About Me 

I am an Assistant Professor in Infrastructure Planning, Governance & Methodology at the University of Groningen (2019—current). I am affiliated with the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. I am program coordinator of the Bachelor Spatial Planning and Design of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences and of the research program Sustainable Road Infrastructure between Rijkswaterstaat and the University of Groningen. I am also supervisor and co-promotor on multiple PhD research projects. Since 2018, I am editorial board member of Public Works Management & Policy. Since 2024, I am also an editorial board member of the Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy.

I have a PhD in Public Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2015). Previously, I worked at the University of Groningen as a Postdoctoral Researcher (2016—2019), the University of Bamberg (2015—2016), and at Erasmus University Rotterdam (2009—2015). I also held visiting research positions at Rijkswaterstaat and the Bertelsmann Foundation.

My research focuses on the design, implementation, and outcomes of collaboration in cross-sector governance networks, with a specific focus on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transport infrastructure planning. I am also specialized in comparative methods, in particular Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). My current research activities focus on three areas.

• Improving the performance, sustainability, and collaboration in PPPs in infrastructure planning and implementation. I focus also on the role of management and boundary spanning.

• Developing QCA for evaluating infrastructure planning and implementation. I focus also on how QCA can be made more time-sensitive.

• Exploring the role of infrastructure planning in transitioning towards a post-growth society. I focus also on the role of planning instruments and practices.