Team of the Mercator Research Centre
| Elly Albers | Information Specialist |
| 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
E ealbers(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Saskia Benedictus | Research assistant |
| 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 E sbenedictus(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Nienke Boomstra |
Research assistant |
| 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 E nboomstra(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| 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
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| 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.
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| Languages: | Frisian, Dutch, English, German, French |
| Contact: |
T 0031 (0)50 - 309 2218
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
E tdegraaf(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Marieke Hanenburg |
Research assistant |
| 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 E mhanenburg(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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
E tkalsbeek(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Adrie Kaspers |
Secretary |
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| Education: | Administrative, Secretary School |
| Languages: | Frisian, Dutch, English, German |
| Contact: |
T 0031 (0)58 - 234 3027
F 0031 (0)58 - 213 1409
E akaspers(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Cor van der Meer |
Project coördinator |
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| 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
E cvdmeer(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Alex Riemersma |
Researcher |
| 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
E ariemersma(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Tjeerd Rintjema |
Staff member communication/ Web editor |
| 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 E trintjema(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Verena Steinbrink |
Research assistant |
| Education: | MLitt in Language Policy en Planning |
| Specialization: | Language courses as means of integration of immigrants in |
| 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
E vsteinbrink(a)fryske-akademy.nl |
| Jan van der West |
Research assistant |
| 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
E jvdwest(a)fryske-akademy.nl |