Social scientist with 10-15 years ethnographic field experience in The Netherlands and abroad (Sri Lanka, Curacao, South Africa, Portugal, England) seeks challenging opportunity.
Fields: criminality, migration, child protection, fundamentalism, poverty, capacity-building, ethics, animal and human welfare. I have collaborated with local and international stakeholders. Can relocate immediately. |
 Contact Tessa Verhallen, PhD
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
As you can see from the attached CV, I have conducted many explorative, monitoring, and evaluative studies in The Netherlands and abroad with different groups of people.
These diverse and extensive experiences have provided me with not only with strong interpersonal communication skills, but also with strong customer service skills and analytical skills.
PhD and Teacher Cultural Criminology
- Research, project management, time management, advisory role
Cultural Anthropologist for Ministry of Security and Justice
- Analysis, Advisory role on investigations of international crimes
Associate Research Associate
- Evaluative Africa policy research 1998-2006
Career counselor of students
- Advisory and supporting role
Teacher Cultural Anthropology
- Teaching
Researcher of government Agency
- Explorative, statistic, evaluative research
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Education: |
2015 PhD in Cultural Criminology at the Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Keywords: Migration, Gender, Human Rights, Effectiveness of Child Protection, Disadvantaged single-mother families, Minorities, Communication, Social work, Development, Poverty Alleviation, Social Policy, Capacity-building, Advocacy, Ethnographic Fieldwork.
2008 Masters in Human Geography and Regional and Corporate Location Management (Cum Laude 19/20 equivalent of 9,5) at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Keywords: Migration, Integration, Immigration Policy, Trauma, Gender, Strength-Based Approach, Development, Health.
2004 Masters in Cultural Anthropology and Conflict Studies, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Keywords: Conflict, Migration, Gender, Diaspora, Transnationalism, Fundamentalism, Politics.
Recently:
2016 Animal behaviour & welfare, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (February, awarded with a 10);
2016 - Dog Emotion and Cognition, Duke University, USA.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
English, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Papiamento |
Nationality:
Netherlands
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LinkedIn Profile:
http://nl.linkedin.com/in/tessaverhallen
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