Independent research advice and supervision

ZB Institute for Social Research is a knowledge-led organization in Zeeland. It focusses on research in the social domain, quality of live, economy and education. Their clients mainly come from the public provincial domain. ZB Planbureau also carries out panel research. Since the start of our collaboration, I firstly supervised projects as an (external) expert. […]

I have more than thirty years of experience with research. Not only as a supervisor, but also as researcher and consultant. Thereby I hold the principle: “every research is a project, not every project is a research”. When I work on projects, I use my ‘research attitude’ to consult on the content of the project. […]

Since 2018 I have been supervising trial-accreditations for several programs in the hospitality industry. My role is to act as a critical friend during the self-evaluation process (resulting in the self-reflection report). Secondly, I support the program research manager. Lastly, I act as chair of the trial-accreditation committee. Trial accreditations enable knowledge institutes to prepare […]

The University of Curaçao (UoC) is a midsize university that offers both bachelor- and master degrees. Besides, at the UoC-faculties research takes place. As a researchconsultant and experienced lecturer I collaborate with the Department of Quality Assurance at UoC. As a ‘critical friend’ I think along with the development and execution of the Program for […]

In 2019, commissioned by the Scientific Board Zeeland, I mapped regional developments in Zeeland over the past five years. This was a follow up of the project called ‘De Slimme Kracht van Zeeland’ [Zeelands Smart Force]. For this study I conducted 22 interviews with representatives from education, research, trade and industry and provincial government. In April […]

In the next few years Zeeland will host a unique legal living-lab with a mobile social-legal support system. The goal is to bring legal advice to the citizens. This FJT-bus will open her doors to support seeking citizens all over Zeeland. I carried out the preliminary research by means of two surveys, to analyze what […]