Meet Our Board
Meet the board of the ELS Academy: representatives from each Dutch university (with law faculty) who together shape the direction of our interuniversity research school. Each board member brings in the perspective of their institution, along with a strong commitment to advancing empirical legal studies.
Meet the board
Representatives of the partner universities
Assistant Professor
Edwin Alblas
Wageningen UniversitySocio-legal scholar in environmental law
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Full Professor
Sonja Bekker
Utrecht UniversityInterdisciplinary scholar in European social policy and employment relations
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Full Professor
Pieter Desmet
Erasmus University RotterdamScholar in the field of law and economics
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Full Professor
Gijs van Dijck
Maastricht UniversityEmpirical legal researcher on law, digitalization, and AI
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Full Professor
Anja Eleveld
VU AmsterdamSocio-legal scholar in precarious work and poverty
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Full Professor
Christoph van der Elst
Tilburg UniversityEmpirical legal scholar in business law
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Full Professor
Marc Hertogh
University of Groningen and Utrecht UniversityScholar in the field of law and society
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Full Professor (Emeritus)
Marijke Malsch
Open UniversityEmpirical legal scholar in the practice of law
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Full Professor
Benjamin van Rooij
University of AmsterdamSocio-legal scholar in law and behavior
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Full Professor
Marijke ter Voert
Radboud UniversityEmpirical legal scholar in access to justice
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ELS Academy Support Staff
At the heart of the ELS Academy, we’ve got a solid team that keeps things rolling: a student assistant who is always ready to help out, and a Research School Coordinator who creates a diverse programme of workshops throughout the academic year.
- Lisette Velema – Student-Assistant
- Monika Glavina – Research School Executive Coordinator and Assistant Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam