Research assistant (definitive end date: August 2014):* PhD research on the operational information management and in extenso - seen as the former is the prerequisite for the latter - the implementation of Intelligence Led Policing in Belgium;* (limited) research on the topic of prostitution.Conferences:* Speaker 'Risky times call for risky measures ? Information based policing in the Belgian context', UCSIA International Workshop Risk and uncertainty in changing society, 21-23 November 2012.* panel speaker 'Policing by risks or risky policing? The implementation of intelligence led policing in Belgium', Stockholm Criminology Symposium, June 11th - 13th 2012.* panel speaker ‘Intelligence Led Policing as a Strategy within the Belgian Risk Society’, Criminology Conference, University of Cambridge, 30 september - 1 october 2010.* panel speaker ‘Prostitution and the Prostitute: Demonization or Sanctification, Vixen or Victim? The Belgian Experience’, Interdisciplinary–net, congress ‘Evil Women and the Feminine’, Prague, 3rd - 5th of may 2010.* keynote speaker ‘Information Management within the Belgian police services', duo presentation with Prof. D. Van Daele, ’ Evaluation of the tenth anniversary of the Belgian police reformation', Center for Police studies and University of Leuven, december 8th 2009.For proceedings see BRUGGEMAN, W. en EASTON, M., ‘Evaluatie 10 jaar politiehervorming’, Antwerpen, Maklu, 2010, 286 p.

Teaching assistant: * coordination of the bachelor seminar 'Police and the Judiciary'; * supervision of BA students with regard to their BA-dissertation and internship;* coordination of the master methodological seminar 'Comparative Law and Criminology'; * supervision of MA students with regard to the comparative research assignment;* coordination of the master thesis seminars and supervision of MA students with regard to their master thesis within the domain of 'Law Enforcement and Public Order';* revision of course materials such as 'Private Surveillance' and 'Criminal Phenomenons and Offences'.

Political advisor Provincial Executive department of Welfare (province of Limburg, Belgium) in charge of the following domains:public healthcare, mental healthcare and welfare, the integration of minority groups, volunteer work andsocial economy.Wide range of duties:1. Content and policy coordination with regard to the domains 2. follow-up individual requests and dossiers. 3. contacts with the provincial administration and interest groups...

Policy advisor Home Office and Justice * preparation and monitoring of legislative initiatives with regard to different societal topics. For example: weapons act, statute of voluntary firemen, the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning, human trafficking, etc.* coordination of the (political) communication both internal (partisan) and external (cross-party);...