EDUCATION
2007                Master of Science in Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2012                PhD degree in Ecology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
                        Promotors: Prof. J.M. van Groenendael, Prof. M. Klaassen
                        Thesis: Speeding up the snail´s pace: bird-mediated dispersal of aquatic organisms download full text pdf
 
CURRENT POSITION
2022 -              Postdoctoral researcher
                        Department of Aquatic Ecology, NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands
 
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2021                Postdoctoral researcher/teacher
                        Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Biology, Radboud University, The Netherlands
2017 – 2021    Junior Group Leader and Marie S-Curie Fellow
                        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
Co-promotor    María José Navarro-Ramos, “Migratory birds as key vectors of co-dispersal of native and exotic species in different biomes” (Doñana Biological Station, Spain, ongoing)
Co-promotor    Hui Jin, “Restoring aquatic food webs bottom-up: Improving trophic transfer through lake restoration project Marker Wadden” (Wageningen University & Research 2021)
Co-supervisor  Victor Martin, “Wintering gulls as key vectors for dispersal of seeds, nutrients and contaminants in Andalusia” (Doñana Biological Station, Spain, 2021)
Co-promotor    Antonella Petruzzella, “Biotic resistance to alien plant invasions in tropical and temperate freshwater ecosystems” (Utrecht University, 2019)
Co-promotor    Peiyu Zhang, “Trophic interactions in warming waters: aquatic plant-consumer interactions under climate change” (Utrecht University, 2018)

RESEARCH AT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
2018                Doñana Biological Station, Spain (3 months)
2013 – 2016    Postdoctoral position at the University of Oslo, Norway (27 months)
2010 - 2011     Deakin University, Geelong, Australia (6 months)
2006                Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (4 months)