Thematic Expert List
Sustainability and environment
Aerts, Stef | sustainable agriculture
Boeykens, Annick | residual streams fruit cultivation
Crois, Elien | sustainability education
Daneels, Arthur | sustainable (re)construction
Dauwe, Stijn | sustainable (re)construction
De Proft, Anthony | sustainable waste management
Defraeije, Matilde | sustainability, energy transition
Deneckere,Karel | ecological communication and greenwashing
Gobin, Veerle | residual streams of fruit cultivation
Goens, Hannelore | circular area development, circular construction, biobased material
Henssen, Bart | sustainable management
Mettepenningen, Evy | sustainable agriculture
Vanderstraeten, Antoon | regenerative agriculture
Van Langenhove, Filip | sustainable (re)construction
Withouck, Hannes | residual streams of fruit cultivation
Nature, animals and agriculture
Aerts, Stef | sustainable agriculture and laboratory animal science
Depauw, Sarah | zoo animals, animal welfare
Gryson, Brecht | urban experiment gardening vegetable gardening
Mettepenningen, Evy | sustainable agriculture, mental well-being in farmers
Peeters, Els | cats
Peeters, Wim | tree and green space management
Sannen, Adinda | human-animal relationship
Stevens, Jeroen | zoo animals, animal behavior, evolution
Vanderstraeten, Antoon | agroecology, regenerative agriculture, future farming, alternative agricultural systems
Vervaecke, Hilde | animal behavior and zoos
Technology and innovation
Boeykens, Annick | residual streams fruit cultivation
De Proft, Anthony | laboratory techniques
De Winne, Davy | digital technology
Decoster, Robin | healthcare innovation
Defraeije, Matilde | innovation, valorisation, future-proof skills
Deprez, Koen | 3D printing
Devriese, Teis | air conditioning and heating
Duyck, Johan | motor controllers softstarters
Fouquaet, Philippe | electromechanics, logistics
Gobin, Veerle | residual streams fruit farming
Goeminne, Joachim | home automation, smart buildings, internet of things
Meyskens, Nathan | Microsoft Access and Excel
Rotthier Bram | electric bikes and speed pedelecs
Symynck, Jurgen | 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI)
Van Belle, Kurt | medical imaging, MRI scans
Van de Walle, Jelle | home automation, smart buildings, internet of things
Van den Bossche, Thomas | responsible use of AI
Van der Schueren, Karel | heat pumps, cooling technology
Van Houcke, Jannes | fermentation, brewery, beer, kombucha
Vanden Eede, Saskia | artificial intelligence (AI) in digital marketing
Verbeeck, Katja | artificial intelligence (AI)
Verwimp, Wim | robotics, programming, data communication, Microsoft Excel
Withouck, Hannes | residual streams fruit cultivation
Wyns, Mario | electronics, internet of things, microcontrollers
Real estate, building and construction
Craeye, Bart | concrete
Daneels, Arthur | sustainable (re)construction
Dauwe, Stijn | sustainable (re)construction
Deprez, Koen | materials science
Devriese, Teis | EPB reporting and EPC
Goens, Hannelore | circular area development, circular construction, biobased material
Kenis, Paul | school renovations
Lenoir, Thomas | welding technology, cutting techniques
Meyskens, Nathan | stability calculation
Suy, Nick | mechanical propulsion, preventive maintenance, assembly and alignment
Van de Walle, Jelle | lighting, building management
Van der Meersch, Stijn | insulation
Van der Schueren, Karel | heat pumps, cooling technology
Van Langenhove, Filip | sustainable (re)construction
Vandermeersch, Tom | apartment law, co-ownership law, property manager, management of co-ownership, real estate
Verdoodt, Caroline | environmental law, city and project development
Wille, Stijn | architecture, energy
Education and pedagogy
Algoet, Marlies | language education with young children
Asselman, Maayke | programming with preschoolers
Audenaert, Steven | classroom management, group dynamics, teen self-direction, diversity in teacher education
Bisschop, Leen | climate education
Callebaut, Geert | STEM, coding with preschoolers, educational innovation
Cornelissen, Eef | critical thinking and media literacy
Crois, Elien | sustainability education
Cuylaerts, Philippe | French, teaching foreign languages, multilingualism
De Clerck, Stefan | didactics, reading comprehension and classroom management
De Cooman, Charlotte | musical education
De Moor, An | language policy, multilingualism, language competence
De Nul, Bart | teacher training secondary education
De Sadeleer, Ria | school development and curricula
De Schrijver, Frederik | education technology, libraries and education centres, digital education
De Schrijver, Jelle | STEM education and critical thinking
De Wilde, Johan | educational quality, teacher training and beginning teachers
De Winter, Bart | French didactics
Feryn, Sanne | early childhood education
Gheeraert, Evelien | early reading education, language education
Grimmonprez, Joke | early childhood development
Hebbrecht, Jonah | OKAN and language and reading education
Kenis, Paul | workplace learning, technology in education
Martin, Ann | graduates, bachelors, education policy
Naessens, Gert | teacher training
Nuelant, Tanja | study programmes People and Society
Schelfaut, Kim | STEM education, professions in high demand and women in the technical sector
Smisdom, Leen | study choice (guidance), horizon broadening, reorientation, core talents
Soens, Aaron | quality assurance higher education
Taelman, Helena | language development in young children
Van den Bossche, Hilde | language didactics, language assessment, literary skills
Van den Broeck, Laura | critical thinking
Van Lokeren, Stijn | educational technology and E-learning
Van Severen, Lieve | early literacy, sound awareness, letter knowledge
Van Stappen, Katrien | music education, singing with children
Verschoren, Veerle | climate education and STEM
Vervacke, Laura | STEM, critical thinking in science classes
Wouters, Nele | music pedagogy, singing and voice use
Philosophy and ethics
Aerts, Stef | animal ethics
Cornelissen, Eef | philosophy in education
De Schrijver, Jelle | philosophy in education
Rigo, Adelheid | ethics in health care (euthanasia), ethics related to prenatal diagnosis (NIPT test and genetics)
Soens, Aaron | ethics
Business management and entrepreneurship
Baron, Elize | TikTok-marketing, digital marketing
Couckuyt, Dries | circular economy
Crois, Elien | entrepreneurship
De Koster, Tom | privacy, corporate and economic law, corporate acquisitions
Deneckere, Karel | ecological communication and discourse analysis
Eiselein, Philippe | (social) entrepreneurship and business models
Henssen, Bart | SMEs and family businesses
Moens, Bart | inclusive and sustainable HRM policies and careers
Nowé, Igor | marketing strategies, trends, consumer behaviour
Schepens, Guy | insurance and risk management
Vancuyck, Liesbeth | micro- en macroeconomics
Vanden Eede, Saskia | digital marketing
Diversity, inclusion and social support
Claeys, Jan | social isolation and loneliness, network strengthening
Cornelissen, Eef | diversity and inclusion
Debruyne, Pascal | refugees and migration, homelessness
Deleu, Harm | homelessness
Emmery, Kathleen | family policy and family relations
Fournier, Katja | children and families on the run
Geldhof, Dirk | superdiversity and migration
Gibens, Steven | justice, legal aid to vulnerable people
Lavent, Margot | refugees (children and families), diversity sensitive assistance
Lecoyer, Kim | families and migration
Moens, Bart | inclusion in the workplace
Naessens, Liesbeth | incarceration and prisoners
Nuelant, Tanja | study programmes People and Society
Noens, Philippe | family support
Peersman, Wim | social science research
Reynders, Alexandre | loved ones of a family member with suicidal thoughts
Schrooten, Mieke | homelessness and migration
Van Dam, Sylvie | migration, diversity, poverty and social exclusion
Van den Broeck, Laura | social inequality
Van Puyenbroeck, Joris | informal care, disability, inclusive residential care, network strengthening
Verhaegen, Inge | social isolation and loneliness, social inclusion, network strengthening
Health Care
Backaert, Diego | diabetes, specialised home nursing, primary care, wound care
Boucque, Hilde | intensive care, emergency care
De Wilde, Katrien | smoking cessation counselling, nursing education
Christiaens, Ilse | communication skills
Decoster, Robin | care innovation
D'haenens, Florence | midwifery, mental health during and after pregnancy
Gillis, Katrin | elderly care, residential care centers, dementia
Mons, Jo | food allergies, FODMAP and irritable bowel syndrome
Naets, Tiffany | eating disorders, obesity, ARFID, orthorexia nervosa, evidence-based practice, eHealth, healthcare innovation
Pletinckx, Kathy | nursing education
Raeymaekers, Joke | nuclear medicine, (medical) radiation, medical imagery
Tency, Inge | pregnancy and preterm birth
Van Belle, Kurt | medical imaging, MRI scans
Van Cleemput, Marjan | pharmacy, anatomy, dietary supplements
Van Laere, Jolien | eye care and eye measurement
Van Puyenbroeck, Joris | informal care, disability, inclusive residential care
Van Wassenhove, Karen | care training
Vanderlinden, Julie | elder care, sleep and healthy living
Verschelden, Pieterjan | quality care sector, active and healthy aging
Vos, Jeroen | occupational therapy
Wellemans, Isabelle | eye care
Psychology and well-being
Claeys, Jan | social isolation and loneliness
Damman, Caroline | resilience and self-care
De Zommers, Philip | group dynamics, handling conflict and crises
D'haenens, Florence | mental health during and after pregnancy
Dewispelaere, Joris | clinical psychology, partner relations and (sexual) violence
Emmery, Kathleen | sibling and family relations
Gillis, Katrin | psychiatric vulnerability in the elderly
Messelis, Els | sexuality in the elderly and elder abuse
Mettepenningen, Evy | mental well-being in farmers
Naets, Tiffany | eating disorders, ARFID, orthorexia nervosa, cognitive psychology, parent training, evidence-based practice
Reynders, Alexandre | next of kin of a family member with suicidal thoughts
Tency, Inge | mental well-being during and after pregnancy
Van Puyenbroeck, Joris | informal care, network strengthening
Vanderlinden, Julie | informal care, young dementia
Verhaegen, Inge | social isolation and loneliness
Verschelden, Pieterjan | mental health care
Vos, Jeroen | mental health care