Researchers
The Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law consists of a group of enthusiastic and experienced researchers.
Research leader
Professors
Associate Professors

Fellow
Ahjond Garmestani is appointed as a Fellow at the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law in 2019.
He is a research scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies from Clemson University in 2006, a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 2001, a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida in 1997, and a B.A. in Anthropology from Emory in 1993. His research is integrated and transdisciplinary, and focused upon governance of social-ecological systems and has resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 2 books and 3 journal special features.
Assistant Professors
Researchers
- Email: l.dai@uu.nl
External PhD Candidates
Jacqueline Espenilla
Henk Gierveld
Brian Jackson
Julian Kevelam
Ernst Plambeck
Susanne Wuijts
Associated staff
- Katerina Argyrou LLM
- Berthy van den Broek
- mr. dr. Jan van den Broek
- Peter van Buuren
- dr. Veronica Frank
- prof. dr. David Freestone
- prof. mr. Annelies Freriks
- Ahjond Garmestanig
- Herman Havekes (Unie van Waterschappen)
- Nesrine Kamroun, juridisch adviseur Omgevingswet Waterschap Aa en Maas nkamroun@aaenmaas.nl
- mr. dr. ir. Jasper van Kempen
- mr. Julian Kevelam
- mr. Cathine Knijff
- mr. dr. Daan Korsse
- mr. dr. Valérie van 't Lam
- Prof. mr. dr. Tineke Lambooy (Nyenrode Business University)
- Dr. Yulia Levashova
- mr. dr. Petra Lindhout
- prof. dr. Rosemary Rayfuse
- mr. Marga Robesin (m.a.robesin@uu.nl)
- prof. dr. Donald Rothwell
- mr. dr. Peter de Smedt
- prof. mr. Fred Soons
- mr. dr. Marcel Soppe
- mr. dr. Cathy Suykens, (c.b.r.suykens@uu.nl)
- mr.dr. Xia Yu
- Vivian Aiyedogbon