Assistant Professor & Project Manager Marine Mammal Stranding Research
Division of Pathology, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
For a list of peer-reviewed publication and other (scientific) output click here or check our website.
Education
- 2017 – 2021: PhD on harbour porpoise health at Utrecht University (4 years)
- 2015 – 2017: Master Environmental Biology at Utrecht University (2 years)
- 2009 – 2013: Bachelor at Van Hall Larenstein, course: Intergrated Coastal Zone Management (4 years)
- 2012 – 2013: Minor Marine Living Resources, Wageningen University (6 months)
Other relevant work experiences:
- Member of the IUCN CSG Cetacean Specialist Group
- Member of expert panel of Strandings Initiative, International Whaling Commission
- Member of the ASCOBANS Intersessional Working Group on Beaked Whales
- Member of the ASCOBANS Intersessional Working Group on Prey Resource Depletion
- Member of Rijkswaterstaats Wind op Zee Ecologisch Programma (WoZEP) expert werkgroep 'Zeezoogdieren en onderwatergeluid'
- Member of ASCOBANS – Advisory Committee
- Member of ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology
- Member of Utrecht Plastic Sources, Sinks and Solutions (UPlasticS3) network
- Consultant for Dutch Government regarding Cetacean Strandings and Health, Seal strandings and rehabilitation
- European Cetacean Society – Member
- Society for Marine Mammalogy – Member
Awards
Stairway to Impact Award 2022 at NWO Domain Science Prices (€50.000)