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Team of the Mercator Research Centre

Elly Albers Information Specialist

2008 Elly
Education: Assistent-librarian, Centrale Vereniging, Deventer; Youth librarian, Frederik Muller Akademie, Amsterdam, Management for non-profit organisations, ISW, Utrecht, Course literature-research, Stichting FOBID, Stichting GO, The Hague, and other courses concerning internet skills, building of an information portal, acquisition and access of digital information.
Specialization: Information skills for students
Interests: Virtual library, Web 2.0
Languages: Dutch, Frisian, English, German, French
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 233 6913
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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Saskia Benedictus Research assistant
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Education: MSc Educational Science and MA English Language & Culture (University of Groningen and University of Wales, Bangor)
Languages: Dutch, English, Frisian, French, German
Contact: T  0031(0) 58 - 233 6919
F  0031(0) 58 - 213 1409
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Nienke Boomstra
Research assistant
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Education: MSc in Child and Family Studies at the University of Leiden
Specialization: Relationship between child rearing practices and outcomes
Languages: Dutch, Frisian, English, German and French
Contact: T 0031 (0)58 - 233 6916
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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 Tseard de Graaf
Research Associate
 
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Present position: Research Associate at the Mercator Research Centre, Guest researcher at Saint-Petersburg University and the Slavic Research Center of Hokkaido University (Japan)
Education:
University of Groningen, University of Cambridge (UK)
PhD in Physics, BA in Slavic Languages
Specialization:
Phonetic Aspects of Bilingualism and Language Contact,
Ethnolinguistics, Language Minorities in the Russian Federation and neighbouring Countries, Speech Technology and Digital Signal Analysis, Reconstruction of old Sound Recordings.
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English, German, French
Contact:
T 0031 (0)50 - 309 2218
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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Marieke Hanenburg
Research assistant
  2008 Marieke
Education: MSc in Communication Studies; BA in applied Communication Science with specialisation in New Media Research & Design; Minor International Management at the University of Twente, Enschede
Specialization: ICT in (government) Organizations
Educational Research: Linguistic Landscape
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English, German
Contact: T 0031 (0)58 - 233 6921
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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René J. Jorna
Head of Social Science Department (of which the Mercator European Research Centre forms part)
and Professor of Knowledge Management and Cognition (University of Groningen)
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Education: Masters Philosophy University of Groningen; Masters Psychology University of Groningen; Dissertation (Ph. D.) ”Knowledge representation and symbols in the mind University of Groningen ”.
Specialization: Specialized in psycho-linguistics (cognitive science), philosophy of language, semiotics, knowledge management and sustainability.
Languages: Dutch, English, French, (passive) Frisian and (passive) German
Contact: T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3026 F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409 E r.j.j.m.jorna(a)rug.nl
Tjallien Kalsbeek
Research assistant
  2009 Tjallien
Education: International Relations and International Organization and Scandinavian Languages and Cultures (Norwegian) at the University of Groningen
Specialization: Minority language Youth Work
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, Norwegian, English and German
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3024
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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 Adrie Kaspers
Secretary
 
2008 Adrie
Education: Administrative, Secretary School
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English, German
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3027
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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 Cor van der Meer
Project coördinator
 
2008 Cor
Education: Sociology at the University of Groningen
Specialization: Research methodology
Interests: Data archiving, digitization projects
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English, German
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3063
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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Alex Riemersma
Researcher
  2008 Alex
Education: Phd Dutch and Frisian at the University of Groningen
Specialization: Language teaching and Language planning. Thesis on the Language Command of Dutch and Frisian at the end of primary school (1994, Tilburg University)
Interests: Legislation of Frisian language, in particular regarding the European Charter on Regional and Minority Languages 
Languages: Dutch, Frisian, English, German and French
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3028
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409

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Tjeerd Rintjema
Staff member communication/ Web editor
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Education: Bachelor Communication - Hanze University Groningen; NIMA Marketing B - Hanze Service Groningen
Specialization: Writing
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English, German
Contact: T 0031 (0)58 - 233 6917
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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Verena Steinbrink
Research assistant
  2009 Verena 
Education: MLitt in Language Policy en Planning
Specialization: Language courses as means of integration of immigrants in Germany
Interests: Intercultural skills
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish and a little Dutch
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3064
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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Jan van der West 
 Research assistant
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Education: Bachelor - Marketing (Deventer); post-bachelor - Customer Relationship Management (Utrecht); Master - European Studies (Twente & Munster)
Languages: Frisian, Dutch, English
Contact:
T 0031 (0)58 - 233 6929
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
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