Work

2022-now

PostDoc, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin (GER)

  1. Working on the DigiProMIN project (part of the lernen:digital consortium), responsible for designing a professional development course for in-service physics teachers.
  2. Research interests: measurement uncertainties, students handling of experimental data, school physics experiments.
  3. Teaching: Demonstrationspraktikum, Didaktik der Physik, Ausgewählte Themen der Physik, Forschungsseminar, Fachwissenschaftliche Vertiefung.

2018-2022

PhD Researcher, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin (GER)

  1. Research interests: measurement uncertainties, students handling of experimental data, school physics experiments.
  2. Teaching: Demonstrationspraktikum, Didaktik der Physik, Ausgewählte Themen der Physik.

2016-now

Author, Noordhoff Uitgevers, Groningen (NL)

  1. Writing chapters, problems, labs and tests for the new edition of the book Overal Natuurkunde (physics everywhere) for middle- and upper school (3 havo/vwo and tweede fase).
  2. Designing problems of indexed difficulty level, leading to two difficulty routes within the book.

2016-2018

Teacher, Tarbut V'Torah, Irvine, CA (USA)

  1. Teaching physics, science, and python programming for grades 8-12.
  2. Responsible for the upper school physics curriculum.
  3. Designing and teaching the Python programming class to train students in creative and analytic problem solving.
  4. Coaching the after school Rocketry class for middle- and upper school students.

2016

MCAT Physics Teacher, The Princeton Review, Irvine, CA (USA)

  1. Teaching physics for bachelor level, pre-medical students.
  2. Teaching strategies for standardized tests.

2013-2015

Physics teacher educator, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Nijmegen (NL)

  1. Teaching pre-service physics teachers.
  2. Courses included: subject matter as well as didactics.

2011-2015

Physics teacher, RSG Lingecollege, Tiel (NL)

  1. Teaching physics for: 3, 4, 5 havo and 4, 5, 6 vwo (USA: grades 9-12).
  2. Senior teacher (LD) as of 2013.
  3. Mentor of several 5 vwo classes.

2011-2013

Trainee, Eerst de Klas, The Hague (NL)

  1. Internships at: Siemens and AON Risk Solutions.
  2. Personal coaching and training at "De Baak", a leading Dutch institute on leadership, sustainability and creative solutions.
  3. Writing a report on sustainability in Dutch companies and schools, presented to the Dutch ministry of education.

2004-2011

Teaching Assistant, Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)

  1. Assisting in the following courses: classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, fluid mechanics, Fourrier analysis, linear algebra, mechanical waves, optics and thermodynamics
  2. Grading student exercises and exams

Education

2018-2022

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin (GER)

  1. PhD in the field of Science Education Research - Magna Cum Laude
  2. Thesis: Certain about uncertainty - What students need to know about measurement uncertainties to compare data sets Link

2011-2012

Master of Science Education and Teaching (MSc), Utrecht University, Utrecht (NL)

2009-2011

Master of Science (MSc), Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)

2003-2009

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)

Skills

Languages

Dutch (native), English, German

Programming

R, Python, php, CSS, html