Education

• 2012-now:    PhD research fellow (F.R.S.-FNRS)
                         Université catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique
                         Advisor: Prof. Eric F. Lambin
                         The potential of reforesting landscapes to support biodiversity and livelihoods in Ecuador
• 2010-2012:  Master's degree in Sciences: Sustainable Development: Global change and ecosystems
                         Utrecht University, The Netherlands
                         Thesis: "Disturbance history of a tropical forest in western Thailand" (Advisor: Karin T. Rebel and Pieter A. Zuidema)
• 2006-2010:  Bachelor's degree in Sciences: Biology
                         Utrecht University, The Netherlands
                         Minor:  Universidad de Granada, Spain: Spanish translation & interpretation to English

Professional experience

• 2011-2012:   Research internship: Forest Ecology & Management Group
                         Wageningen University, The Netherlands
                         Reconstructing a tropical forest's disturbance history using spatial analyses
• 2011-2011:   Research internship: Department of Innovation & Environmental Sciences
                         Utrecht University, The Netherlands
                         Improving a spatial dynamical model on secondary forest regrowth

Honors & awards

• Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles travel fund €  2,560,-
• F.R.S.-FNRS PhD fellowship between October 2013 and October 2017
• Master's degree awarded with judicium cum laude
• Honors class Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Utrecht University (2012)

Fieldwork abroad

• August and September 2015: Data collection in northern Ecuador
• September and October 2013: Data collection in the central Highlands of Ecuador
• November and December 2011: Data collection in a tropical seasonal forest in western Thailand