History
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019 - 20 Visiting Post-doctoral Fellow
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.
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 :
Reviewer for over 30 journals with 59 verified reviews. Awarded Top 1% Peer Reviewer in 2018 (Publons)
Professional memberships
2019 - 20 Visiting Post-doctoral Fellow
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 30 journals with 59 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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