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)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2008 – Supervision 30+ MSc students (e.g. UU, WUR, RUG, RU, UvA, University of Ås, University of Oslo), plus students from Applied Sciences and BSc students
2021 Co-teaching MSc course Management of Ecosystems, Radboud University, Nijmegen, NL
2019 Guest lecturer and field assistant, Aquatic Biodiversity course, Wageningen University & Research, NL
2017 Workshop leader, Avian anatomy, Dutch Ornithological Union meeting, NL
2012 Workshop leader, Statistical analyses in R, University of Tübingen, Germany
2009 – 2011 Co-teaching bachelors course Aquatic Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2005 Teaching assistant, bachelors course “Nutrient cycles in wetlands”, Utrecht University, NL
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2023 - Board member and treasurer of the “Huib Kluijver Fonds”
2023 - Chair of monthly technicians meeting
2019 - Postdoc Representative for NIOO-KNAW
2017 - Coordinator of the Centre for Wetland Ecology www.wetland-ecology.nl
2013 – 2016 Organizer of the weekly seminar series, University of Oslo, Norway
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
2018 - Editorial board Limosa (quarterly journal of the Dutch Ornithological Union)
2017 - 2019 Editor Research Topic “Animal-mediated dispersal in understudied systems”, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2007 - Peer-reviewer for >25 international journals and funding bodies