Margje obtained her LLM cum laude from the Legal Research Master’s at Utrecht University and worked as a junior lecturer at the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law at Utrecht University prior to starting her PhD. In her doctoral research, she focuses on the legal framework of consumer misinformation in the beauty and health sector on social media. She investigates which enforcement strategies are available to reduce consumer vulnerability and examines the human rights balance between freedom of expression and consumer protection. Furthermore, she is interested in legal developments in the field of influencer marketing and has already conducted research on child and family influencers, commissioned by the Centre for Crime Prevention and Security (CCV), among others.

Margje has appeared in the media discussing her research on BNNVARA BOOS, NPO Radio 1, and the University of the Netherlands, among others. Margje is a member of the Management Board of the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) and collaborates with the UU Data School in organizing Fundamental Rights and Algorithm Impact Assessment (FRAIA) courses for professionals from the (semi-)public sector and the business community who focus on values ​​and technology.