I’m an empirical philosopher interested in how material practices make minds. I received a PhD degree in the Philosophy of Psychology from the University of Antwerp and a PhD degree in Human Movement Sciences from the University of Groningen.
In postdoctoral work in Amsterdam with Erik Rietveld I combined ethnography with philosophy; observing architects in action I theorized the situated nature of cognitive skills, such as imagination. After the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) awarded my research with a personal grant I moved back to Antwerp to work with Erik Myin in 2018.
Combining philosophical analysis with observational methods, my research continues to develop at the intersection of pragmatism, ecological psychology and practice theory. I publish regularly in both multi-disciplinary as well as specialized journals, including Synthese, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, and the Psychological Review. I give talks around the world and love to teach. I’m current based at the Philosophy group at Wageningen University & Research.