Curriculum Vitae Dr. Rianne van Melik Eendrachtstraat 15 3981 ER Bunnik The Netherlands Tel. +31-(0)302667716 (home) or +31-(0)625041639 (mobile) E-mail: r.vanmelik@fm.ru.nl (work) or rvanmelik@hotmail.com (private) Personal website: www.riannevanmelik.nl Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/pub/rianne-van-melik/20/406/18 Date/place of birth: 07-07-1980 in Horst, The Netherlands Profile Human geographer with a PhD and interest in urban studies, spatial planning, and public space issues. Experience with qualitative research and academic teaching. Most important competences are working accurate, analysing, taking initiatives, perseverance, planning and organisation. Work experience Period Employer and place August 2012 present Assistant Professor in Geography, Planning and Environment at the Nijmegen School of Management. - Qualitative research in urban geography (on urban renewal, public space, gentrification), incl. obtaining NWO grant Urban Europe (Gentrification 2.0) and daily supervision of PhD student Freek de Haan. See publication list below. - Development, coordination and teaching of a variety of bachelor and master courses. See overview of courses taught below - Participation in several job interview commissions Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen Period September 2007 July 2012 Lecturer in Human Geography at the Faculty of Geosciences and University College Utrecht (UCU). Responsible for the development, coordination and teaching of a variety of courses to Dutch and foreign students; tutoring; guiding projects and theses; organizing fieldtrips to New York Basic university teaching qualification (BKO), excellent student evaluations, several publications (see below) Employer and place Utrecht University, Utrecht Period September 2003 August 2007 PhD student in Urban Geography, Faculty of Geosciences. Responsible for the design, execution and publication of qualitative research on the redevelopment of Dutch urban public space (supervisors: prof.dr. J. van Weesep and dr. I. van Aalst) Several publications, including PhD thesis Changing public space: The recent redevelopment of Dutch city squares (defended on 21-05-2008) University and place Utrecht University, Utrecht
Period September 2001 August 2003 Master in Economic Geography, Faculty of Geosciences. Thesis on type and development of academic spin-offs Graduated with distinction University and place Utrecht University, Utrecht Period September 1998 June 2001 Bachelor of Arts; major in Social Sciences (economics, geography and sociology), minor in History Graduated cum laude University and place University College Utrecht (Utrecht) and Lund University (Sweden; student exchange in September December 2000) s Several modules in framework of Academic Leadership track at Radboud University, including conflict management, facilitating leadership, supervising PhD students, coaching sessions, etc. (2014-2015) Several courses to fulfil PhD requirements by NETHUR (Netherlands Graduate School of Regional and Urban Research) and KWALON: Research on the urban society (2003); Research design (2004); Writing English for publication (2004); Presenting research findings (2004); Qualitative interviewing (2004); Multivariate statistics (2005); Qualitative research methods (2005); Debating (2005); Project and time management (2006) to fulfil requirements of teaching qualification by IVLOS (Institute of ): Teaching by PhD students (2005) Other activities Period January 2014 present Associate editor of Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (TESG) Period November 2004 July 2010 Editor of Netherlands Geographical Studies (NGS, series of geographic publications, mostly PhD theses); responsible for the communication between authors and publisher, ISBN number, cost-accounting, etc. Period April 2004 November 2006 Member of educational committee of graduate school NETHUR; representative of the interests of PhD students in Utrecht Language skills Languages Fluent in Dutch and English Moderate to good in German and French Beginner in Swedish
Hobbies Walking the dog (dachshund Guus), classical ballet, voluntary work at public library of Bunnik travelling through the United States, reading novels, watching movies, learning Swedish, doing embroidery, gliding, collecting floaty pens Publications and presentations International (peer-reviewed) publications De Haan, F., H. Ernste, A. Lagendijk & R. Van Melik (2013) Gentrification 2.0. PND Online, 8(4): 1-10. Online available at: http://www.planung-neu-denken.de/content/view/282/41 Langstraat, F. & R. Van Melik (2013) Challenging the end of public space : A comparative analysis of publicness in British and Dutch urban spaces. Journal of Urban Design, 18(3): 429-448. Lagendijk, A., R. Van Melik, F. De Haan, H. Ernste, H. Ploegmakers & S. Kayasu (2014) Comparative approaches to gentrification: A research framework. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 105(3). Van Aalst, I. & R. Van Melik (2012) City festivals and urban development: Does place matter? European Urban and Regional Studies, 19(2): 195-206. Van Melik, R. & P. Lawton (2011) The role of public space in urban renewal strategies in Rotterdam and Dublin. Planning Practice & Research, 26(5): 513-530. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2009) The private sector and public space in Dutch city centres. Cities, 26(4): 202-209. Van Melik, R. (2009) Visualising the effect of private-sector involvement on redeveloped public spaces in the Netherlands. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 100(1): 114-120. Van Melik, R. (2008) Changing public space. The recent redevelopment of Dutch city squares. Utrecht: KNAG/Faculty of Geosciences Utrecht University. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2007) Fear and fantasy in the public domain: The development of secured and themed urban space. Journal of Urban Design, 12(1): 25-42. Other publications Filius, F. & R. Van Melik (2011) Hanging about in Houten: Youth in public space [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(9): 28-30. Van Aalst, I. & R. Van Melik (2012) The Epicenter of Cool : Williamsburg in Brooklyn [in Dutch]. Geografie, 21(1): 20-23 Van Aalst, I. & R. Van Melik (2012) The city that never sleeps : Nightlife of New York [in Dutch]. Geografie, 21(5): 14-17. Van Aalst, I. & R. Van Melik (2011) Fun, freaks and fantasy: Rise and fall of Coney Island [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(4): 30-33. Van Aalst, I., R. Van Melik & J. Van Weesep (2009) Rediscovery of the waterfront: Cycling around Manhattan [in Dutch]. Geografie, 18(1): 30-34. Van Aalst, I., R. Van Melik & J. Van Weesep (2008) Renaissance of Harlem: Take the A Train [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(7): 16-19. Van Aalst, I., R. Van Melik & J. Van Weesep (2007) Midtown: Public space in private hands [in Dutch]. Geografie, 16(5): 13-17. Van Aalst, I., R. Van Melik & J. Van Weesep (2007) Building castles in the sky: Trade in New York air [in Dutch]. Geografie, 16(9): 14-16. Van Aalst, I., R. Van Melik & J. Van Weesep (2006) Incentive zoning in New York City: Private preferences and public provisions [in Dutch]. Stedebouw & Ruimtelijke Ordening, 85(3): 38-43. Van Melik, R. (2013) Coproduction of green public space: loss or solution? [in Dutch] Agora, 29(2): 8-11.
Van Melik, R. (2010) Safety on Dutch city squares [in Dutch]. Rooilijn, 42(2): 92-97. Van Melik, R. (2010) Public versus private on the street: How citizens and companies can be more involved in public space [in Dutch]. Topos, 20(2): 8-12. Van Melik, R. & V. Schutjens (2004) Stimulating academic spin-offs [in Dutch]. Rooilijn, 37(6): 277-282. Van Melik, R. & I. Van Aalst (2011) The golden ghetto: Urban development of the Bronx [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(1): 18-22. Van Melik, R. & I. Van Aalst (2011) Patchwork of investment zones: Business Improvement Districts in Manhattan [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(2): 23-27. Van Melik, R. & I. Van Aalst (2011) Garden city ideals in New York City: Jackson Heights in Queens [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(7): 10-13. Van Melik, R. & I. Van Aalst (2011) Deindustrialisation in New York: Transformation of two harbour areas [in Dutch]. Geografie, 20(8): 15-19. Van Melik, R. & J. Van Weesep (2006) Combating terrorism or preventing crime? [in Dutch]. Agora, 22(1): 20-23. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2008) Lower Manhattan & Ground Zero: The reconstruction of an icon [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(3): 22-25. Van Melik, R. van, I. van Aalst & J. van Weesep (2008) Chinatown: A city within a city [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(5): 20-23. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2008) Retail in New York: Shop till you Drop [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(8): 22-25. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2007) West Side story: Redevelopment of a former industrial area [in Dutch]. Geografie, 16(6): 41-44. Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2007) West & East Village: Urban parks as conflict zones [in Dutch]. Geografie, 16(8): 24-27. Van Melik, R., J. Van Weesep & I. Van Aalst (2005) Reflections of society: Squares throughout the centuries [in Dutch]. In: BMC (Ed.), Pleinenboek. Leusden: BMC. Van Weesep, J., I. Van Aalst & R. Van Melik (2008) Brooklyn: The other New York [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(1): 32-35. Van Weesep, J., I. van Aalst & R. Van Melik (2008) Stuyvesant Town: Public housing for sale [in Dutch]. Geografie, 17(4): 20-24. Van Weesep, J., I. Van Aalst & R. Van Melik (2007) Times Square: The heart of Broadway [in Dutch]. Geografie, 16(7): 6-9. Most publications online available at: http://www.riannevanmelik.nl/www.riannevanmelik.nl/urban_public_space.html http://www.riannevanmelik.nl/www.riannevanmelik.nl/new_york_city_1.html Conference and other presentations 2014: Elderly and their use of public space in Dutch integrated service areas, at the RGS-IBG annual conference, London 26-29 August 2014. 2014: Co-production of public space: Policy translations from New York City to the Netherlands, at the AESOP annual conference, Utrecht/Delft 9-12 July 2014. 2007: Redevelopment of the urban outdoors. The influence of private-sector involvement on the budget, design and management of public space in the Netherlands, at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), San Francisco 17-21 April 2007. 2006: Private Sector Involvement in the Redevelopment of Urban Public Space, at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Chicago 7-11 March 2006. 2005: The Development of Dutch Town Squares: Public Spaces as Reflections of Society, at the 43 rd International Making Cities Livable Conference, Venice 20-24 June 2005. 2005: The urban square and society [in Dutch], at the Cultural Sunday, Utrecht 10 April 2005.
s taught at/on behalf of Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen 2013-present: Urban Developments (bachelor, 1 st year) 2012-present: Spatial Transformations (bachelor, 1 st year) 2012-present: Fieldtrip (bachelor, 2 nd year) 2012-present: Urban and Cultural Geography (master) 2012-present: Guiding several bachelor/master theses 2012-2013: Qualitative Research Methods (bachelor, 2 nd and 3 rd year) 2012-2014: Factor Earth (bachelor, 2 nd year) Faculty of Geosciences & University College Utrecht, Utrecht University 2008-2012: Tutoring (bachelor, 1 st year) 2008-2012: Regional & Cultural Geography (bachelor, 1 st year) 2008-2012: Planning Studios (bachelor, 2 nd and 3 rd year) 2007-2012: Introduction to Human Geography (bachelor, 1 st year) 2007-2012: Introduction to Urban Geography (bachelor, 1 st year) 2005-2012: Urban Reflections in Practice: Fieldtrip New York City (master) 2007-2012: Guiding several bachelor/master theses 2009: Academic Writing & Analysis (bachelor, 1 st year) 2008: World Cities & Urban Systems (bachelor, 3 rd year) 2008: Guiding Intensive Program, University of Milano-Bicocca (master) 2004: Fieldtrip Hongkong & Shanghai (master) 2003-2005: The American City (bachelor, 3 rd year) For more detailed course descriptions, see: http://www.riannevanmelik.nl/www.riannevanmelik.nl/teaching.html