoctoral researcher
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Norway and
the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Norway
2012 Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Aquatic Ecology, NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
2018 – Supervisor PhD student María José Navarro Ramos, Doñana Biological Station, Spain
2020 – 2021 Supervisor PhD student Hui Jin, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands (graduated 13/12/2021)
2018 – 2021 Thesis committee PhD student Victor Martín Velez, Doñana Biological Station, Spain
2017 – 2019 Supervisor PhD student Antonella Petruzzella, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (graduated 12/06/2019)
2016 – 2018 Supervisor PhD student Peiyu Zhang, Utrecht University (graduated 28/09/2018)
2008 – Continuous supervision MSc, BSc and Applied Sciences students
2012 Workshop leader, Statistical analyses in R, University of Tübingen, Germany
2009 – 2011 Student supervisor, bachelors course Aquatic Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2005 Teaching assistant, bachelors course Nutrient cycles in wetlands, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
ACQUIRED FUNDING
2021 – Spanish National program, co-applicant
2017 – 2019 Spanish National program, co-applicant, "Migratory waterbirds as key vectors for the co-dispersal of alien and native species in different biomes"
2018 Postdoc grant Wageningen University & Research, co-applicant, "Resilience of aquatic systems under biological invasions: From ecosystems to genomes"
2009 ICTS program Doñana Scientific Reserve, main applicant, "Bird-mediated gene flow in aquatic snails in Doñana"
2008 Ecology fund KNAW, main applicant, "Bird-mediated dispersal of aquatic organisms: a novel solution to an old problem?"
2006 Ecology fund KNAW, main applicant, "Optimal clutch size of waders: are production costs and egg viability limiting clutch size?"
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2017 – 2019 Editor Research Topic “Animal-mediated dispersal in understudied systems”, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2018 – Editorial board Limosa (quarterly journal of the Dutch Ornithological Union)
2007 – Peer-reviewer for >25 international journals and funding bodies: