Research data management professionals from the RDM Support Desk can be contacted if you have any RDM-related questions, need practical assistance or in case your faculty or institute does not have a designated data steward.
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Tijmen Münker
Research Data Steward ACTA Dentistry
![Tijmen Münker, Data Steward for ACTA](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/aeed315e-de5e-4d16-a2da-07d2bda57089/Tijmen%20M%C3%BCnker%2C%20ACTA.jpg)
Brett Olivier
Research Data Steward AIMMS and Sciences
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Sam Larson
Thematic Data Steward LSH domain | Data Steward Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/6701a3d7-8d48-465e-8404-091231264447/Sam_Larson.jpg)
Lucy O' Shea
Research Data Steward of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
![Profile photo of research data steward Lucy O'Shea](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/91874875-3c3c-41ad-8664-d732c7b960fb/Profile_picture_Lucy.jpg)
Jessica Hrudey
Senior Research Data Steward of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
![Profile photo of Jessica Hrudey, Senior Research Data Steward of Behavioural and Movement Sciences](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/929df5bf-a2be-48d5-ac8a-ac151c5c7b90/Jessica%20Hrudey.jpg)
Alex van der Jagt
Research Data Manager of the department of Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology
![Profile photo of Research Data Manger Alex Jagt](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/899bd773-2195-462d-ac07-d4cd8837cb7b/alexjagt.png)
Kacana Khadjavi Pour
Research Data Steward School of Business and Economics
Cahit Oguz
Thematic Data Steward SSH | Data Steward Faculty of Religion and Theology
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/db189d3a-c01f-43d9-83e3-0eed822977cb/Cahit%20Oguz%20Picture.jpg)
Dr. Sam Heijnen
Data steward | research privacy champion | advisor ETCO
![Data Steward Humanities Sam Heijnen](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/8284b551-91a1-477f-8edc-1ff7b8f50679/Heijnen%20SJ.jpg)
Thomas Hoogenboom
Research Data Steward of Law
![Blue VU logo-griffin as placeholder for profile photo.](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/a60d85fe-29fd-4a56-aa29-03b9e09cd7ba/VU-University-logo-852383392.png)
Maurice Vanderfeesten
Innovation manager University Library
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/ccae1c40-0951-4b18-86eb-eaa68fa7efd9/D_UB_Maurice%20Vanderfeesten.jpeg)
RDM Faculty of Medicine
Consultants and developers in research data management
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Jolien Scholten
Research Data Management Specialist and RDM-trainer
![Jolien Scholten, Specialist RDM](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/65e03e69-3239-4259-8e94-35101daa845f/Jolien%20Scholten%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans.jpg)
Mark Bruyneel
Research Data Steward and Database Support
Elisa Rodenburg
Research Data Steward
![Portret photo of research data steward Elisa Rodenburg.](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/3449b00e-a091-483e-83d3-ffe1afd5aaf6/Elisa%20Rodenburg%20UB%20VU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans.jpg)
Tycho Hofstra
Research Data Steward and RDM-trainer
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/932593a7-0579-414c-9735-bb1129a6cdb7/Tycho%20UBVU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans.jpg)
Marcel Ras
Coordinator Network Research Data Support
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/44af9ba1-ab83-4dc9-a4f9-7b78b94ae937/Marcel%20Ras%20UBVU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans.jpg?w=1840&h=1800&fit=clip&rect=0,0,1840,1800)
Abeer Pervaiz
Business Project Leader RDM
![A portret photo of business project leader research data management Abeer Pervaiz.](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/43b056a1-b105-4f93-828b-207670d45f92/AbeerPervaiz.jpg)
Sander Bosch
Open Science Coordinator
![Open Science Coordinator Sander Bosch](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/657bbbf0-2b8e-4548-a57c-349252b851e2/sander_bosch_2020_grey.jpg)
Anne van den Maagdenberg
Open Access Librarian
![Profile photo of Open Access librarian Anne van den Maagdenberg](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/9d33fc45-d3e4-49cb-bd37-5f119fcf8e74/Anne%20van%20den%20Maagdenberg%20UB%20VU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans.jpg)
Emily Barabas
Data Steward Faculty of Social Sciences | Research Privacy Champion
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/ae808aff-ccf1-45ca-8778-71df2d83b0f9/Barabas%20photo.jpg)
Stephanie van de Sandt
Research Data Management and Open Science Training Coordinator
![RDM & OS Training Coordinator Stephanie van de Sandt](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/c703d13a-44c0-424f-b82b-4a8b6ba8f73f/vandesandt_portrait.jpg)
Meron Vermaas
Research Software Engineer
![Research Software Engineer Meron Vermaas](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/dce6ad16-eaca-4f38-aeab-2690cf6e442f/MeronVermaas_foto.jpg)
Dimitri Unger
Functional Application Manager RDM & PURE
![A portret photo of application Manager Research Information Systems Dimitri Unger.](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/2a05083c-0be4-40bc-9ad3-e9e9dcae4cfe/Dimitri%20Unger.jpg)
Diógenes Cruz de Arcelino
Functional Application Manager RDM
![Portret photo of functional manager Diógenes Cruz de Arcelino.](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/79e7ed36-d90f-412e-93dc-e7a638ee21ac/Di%C3%B3genesCruzdeArcelino.jpg)
Lena Karvovskaya
Community Manager RDM & Open Science
![Community Manager Lena Karvovskaya](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/bd875063-eec3-4af1-a26a-07e9055cac87/Lena%20Karvovskaya%20UB%20VU%20foto%20MoniqueKooijmans.jpg)
Chrisma Balhari
Communication Officer RDM
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/458c0df0-017f-439e-96c3-663cdbbf27fb/Chrisma%20Balhari2%20UBVU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans%20-%20kleiner.jpg)
Kirianne Goossen
Functional Application Manager RDM
![](https://assets.vu.nl/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/dea6438e-a55c-4932-8ca4-216f28cdd78a/Kirianne%20Goossen%20UBVU%20fotoMoniqueKooijmans%20-%20470.jpg)
Tim Veken
Metadata specialist, Digital Services & Infrastructure
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