Team Sustainable Talent Development

Research group Sustainable Talent Development

Meet our team

Ellen Sjoer

dr. Ellen Sjoer

Professor

Ellen Sjoer

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

After receiving her PhD from Leiden University, Ellen began working in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at the Delft University of Technology. She has been a project leader for various research projects about e-learning and information management in higher education and at companies. She is also involved in EU projects like Learn RDM in the SME. The first research group she headed at The Hague University of Applied Sciences was the one known as Knowledge Infrastructure for Science and Technology. Ellen also participates in various networks such as the Stichting HRM Lectorennetwerk Nederland and the board of the IACEE (International Association for Continuing Engineering Education). Ellen Sjoer heads the Sustainable Talent Development Research Group since 2011.

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Sylvia Bergh

dr. Sylvia I. Bergh

Senior Researcher

Sylvia Bergh

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Sylvia’s research focuses on the evaluation of learning communities in the public safety and (cyber) security sectors. Sylvia also works for the Research Group Multilevel Regulation, a.o. on governance of AI and public safety.
 
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Annemarie Bergsma

drs. Annemarie Bergsma

Lecturer-Researcher

Annemarie Bergsma

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Annemarie conducts research on resilience in professionals. She also works as a lecturer in Nursing at the Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Sport.
 
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Lonneke Frie

dr. Lonneke Frie

Associate professor

Lonneke Frie

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

In December 2023, Lonneke earned her PhD on the topic of flexpertise: the ability to meet changing demands for expertise in order to remain sustainably employable. Her dissertation was awarded the Best Dissertation Award 2024. Since July 2025, she has been leading a team of flexpertise researchers as Associate Professor of Human Capital Innovation, focusing on how flexpertise can be fostered at individual, team, organizational, and intercultural levels.
 
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Reinekke Lengelle

dr. Reinekke Gerding-Lengelle

Researcher

Reinekke Lengelle

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Reinekke Lengelle does research on Writing the Self. She has published several Routledge books on grief, wellbeing, and creative methods. Her book on bereavement won two international awards, including the International Qualitative book award.
 
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Marieke Gombault

drs. Marieke Gombault

Senior Researcher

Marieke Gombault

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Marieke's research focuses on the acceleration of sustainable transitions through flexpertise. The central question in her research is how can organisations stimulate flexpertise so employees contribute to sustainable transitions?
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Janine Haenen

Janine Haenen MSc

Researcher

Janine Haenen

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Janine conducts PhD research in student agency: the ability to intentionally steer your learning. She studies how students in open learning environments can be stimulated in their agency.
 
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Miranda de Hei

dr. Miranda de Hei

Senior Researcher

Miranda de Hei

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Miranda is project leader of the Co-creation research group. This group conducts research into how you can design, implement and facilitate co-creation processes. Teachers, students and professionals from the work field collaborate, providing each an equal contribution, to find innovative solutions for complex issues from the field.

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Norbert Huyer

Norbert Huyer MSc

Lecturer-Researcher

Norbert Huyer

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Norbert conducts research into flexible assessment within flexible education and the different forms of evidence that can be used. His research focuses on how flexible assessment is perceived and can be designed. He also works as a lecturer in Nursing at the Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Sport.
 
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Maaike Konings

Maaike Konings

Researcher

Maaike Konings

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Maaike is a researcher in the project 'Energy transition: Talent in Learning Communities'. She conducts research into individual and collective agency (of participants and groups) within learning communities.
 
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Daphne Kuijlenburg

Daphne Kuijlenburg MA

Lecturer-Researcher

Daphne Kuijlenburg

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Daphne conducts research into how higher education can be set up and deployed to create significant responsibility and joint support of stakeholders in the design of new business ideas.
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Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

dr. Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

Lecturer-Researcher

Margriet Lerink-Mulderink

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Margriet is part of the research group Co-creation. In this context, teachers, students, and professionals from the field collaborate and contribute equally to unraveling and solving a complex issue. Additionally, Margriet is a lecturer in the Nutrition and Dietetics study program.
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Beatriz López Peña

Beatrize Lopez

Lecturer-Researcher

Beatriz López Peña

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Bea focuses on research projects in the area of Sustainable Employment and promoting employees' flexpertise. In addition to research, Bea works as a lecturer in the International Business study program.

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Elke Müller

dr. Elke Müller

Lecturer-Senior Researcher

Elke Müller

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

Elke conducts research into co-creation, collaboration in Learning Communities and the use of UXD designs for public affairs.
 
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Silvan Smulders

Silvan Smulders

Lecturer-Researcher

Silvan Smulders

Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning

Sustainable Talent Development

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Joyce den Heijer

Joyce den Heijer

Joyce den Heijer

"Joyce doet onderzoek naar flexibele toetsing binnen gepersonaliseerde leertrajecten. Het onderzoek richt zich o.a. op het ontwerp en de kwaliteitsborging van flexibele toetsing en wat er nodig is om flexibele toetsen goed vorm te geven, in te richten, te begeleiden en te beoordelen. Daarnaast is Joyce werkzaam als onderwijsadviseur Toetsing bij de dienst OKC en docentopleider bij HCTL."