CV
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2021 - 24 Post-doctoral Fellow
Ghent University, Dept. Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Lab (Ghent, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Shawkey
2019 - 20 Post-doctoral Fellow (visiting)
Macquarie University, Dept. Biological Sciences (Sydney, Australia).
Faculty Advisor: Martin Whiting
2018 - 21 Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Antwerp, Dept. Biology, Functional Morphology Lab, (Wilrijk, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Raoul van Damme
2017 - 18 Post-doctoral Fellow
Harvard University, Dept. Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, (Cambridge, 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
Lecturer
Herpetology. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 20 students (2021)
Diversity of Animals. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 50 students (2018-19), excellent CIKO score (5.4)
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 and Free University Brussels (Belgium).
Supervised 17 Masters’ students.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
Research projects
Young Researcher Grant for Interuniversity Initiatives (€4,000). University of Antwerp, 2021
BOF-DOCPRO4 (€205,000) as co-PI (PI: Van Damme): Evolution of cognition and personality in island lizards, 2019
Early Career Grant ($3,823). National Geographic Society (NGS), 2018
Fellowships
Senior Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2021-2024
Junior Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2018-2021
Postdoctoral fellowship, Belgian American Education Foundation (BAEF), 2017-2018
Awards
Award of the Research Board – Award Verbeure: Applied & Exact Sciences (€5,000), University of Antwerp, 2021
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
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 SERVICE
Editor for :
Reviewer for over 54 journals with 100 verified reviews. Awarded Top 1% Peer Reviewer in 2018 (Publons)
Professional memberships
2021 - 24 Post-doctoral Fellow
Ghent University, Dept. Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Lab (Ghent, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Shawkey
2019 - 20 Post-doctoral Fellow (visiting)
Macquarie University, Dept. Biological Sciences (Sydney, Australia).
Faculty Advisor: Martin Whiting
2018 - 21 Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Antwerp, Dept. Biology, Functional Morphology Lab, (Wilrijk, Belgium).
Faculty Advisor: Raoul van Damme
2017 - 18 Post-doctoral Fellow
Harvard University, Dept. Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, (Cambridge, 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
Lecturer
Herpetology. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 20 students (2021)
Diversity of Animals. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 50 students (2018-19), excellent CIKO score (5.4)
Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities included leading section discussions; supervising labs; grading assignments; and meeting with students individually.
- Zoology. University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 60 students (2012-15)
- Island Biology. (incl. fieldtrip to Croatia). University of Antwerp (Belgium). ± 25 students (2012-18, 2021)
Ombudsperson
For Master students in Biology. University of Antwerp (Belgium) (2015-17; 2018-19)
Masters Students Supervised, University of Antwerp and Free University Brussels (Belgium).
Supervised 17 Masters’ students.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
Research projects
Young Researcher Grant for Interuniversity Initiatives (€4,000). University of Antwerp, 2021
BOF-DOCPRO4 (€205,000) as co-PI (PI: Van Damme): Evolution of cognition and personality in island lizards, 2019
Early Career Grant ($3,823). National Geographic Society (NGS), 2018
Fellowships
Senior Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2021-2024
Junior Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), 2018-2021
Postdoctoral fellowship, Belgian American Education Foundation (BAEF), 2017-2018
Awards
Award of the Research Board – Award Verbeure: Applied & Exact Sciences (€5,000), University of Antwerp, 2021
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
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 SERVICE
Editor for :
- Biology Letters, Editorial Board Member (2017 - now)
- Journal of Zoology, Editorial Board Member (2018 - now)
- Belgian Journal of Zoology, Editorial Board Member (2018 - now)
- Acta Herpetologica, Associate Editor (2017- now)
- Behaviour, Special Issue Editor (2021)
Reviewer for over 54 journals with 100 verified reviews. Awarded Top 1% Peer Reviewer in 2018 (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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