Erasmus University Rotterdam
Peter Scholten — Prof.
Public administration; migration & diversity policy; multi-level governance; complexity governance; science-policy relations
Maria Schiller — Assoc Prof.
Public policy; local diversity governance; urban migration policy; comparative policy; street-level bureaucracy
Mark van Ostaijen — Assoc. Prof.
Public administration; intra-EU mobility; street-level workers; superdiversity; urban intermediaries; populism
Asya Pisarevskaya — Assist. Prof.
Migration and diversity governance; integration policies; labour market integration; comparative analysis; urban inclusion and discrimination; mid-sized cities
Laura Cleton — Assist. Prof.
Deportation governance; return migration; children's rights; intersectionality; migration bureaucracies
Sofia Ntaliou — PostDoc
Undocumented migrants, public policymaking
Ilhan Kellecioglu — PhD
Migration; diversity governance
Anya Miller — PhD
Migration; diversity governance
Soner Barthoma — PhD
Migration; diversity governance
Adham Aly — PhD
Migration; diversity governance
Elina Jonitz — PhD
Temporal governance of refugee integration; small towns and rural areas; humanitarian migration; regularisation and non-deportability; migrants' lived experiences
Kay Mars — PhD
Migration; diversity governance
Monika Verma — PostDoc
Didi Altena — PhD
Manou Gomlich — PhD
Arjen Leerkes — Prof.
Sociology of migration; immigration control; irregular migration; deportation and return; social cohesion; immigrant crime; institutional trust
Thomas Swerts — Assoc. Prof.
Urban sociology; undocumented activism; citizenship studies; social movements; ethnography
Laura Cleton — Assist. Prof.
Deportation governance; return migration; children's rights; intersectionality; migration bureaucracies
Petra de Jong — PostDoc
Sociology of migration; second-generation emigration; welfare states and migration; ethnic and socio-economic disparities in criminal justice; quantitative methods
Ana Maria Torres Chedraui — PostDoc
Sociology; migration
Hannah Kay — PhD
Sociology; migration
Carola Vasileiadi — PhD
Sociology; migration
Meghan Rens — PhD
Sociology; migration
Arul Chib — Prof.
ICT for development (ICT4D); digital health; mobile communication; technology adoption
Roy Huijsmans — Assoc. Prof
Childhood & youth studies; migration; Southeast Asia (Laos); ethnography; development; gig economy
Zeynep Kaşlı — Assoc. Prof.
Borders & mobility; forced migration; citizenship; Turkey; diaspora politics; regime of bordering
Nanneke Winters — Assist. Prof.
Transit migration; Central America; mobility governance; migrant agency; hostile environments
Gerard McCarthy — Assist. Prof.
developlemtn, conflict, politics of inclusion, Asya, Myanmar/Burma
Sonja Fransen — Assist. Prof.
displacement, sustainable development, climate change
Marhabo Saparova — PostDoc
participatory research, migration, diversity
Simona Vezzoli — PostDoc
Migration; development studies
Dominique Jolivet — PostDoc
Migration; displacement
Anne Brinkman — PostDoc
Migration; Turkey; displacement
Haya Alfarra — PhD
diaspora humanitarianism
David Lefor — PhD
education and adolescent participation, gender and migration/refugee issues
Watfa Najdi — PhD
Migration; development studies
Eftal Ozmen Ilbilgi — PhD
Migration; displacement
Mohammad Javad Imani khoshkhoo — PhD
Migration; Turkey; displacement
Alberto Estrada Mares — PhD
development studies, politics of refugee participation and leadership
Juan David dr Cardenas Aponte — PhD
economist migration and wage inequality, development
Stephan Bauman — PhD
Migration; Latin America
Wenxiao Hou — PhD
Migration; forced displacement; humanitarian studies
Xinyu Yang — PhD
Migration; China; development
Xueting Liang — PhD
Migration; China; development
Alberto Estrada Mares — PhD
Migration; China; development
Nguyet Dang — PhD
Migration; Latin America; development
Eleni Diker — visiting scholar
Migration; Vietnam; development
Karin Astrid Siegmann — Assoc. prof.
precarious work, marginalization
Jacco van Sterkenburg — Prof.
Media; sport; race & ethnicity; representation; diversity in journalism
Isabel Awad — Assoc. Prof.
media, inequality, poverty, cities
Maria Avraamidou — Lecture
media, culture, power, refugee recept
Palesa Mashigo — PhD candidate
media, racism, football
Lis Camelia — PhD candidate
Media; communication; migration
Teresa de la Hera — Assoc. prof.
Persuasive gaming; digital media; advertising; serious games; communication
Arne van Lienden — Assist. prof.
Media; communication
Gijs van Oenen — retired
Media; communication
Susanne Janssen — Prof.
Sociology of media and culture; cultural sociology; globalisation of cultural fields; cultural mediators; sociology of arts and literature; popular music heritage
Amanda Alencar — Associate Professor, Department of Media & Communication
Media, Technology, Migration, Refugee settlemen, Transnational mobilities, participatory action research
Tania Fahey Palma — Assistant Professor, Department of Media & Communication
Bartosz Zerebecki — Lecturer, Department of Media & Communication
Media effects; TV representation of ethnic and sexual minorities; diversity attitudes; media audiences; quantitative research methods
Joep Hofhuis — Assistant Professor, Department of Media & Communication
Intercultural and organisational communication; cultural diversity in the workplace; cross-cultural adaptation; international students; digital media and diversity perceptions
Carmen Longas Luque — Visiting Fellow, Department of Media & Communication
Leiden University
Andrew Shield — Assist. Prof. / Education committee
Migration history; sexuality & migration; LGBTQ studies; digital media; race & ethnicity
Nadia Bouras — Assist. Prof. / AEB
Migration history; Moroccan diaspora; Dutch-Moroccan history; integration history
Rebekka Grossmann — Assist. Prof.
Visual history; photography; Middle East; transnational history; image politics
Moritz Jesse — Assoc. Prof.
EU law; migration law; free movement; EU citizenship; integration requirements; non-discrimination
Martijn van den Brink — Assist. Prof.
EU law; citizenship; free movement; migration governance; European integration
Jorrit Rijpma — Prof.
EU migration & asylum law; border management; Frontex; EU justice & home affairs
Konstantinos Lamprinoudis — PhD
EU law; migration law
Mark Klaassen — Assist. Prof.
Migration law; asylum law; Dutch immigration policy; EU migration regulation
Melanie Fink — Assoc. Prof.
EU law; Frontex liability; border governance; EU institutional law
Olaf van Vliet — AEB, Prof. (FGGA)
Social policy; welfare states; comparative political economy; labour markets; globalisation
Mandy Koenraads — AEB
Thesis Hub Coordinator
Dimiter Toshkov — Associate Professor, Institute of Public Administration
Migration policy and public opinion, asylum policy, political effects of immigration, comparative European policy, migration and elections
Alexandre Afonso — Associate Professor, Institute of Public Administration / Economics
Migration and labour markets, welfare states, political economy of immigration, asylum and migration policy
Eduard Suari-Andreu — Assistant professor
microeconomist conducting theoretical and applied research related to household finance, health, labour market, and migration.
TU Delft
Reinout Kleinhans — TU-Lead, EB member, Assoc. Prof.
Urban regeneration; neighbourhood change; citizen participation; gentrification; community entrepreneurship
Caroline Newton — Assoc. Prof.
Architecture; spatial justice; housing; social inclusion; participatory design
Antonio Cantero — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Architecture; built environment
Dirim Dincer — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Architecture; built environment
Marh Echtai — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Architecture; built environment
Nelson Mota — Assoc. Prof.
Architectural history & theory; housing; Southern European architecture; migration & built environment
Marc Schoonderbeek — Assoc. Prof.
Architecture theory; borders & territory; spatial representation; film & architecture
Negar Sanaan Bensi
Architecture; heritage; cultural landscapes; non-Western contexts; decolonial design
Aleksandar Staničić — Assistant Professor
Architecture; conflict & space; refugees; displacement; humanitarian design
Theresa Esteban
Architecture; built environment
Klaske Havik — Prof.
Architecture; literary methods; urban narratives; atmosphere; phenomenology of place
Annemiek van Boeijen — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Culture-sensitive design; intercultural design; design methodology; design for diversity
Ingrid Mulder — Prof.
Participatory design; social design; co-creation; smart citizens; inclusive innovation
Elif Özcan Vieira — Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft; Director of the Critical Alarms Lab; Co-Lead Sound Scapes at the Participatory City Making Lab
Design; sound design; sensory experience; healthcare design
Johan Ninan — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Project management; infrastructure governance; stakeholder engagement; megaprojects; narratives
Srijith Balakrishnan — GMD 2026 Conference Program Committee
Urban governance; climate adaptation; infrastructure; migration & cities; policy design