Curriculum vitae
Scientific education & Employment
| 2025 - today | Postdoc in the Common Tern project, Institute of Avian Research P.I. Prof. Dr. Sandra Bouwhuis |
| 2024 - 2025 | Postdoc Seabird ecology, Deakin University P.I. Prof. Dr. John Arnould |
| 2021 - 2024 | PhD student: “Foraging ecology of Black-faced Cormorants”. Deakin University & Ghent University P.I Prof. Dr. John Arnould and Prof. Dr. Luc Lens |
| 2020 & 2021 | Volunteer Common Tern project, Institute of Avian Research |
| 2017 - 2019 | MSc Marine Biology (IMBRSEA program) Ghent University |
| 2014 - 2017 | BSc Biology Ghent University |
Grants & Honors
| 2024 | Deakin Marine Centre paper writing scholarship (3 months PhD scholarship rate) |
| 2023 | Stuart Leslie Conference Travel Grant (Australian Ornithological Conference) (1000 AUD) |
| 2023 | Gavin Jackson Memorial Prize (registration Australian Ornithological Conference) |
| 2021 - 2024 | Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPR) (3 years) |
Conference Contributions
| 2024 | Poster: Spatial consistency affects foraging effort in a benthic diving seabird, the black-faced cormorant. International Seabird Group Conference, Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2024 | Poster: At-sea movements during the post-breeding period in black-faced cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens ). Biologging Conference, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2023 | Presentation: Factors influencing foraging behaviour and habitat-use during chick-rearing in black-faced cormorants. Australian Ornithological Conference, Brisbane, Australia |
| 2022 | Poster: Factors influencing foraging behaviour and habitat-use during chick-rearing in black-faced cormorants. Centre for Integrative Ecology conference, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2021 | Poster: The importance of preening behaviour in the at-sea time budget of Australasian gannets. World Seabird Conference, Online |
Outreach
| 2025 | Blog post seabird tracking database: https://www.seabirdtracking.org/foraging-efficiency- related-to-site-fidelity-in-black-faced-cormorants/ |
Teaching
| 2024 | Co-supervision internship Loreleï Guertin (Inter-annual variation in the foraging success and efficiency of little penguins ( Eudyptula minor )) |
| 2023 | Co-supervision master thesis Thomas Veryser (Winter at-sea movements and foraging behaviour of little penguins ( Eudyptula minor )) |
| 2022 - 2024 | Demonstrator marine wildlife (SLE 350) practicals, Deakin University |
