Senior RESEARCHER
and guest professor
CV
Professional Summary
I am a senior researcher at the research group M2P at the University of Antwerp and hold a Ph.D. from the VUB. My primary expertise is situated in inequalities in political socialization processes. I am currently involved in a research project on developing political knowledge and attitudes amongst youngsters during the 2024 election campaign and will study the effects of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs). In this project, panel data and experimental data are collected among youngsters.
(Quasi) experimental research Survey research Observational research Semi-structured interviews Cross-country analysis R Multilevel modeling Structural equation modeling Overleaf (Latex) R markdown Nvivo Thematic content analysis SPSS
Skills
Work Experience
2023-now
Senior researcher - University of Antwerp
2023-now
Guest professor - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
2016-2023
Ph.D. researcher and teaching assistant - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
2019-2022
Collaborating with the BELvue Museum (Brussels) for an impact evaluation of their citizenship education workshops
2018
Providing facilitator training to the Belgian Federal Ombudsman for “Make my administration”
Education & Training
2016-2023
2015-2016
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Master in political science - summa cum laude
Best master thesis award 2015-2016
2012-2015
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bachelor in political science - magna cum laude
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Doctor in political science
2019
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Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with R - ECPR Winter School - University of Bamberg
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Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis with R -FLAMES - University of Antwerp
2018
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Applied Multilevel Regression Modelling - ECPR Summer School - CEU Budapest
2017
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Essential Tools for R - FLAMES - KU Leuven
Introduction to Experimental Research in the Social Sciences - ECPR Summer School - CEU Budapest
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Multiple Regression Analysis: Estimation, Diagnostics, and Modelling - ECPR Summer School - CEU Budapest
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2016
Introductory course Academic English for Ph.D. Students - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Research presentations and posters with impact - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Introduction to scientific integrity - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Awards
2016
Best master thesis award 2015-2016 - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2015
Diplomacy award - Harvard World Model United Nations