Currently, I am an Associate Professor and Head of Research of the department of Public Law & Governance (Tilburg Law School). I am also leader of the Global Law and Governance signature plan (research) in the Tilburg Law School and member of the Advisory Committee for Research (ACR) of the Law School.

I studied Cultural Anthropology at Utrecht University. After that, I worked as a consultant for Cap Gemini (1999-2002). After that I did my PhD ongovernance culture at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In January 2008 I moved to Tilburg University. In 2012, I was one of the organizers of the 7th conference for Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA, 300+ participants). I also acted as the research coordinator and later as a member of the management team my department (2014-2019).

I have been a project leader on various projects, including an international research project on smart urban intermediaries and a  practice-science collaboration on civil servants work practices.