// RESEARCH EXPERIENCE //
2019 - 20 Visiting Researcher
Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Brain, Behaviour and Evolution (Sydney, Australia).
Faculty Advisor: Martin Whiting
2018 - 21 Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Biology, Laboratory for Functional Morphology, University of Antwerp (Wilrijk, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Raoul van Damme
2017 - 18 Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MA, USA).
Faculty Advisors: Jonathan B. Losos and Duncan J. Irschick (UMass, Amherst)
// EDUCATION //
2017 Ph.D. in Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Dissertation: On the evolution of chemical communication in lizards.
Faculty Advisors: Raoul Van Damme and Katleen Huyghe
2012 MSc. in Behaviour and Evolutionary Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Thesis: The link between immunity and body colouration in lacertid lizards.
Faculty Advisor: Raoul Van Damme
2010 BSc. in Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
// TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE //
Lecturer
Animal Diversity. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 50 students (2018-19)
Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities included leading section discussions; supervising labs; grading assignments; and meeting with students
individually.
Ombudsperson
For Master students in Biology. University of Antwerp (Belgium) (2015-17; 2018-19)
Masters Students Supervised, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Supervised 13 Masters’ students.
// AWARDS & GRANTS //
Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellowship ($45,000). Belgian American Education Foundation (BAEF), 2017
Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2018-2021
Travel awards
International Research Visit Abroad (€19,800). Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2019-2020
Travel Award (€500). The Royal Belgian Zoological Society (RBZS), 2019
Travel Award (€2,000). Leopold III fund for Nature Exploration and Conservation, 2019
Early Career Grant ($3,823). National Geographic Society (NGS), 2018
Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development ($600). Harvard University, 2018
Carl Gans Conference Award ($1,200). Gans Collections and Charitable Fund, 2018
Barbour Grant ($2,000). Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, 2018
Young Researcher Travelling Grant (€1,138). University of Antwerp Doctoral School, 2018
Travelling Fellowship (€1,600). The Company of Biologists, 2017
Young Researcher Travelling Grant (€1,050). University of Antwerp Doctoral School, 2015
// PROFESSIONAL SERVICES //
Editor for
Biology Letters (Editorial Board Member)
Journal of Zoology (Associate Editor)
Acta Herpetologica (Associate Editor)
Belgian Journal of Zoology (Editorial Board Member),
Reviewer for over 30 journals with 51 verified reviews (check my records on Publons)
Professional memberships
British Ecological Society (BES); European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE); Societas Herpetologica Italica (SHI); Society of Experimental Biology (SEB); The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH); The Royal Belgian Society (BZS).
2019 - 20 Visiting Researcher
Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Brain, Behaviour and Evolution (Sydney, Australia).
Faculty Advisor: Martin Whiting
2018 - 21 Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Biology, Laboratory for Functional Morphology, University of Antwerp (Wilrijk, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Raoul van Damme
2017 - 18 Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MA, USA).
Faculty Advisors: Jonathan B. Losos and Duncan J. Irschick (UMass, Amherst)
// EDUCATION //
2017 Ph.D. in Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Dissertation: On the evolution of chemical communication in lizards.
Faculty Advisors: Raoul Van Damme and Katleen Huyghe
2012 MSc. in Behaviour and Evolutionary Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Thesis: The link between immunity and body colouration in lacertid lizards.
Faculty Advisor: Raoul Van Damme
2010 BSc. in Biology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
// TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE //
Lecturer
Animal Diversity. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 50 students (2018-19)
Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities included leading section discussions; supervising labs; grading assignments; and meeting with students
individually.
- Zoology. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 70 students (2012-15)
- Island Biology. (incl. fieldtrip to Croatia). University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 20 students (2012-18)
Ombudsperson
For Master students in Biology. University of Antwerp (Belgium) (2015-17; 2018-19)
Masters Students Supervised, University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Supervised 13 Masters’ students.
// AWARDS & GRANTS //
Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellowship ($45,000). Belgian American Education Foundation (BAEF), 2017
Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2018-2021
Travel awards
International Research Visit Abroad (€19,800). Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2019-2020
Travel Award (€500). The Royal Belgian Zoological Society (RBZS), 2019
Travel Award (€2,000). Leopold III fund for Nature Exploration and Conservation, 2019
Early Career Grant ($3,823). National Geographic Society (NGS), 2018
Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development ($600). Harvard University, 2018
Carl Gans Conference Award ($1,200). Gans Collections and Charitable Fund, 2018
Barbour Grant ($2,000). Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, 2018
Young Researcher Travelling Grant (€1,138). University of Antwerp Doctoral School, 2018
Travelling Fellowship (€1,600). The Company of Biologists, 2017
Young Researcher Travelling Grant (€1,050). University of Antwerp Doctoral School, 2015
// PROFESSIONAL SERVICES //
Editor for
Biology Letters (Editorial Board Member)
Journal of Zoology (Associate Editor)
Acta Herpetologica (Associate Editor)
Belgian Journal of Zoology (Editorial Board Member),
Reviewer for over 30 journals with 51 verified reviews (check my records on Publons)
Professional memberships
British Ecological Society (BES); European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE); Societas Herpetologica Italica (SHI); Society of Experimental Biology (SEB); The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH); The Royal Belgian Society (BZS).
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