Positions
2020 – now | Assistant Professor Coastal dynamics. Main research topics: the integration of ecological processes in coastal landscape formation and functioning and the role of eco-evolutionary feedbacks for the morphology and resilience of both coastal plants and their coastal habitats. Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Dept. of Physical Geography.
2019 – 2020 | Postdoctoral Researcher. Main research topic: back-barrier island biogeomorphology, focus on foodwebs and avian subsidies. Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Dept. Coastal Systems & Radboud University, Dept. Aquatic Ecology.
2014 – 2018 | PhD Candidate. Main research topics: the role of clonal networks for dune formation and plant resilience and the role of self-facilitating feedbacks for the persistence of common reed. Radboud University, Dept. Aquatic Ecology.
2014 | Junior Researcher. Main research topic: the potential of biodiverse dikes for increasing erosion resistance. Radboud University, Dept. Experimental Plant Ecology.
Education
2019 – PhD (cum laude top ~5%) Radboud University
2014 – MSc Biology, track: communities and ecosystems. Radboud University.
2012 – BSc Biology. Radboud University.