I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University (Belgium). Prior to academia I was a teacher across various levels of schooling. My research interests are in the field of instructional design and educational innovation. Most of my work focuses on ICT integration in teaching and learning processes and how this can be associated with teacher and school characteristics. This encompasses the idea that innovations should be situated within the wider field of school improvement.

In more recent work, I am especially interested in exploring the interplay between (ICT) innovations and professional development. Also in this area I investigate themes at the individual level, e.g. educational beliefs, and at school level, e.g. leadership. As a lecturer of Instructional Design I am committed to finding solutions to real problems by setting up design research.