CV

Experience

2024 present

PhD Candidate - Biodiversity Responses to Regenerative Agriculture

Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development

As part of the ReGeNL project, I study the effects of regenerative agriculture on aboveground biodiversity. The aim is to develop a monitoring scheme combining traditional and state-of-the-art monitoring techniques suitable for large-scale monitoring and informing predictive models.

2018
2025

Music Teacher

Muziekvereniging Semper Crescendo

Teaching the clarinet and saxophone students of the local music association Semper Crescendo and preparing them for their music exams.

Developed own teaching methods, and helped with motivating kids and adults to start making music (again).

Education

2022 2024

Master’s Degree

Utrecht University

Track: Ecology & Natural Resource Management

Major Research Project: The Effects of Reforestation and Fragmentation on Plant-Frugivore Networks in São Paulo, Brazil - A Modelling Approach

Complex Systems Profile: - Courses: Introduction to Complex Systems, Environmental Systems Analysis - Project: The Effect of Reforestation on Future Tipping Events in the Amazon Basin

Writing Assignment: Habitat Configuration in Restoration Ecology: A framework to optimize configuration for restoration outcomes

2019
2022

Bachelor’s Degree

Utrecht University

Activities and societies: Honoursprogramme (Honours Course Committee, Book “Bedrog in de Biologie”)

Utrechtse Biologen Vereniging (Parent’s Day Committee, Music Committee)

Focus on: Ecology & Nature Conservation, Behavioural Biology, Evolutionary Biology, and Theoretical Biology

BSc Thesis: Plant-Frugivore Networks in a Fragmented Landscape

BSc Research Internship: The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation and Forest Restoration on Plant Diversity in São Paulo State, Brazil

Skills

Programming

• R
• Python
• GIS
• Quarto
• Git

Languages

• Dutch (native)
• English (fluent)