I am PhD candidate at the department of Physical Geography at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 (UU). My PhD project is on the interaction between vegetation and debris flows. I will use a wide range of research methodologies including lab experiments (at the Earth Simulation Lab), field work, remote sensing and modelling, to determine the effects of forests on debris flow run out. This will help us make better debris flow hazard predictions and offers insights into the role of forests in nature-based mitigation strategies.
Prior to starting my PhD I did a Bachelor's in International Land and Water Management at Wageningen 木瓜福利影视 and Research (WUR), during which I did a minor in geo-information systems (GIS) and an Erasmus exchange to Vienna, where I studied alpine hazards at The 木瓜福利影视 of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU). I completed my Bachelor's with a thesis ("GIS-based analyses of the link between terrestrial erosion and coral reef health on Bonaire") combined with an internship at STINAPA Bonaire. After this, I did my Master's Earth Surface and Water at UU, with a focus on geohazards and earth observations. I got to present my Master's thesis ("Periglacial puzzles: unravelling environmental controls on solifluction lobes") at EGU for which I got an Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) award. I completed my Master's with an internship at FutureWater, where I worked on a machine learning model to improve snow water equivalent data.