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History

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
​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 & ADVISING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
   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). ± 20 students (2012-18)
 
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 13 Masters’ students.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Editor for :
  • Biology Letters, Editorial Board Member
  • Journal of Zoology, Editorial Board Member
  • Belgian Journal of Zoology, Editorial Board Member
  • Acta Herpetologica, Associate Editor
 
Reviewer for over 45 journals with 82 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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