USP Associates

UvA Sustainability Platform

To facilitate and mobilize disciplinary and interdisciplinary activities, USP invites participation of all researchers, including PhD candidates - who are appointed at one of the faculties of UvA, who conduct research within the broad theme of sustainable prosperity and who are committed to engaging in interdisciplinary research and to actively contributing to USP by regularly participating in activities and meetings.

Associated Researchers
Dr. J.D. (Jesse) van Amelsvoort

Faculty of Humanities - Cultural studies and European studies -

j.d.vanamelsvoort@uva.nl +31205252280

Dr. L.G.H. (Laurens) Bakker

Anthropology - Resource conflict

l.g.h.bakker@uva.nl +31 (0)6 52 54 38 65

Prof. dr. M. (Marija) Bartl

European Law and Private Law - The role of law in socio-ecological transformation

m.bartl@uva.nl

Dr. Z.M.C. (Zeph) van Berlo

Persuasive Communication - The use of (immersive) technologies for behavior change

Z.M.C.vanBerlo@uva.nl +31653712534

Prof. dr. ir. L. (Luca) Bertolini

Urban and regional planning - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

l.bertolini@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4007

Dr V. (Vladimir) Bogoeski

European Private Law - Relationship between law and bottom-up struggles for sustainable labour relations in food production

v.bogoeski@uva.nl

Prof. dr. J.W. (Jan Willem) Bolderdijk

Sustainability & Marketing – Responsible Consumption

j.w.bolderdijk@uva.nl

Prof. dr. J.F.M.G. (Jan) Bouwens

Accounting - Trust and validation of sustainability metrics and reporting

J.F.M.G.Bouwens@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 8740

Dr. D.A. (Dana) Brablecova PhD

Race, Decoloniality and Intersectionality - Centre for Latin-American Research and Documentation

d.a.brablecova@uva.nl

Dr C. (Cameron) Brick

Social Psychology - Programme Group Social Pyschology

c.brick@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 6714

Mr. dr. L.E. (Laura) Burgers

Private Law - Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law

l.e.burgers@uva.nl

Prof. dr. B. (Bas) de Bruin

Chemistry, (homogeneous) catalysis - Developing new (homogeneous) catalysts with the aim to make chemical transformations more sustainable

B.deBruin@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 6495

Dr. R.D. (Ruth) Carlitz

Political Science – Politics of public goods provision in low-income countries, from the perspectives of both governments and citizens

r.d.carlitz@uva.nl +31628566688

Dr F. (Fabio) de Castro

Political Science, Anthropology & Environmental Science - Environmental governance, political ecology, environmental justice

f.decastro@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3257

Prof. P.H. (Peter) van Dam

Consumer society and sustainable consumption - Environment & Society: Contestation and Governance Research Group

p.h.vandam@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4466

Dr. A. (Annet) Dekker

Mediastudies

A.Dekker@uva.nl

Prof. dr. H.O. (Huub) Dijstelbloem

Philosophy of science, technology and politics - Institute for Advanced Studies

H.O.Dijstelbloem@uva.nl

Prof. dr. W.M. (Willemijn) van Dolen

Marketing – Consumer Behavior and Marketing with a focus on Sustainability

W.M.vanDolen@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4204

Dr. M.I. (Martijn) Dröes

Climate Change and Real Estate - Amsterdam Business School

M.I.Droes@uva.nl

Prof. dr. C. (Christina) Eckes

International Law and Social Justice – Legal structuring of unsustainable economic practices

c.eckes@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 8513

E.J.S. (Edith) Eder

Environmental Chemistry (IBED) - Remediating soil pollution by designing a nature-inspired engineering tool

e.j.s.eder@uva.nl +33631475336

Dr. K.H. (Klaas) Eller

Private and Transnational Law - Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law/Sustainable Global Economic Law

k.h.eller@uva.nl

Dr. ir. B. (Bernd) Ensing

Computational Chemistry - Director AI4Science Laboratory

B.Ensing@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 5067

Dr. L.W. (Luc) Fransen

Business and Sustainability - Political Economy and Transnational Governance (PETGOV) programme group

L.W.Fransen@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3012

Dr. A.C. (Amanda) Garcia

Sustainable Chemistry - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

a.c.garcia@uva.nl

Dr. P. (Panikos) Georgallis

Strategy & International Business - Amsterdam Business School

p.georgallis@uva.nl

Dr. M. (Mendel) Giezen

Sustainable Urban Development and Infrastructure - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

M.Giezen@uva.nl +31 (0)6 55 40 63 46

Prof. dr. J. (John) Grin

Public Policy and Governance Transnational Configurations - Conflict and Governance Programme Group - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

J.Grin@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2108

Dr. J. (Jorik) van de Groep

Institute of Physics - Light-matter interactions in photovoltaic materials

j.vandegroep@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 5643

Prof. dr. G.J.M. (Gert-Jan) Gruter

Industrial Sustainable Chemistry - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

G.J.M.Gruter@uva.nl +31 (0)6 539 48 443

Prof. F. (Frenk) van Harreveld

Psychology - Social Cognition and Behavioural Change Related to Safety and Sustainability

F.vanHarreveld@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7263

Prof. E.M. (Eelke) Heemskerk

Programme group: Political Economy and Transnational Governance

E.M.Heemskerk@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2628

Prof. dr. B.B. (Barbara) Hogenboom

Latin-America Studies - Centre for Latin-American Research and Documentation

b.b.hogenboom@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3383

Prof. J. (Jef) Huisman

IBED

J.Huisman@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7085

Prof. dr. H.M. (Hilde) Huizenga

Formal Modeling of behavioral and brain indices of (a)typical development and aging - Programme group developmental psychology

H.M.Huizenga@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 6826

Dr I.M. (Ioana) Ilie

Computational biophysics - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

i.m.ilie@uva.nl

Dr. I. (Ivana) Isailovic

European Law – Intersection of law, gender studies, critical theory and political economy

i.isailovic@uva.nl

Dr L.H. (Lies) Jacobs

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)

l.h.jacobs@uva.nl +31205257083

Dr. B. (Boris) Jansen

Soil Science - Soil Chemistry

B.Jansen@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7444

Prof. dr. C.J. (Cees) Kleverlaan

Dental Material Science - Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam

c.kleverlaan@acta.nl

Dr. J.M. (Jens) van 't Klooster

Political Economy - Programme Group Challenges to Democratic Representation

j.m.vantklooster@uva.nl

Prof. dr. J.E.M. (Ans) Kolk

International Business - Amsterdam Business School

j.e.m.kolk@uva.nl

Prof. A.E. (Arno) Kourula

Business & Sustainability - Amsterdam Business School

A.E.Kourula@uva.nl +31627655757

Dr. E.H. (Elisabeth) Krueger PhD

Faculty of Science – urban resilience and sustainability transformations, Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS), Complex Adaptive Systems

e.h.krueger@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 1279

Dr. S.F. (Samuël) Kruizinga

Modern History - Focus on war, peace, and sustainability impacts

s.f.kruizinga@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7733

Dr B. (Burcu) Küçükkeles

Strategy and International Business - Amsterdam Business School

b.kucukkeles@uva.nl

Dr. P. (Pieter) Lagerwaard

Science and Technology Studies – citizen initiatives for sustainable agriculture & biodiversity

P.Lagerwaard@uva.nl

Dr. B.A. (Bart) Lameijer

Economics and business - Amsterdam Business School

B.A.Lameijer@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 5203

Dr. M.H. (Mike) Lees

Computational Science (IvI) – Computational Modelling of Social Complex Systems

M.H.Lees@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 1539

Dr. A. (Andrea) Leiter PhD

Technology Enabled Governance – Amsterdam Center for International Law

a.b.leiter@uva.nl

Dr C. (Candida) Leone

Private Law - Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law

c.leone@uva.nl

Dr P.R. (Pim) Linnebank

Sustainable Chemistry - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

p.r.linnebank@uva.nl

Dr. ir. E.E. (Emiel) van Loon

Statictical Ecology - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

e.e.vanloon@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7448

Dr J.A.P. (Johanna) Lorenzo

International Law section and the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL) - Legal and institutional links between development finance and climate finance

j.a.p.lorenzo@uva.nl

Prof. dr. C. (Chantal) Mak

Private Law - Fundamental Rights and Private Law

c.mak@uva.nl +31 639362272

Dr. M.H.C. (Marijn) Meijers

Persuasive Communication - Understanding and stimulating pro-environmental behavior

M.H.C.Meijers@uva.nl

Dr A. (Ana) Mićković

Accounting - Amsterdam Business School

a.mickovic@uva.nl

Prof. dr. E.M. (Eileen) Moyer

Anthropology of Ecology - Health and Climate Change Amsterdam - Institute for Social Science Research

E.M.Moyer@uva.nl

Prof. dr. C.I.M. (Caroline) Nevejan

Designing Urban Experience - Programme Group Cultural Sociology

c.i.m.nevejan@uva.nl

Prof. mr. P.A. (André) Nollkaemper

International Law - Amsterdam Center for International Law

P.A.Nollkaemper@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2827

Dr. G. (Gerben) Nooteboom MSc

Anthropology - Interpretation, adaptation and resilience to climate change in rural and coastal societies in connection to agrarian transformations

G.Nooteboom@uva.nl +31 (0)6 42 04 90 12

A.M. (Alex) Olieman MSc

Faculty of Humanities

Onderzoek FGw

a.m.olieman@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7781

Dr. A.M. (Ana) Oprescu

Computer Science - Informatics Institute

a.m.oprescu@uva.nl

Prof. dr. A.M. (Alessio M.) Pacces

Law and Economics of Sustainable Finance

a.m.pacces@uva.nl

Dr. K. (Karen) Paiva Henrique PhD

Human Geography, Planning and International Development Research – Climate adaptation and climate justice in the context of uneven urban development

k.paivahenrique@uva.nl

Dr. M. (Mehdi) Parvizi Amineh

Political Science and International Relations – Geopolitical economy of energy security focusing on EU, China, Central and West Asia.

m.p.amineh@uva.nl +31 (0)6 55 40 64 25

Dr. D. (Drielli) Peyerl

Energy transition - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences

d.peyerl@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 8626

Dr K.C.I. (Kinanya) Pijl

Sustainable finance and the role of law in the transition towards a more sustainable economy

k.c.i.pijl@uva.nl

Prof. dr. F. (Rick) van der Ploeg

Macroeconomics, public finances, climate & resource depletion

f.vanderploeg@uva.nl +31 (0)6 52 35 88 50

Dr. B. (Branwyn) Poleykett

Politics and practice of public health - Programme group: Anthropology of Health, Care and the Body"

b.poleykett@uva.nl

Prof. dr. A. (Albert) Polman

Photonic Materials - Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI) for experimental physics

A.Polman@uva.nl

Dr. A. (Antonia) Praetorius

Environmental Chemistry - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

a.praetorius@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 1279

Dr. P. (Peter) Roessingh

Renewable Energy, in particular storage, both electricity and warmth (retired)

p.roessingh@uva.nl

Dr. G. (Giorgia) Romagnoli

Behavioral and Experimental Economics -

G.Romagnoli@uva.nl

Dr. D. (Debraj) Roy

Computational Science - Informatics Institute

d.roy@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 1539

Prof. dr. mr. A. (Anniek) de Ruijter

Health Law and Policy - Law Centre for Health and Life

a.deruijter@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3445

G. (Gabriela) Russo Lopes

CEDLA – communities and forests in Brazil (zero-deforestation agreements, nature restoration, transformation pathways, socio-biodiversity value chains)

g.russolopes@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3498

A.A. (Anna) Sach

Social Psychology – Climate Activism

a.a.sach@uva.nl +31 (0)6 23 27 36 43

Dr. D.A. (Disa) Sauter

Psychology - The intersection between emotions and sustainability

D.A.Sauter@uva.nl

Dr. V.G. (Vittoria) Scalera

International Business - Amsterdam Business School

V.G.Scalera@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4360

Prof. dr. P. (Peter) Schall

WZI

P.Schall@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 6314

Dr. P. (Philip) Schleifer

Political Economy and Transnational Governance - The politics and governance of sustainability in the globalized economy

P.Schleifer@uva.nl

Dr. A.R.T. (Andreas) Schuck

Political Communication - Amsterdam School of Communication Research

A.R.T.Schuck@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3283

Dr H. (Hamed) Seiied Alavi

Using data-oriented methods to envision climate-proof (learning) environments

h.alavi@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2551

Prof. dr. J.C. (Chris) Slootweg

Sustainable Chemistry - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

j.c.slootweg@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 8367

Prof. dr. P.M.A. (Paul) Smeets

Sustainable Finance - Amsterdam Business School

p.m.a.smeets@uva.nl

Prof. dr. E.G. (Edith) Smit

Persuasive Communication - Amsterdam School of Communication Research

E.G.Smit@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2104

Dr. E.S. (Eline) Smit

Communication science – digital communication for health & sustainability

E.S.Smit@uva.nl +31 (0)6 25 25 85 58

Dr. J. (Joeri) Sol

Entrepreneurship and innovations - Amsterdam Business School

j.sol@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4847

Dr. C.P. (Colin) Sterling

Environmental perspectives on heritage and museums.

c.p.sterling@uva.nl

Dr. A.J. (Andrew) Telford

Climate Change Politics

a.j.telford@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2605

Dr. U. (Ulrike) Thuerheimer

Accounting - Assurance over sustainability accounting and reporting

u.thuerheimer@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4289

Prof. dr. P.H. (Peter) van Tienderen

Experimental Plant Systematics

p.h.vantienderen@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 7992

S.E. (Stephanie) Triefus LLM

International law - business and human rights

s.e.triefus@uva.nl

Dr. J.C. (Coyan) Tromp

Sustainability Education, Energy Transition, Philosophy of Science – Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies

J.C.Tromp@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 8745

Dr. D. (Diliara) Valeeva

Political Science - Sustainability of business and finance

D.Valeeva@uva.nl

R.J. (Rodrigo) Vallejo Garretón

Private Law - Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law

r.j.vallejogarreton@uva.nl

Dr. V.V. (Vítor) Vasconcelos

Computational Science - Informatics Institute

v.v.vasconcelos@uva.nl +31 (0)6 00 00 00 00

Prof. I. (Ingo) Venzke

International Law and Social Justice – Legal structuring of unsustainable economic practices

i.venzke@uva.nl

Dr. I. (Imrat) Verhoeven

Political Science - Just energy transitions in underprivileged neighbourhoods

i.verhoeven@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3504

Dr. E. (Else) Vogel

Anthropology of Health, Care and the Body - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

e.vogel@uva.nl

Dr. M. (Maria) Weimer

European Law - Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

m.weimer@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 2672

Dr. M.J. (Margaretha) Wewerinke-Singh MA LLM

Sustainability Law - Amsterdam Law School

m.j.wewerinke@uva.nl

Prof. dr. A.P. (Annemarie) van Wezel

Environmental ecology - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

a.p.vanwezel@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 5684

Prof. dr. S.J.G. (Sweder) van Wijnbergen

Macro & International Economics - Economics of Climate Change; applying tools of modern finance to calculate the Social Cost of Carbon; assess the link between climate risks and asset prices; and study green

S.J.G.vanWijnbergen@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4206

Dr J.J. (Jannes) Willems

Urban planning - The creation of climate-just and climate-proof cities

j.j.willems@uva.nl

Dr. P.W. (P.W.) Zuidhof

Europese Politieke Economie – Markets for the Environment in the European context

P.W.Zuidhof@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 6129

Prof. dr. B. (Bob) van der Zwaan

Sustainable Energy Technology - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

B.vanderZwaan@uva.nl
Academic Medical Centre (AMC)

Lisanne Kouwenberg
Amsterdam Public Health

Dionne Kringos
Amsterdam Public Health research institute and Associate Professor of Health Systems and Services Research at Amsterdam UMC, location AMC.

Sjoerd Repping
Healthcare professional at Amsterdam UMC and member of the steering group Sustainable Prosperity

Dorien Salentijn, M.D.
Postdoc at Centrum voor duurzame zorg

Nekouei Shahraki, M (Mitra) | MD, MSc, PhD
Clinical Epidemiology, Methodology, Evidence-Based Research, and Sustainable Research.

Niek Sperna Weiland

Erebrovascular physiology and environmental sustainability on the operating room.

Associated PhDs

Dr. D.A. (Dana) Brablecova PhD

Race, Decoloniality and Intersectionality - Centre for Latin-American Research and Documentation

d.a.brablecova@uva.nl

Dr. Y. (Yang) Chen PhD

CLIFF (Climate Change & Fossil Fuels), Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

y.chen7@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 4366

F. (Fabian) Dablander PhD

Faculty of Science

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

f.dablander@uva.nl

Z. (Zhonghua) Du

Public International Law - Positioning of Multinationals in international Climate Law

z.du@uva.nl

M.O. (Ongun) Durhan

Global supply chains and inequality - Amsterdam Business School

m.o.durhan@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 5311

I.J. (Ina) Flaucher

Physics - Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI) for experimental physics

i.j.flaucher@uva.nl

S.H.H. (Sofie) Fleerackers

European Public Law - Role of lawyers as interest representation in legal cases, with climate as a case study

s.h.h.fleerackers@uva.nl

H. (Hannah) Flerlage

Sustainable Chemistry - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)

h.flerlage@uva.nl

M.C. (Catalina) Garcia Chaves

Governance and Inclusive Development - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research

m.c.garciachaves@uva.nl +31 (0)6 55 94 01 82

R.L.S. (Rhea) Goh

Sustainability Marketing - Amsterdam Business School

r.l.s.goh@uva.nl

Dr. C.J. (Colin) Hickey PhD

Just Transitions - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

c.j.hickey@uva.nl

Mr. drs. N. (Nena) van der Horst

Sustainability Marketing - Amsterdam Business School

n.vanderhorst@uva.nl

J.B. (Julian) Kirschner

Neuroeconomics and sustainability - Section Microeconomics

j.b.kirschner@uva.nl +31 (0)6 43 44 93 82

L.M. (Laurien) Nijenhuis

Constitutional and Administrative Law - Climate change litigation

l.m.nijenhuis@uva.nl +31 (0)6 81 09 30 33

A.A. (Anna) Sach

Social Psychology – Climate Activism

a.a.sach@uva.nl +31 (0)6 23 27 36 43

M.S.M. (Maien) Sachisthal PhD

Social Psychology - Programme Group Social Pyschology

M.S.M.Sachisthal@uva.nl +31205256761

R.L. (Roxane) Snijders

Molecular Biology & Plant Sciences - Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS)

r.snijders@uva.nl +31 (0)6 20 77 82 07

S.H. (Saara) Taavila

Pro-Environmental Behaviour

s.h.taavila2@uva.nl

Dr. Z. (Zamira) Xhaferri PhD

European Law - European Studies Department

z.xhaferri@uva.nl +31 (0)20 525 3266

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