Biosketch

Carel F.W. Peeters (Nijmegen, 1982) studied Statistics, Political Science, and Philosophy. He obtained an M.A. (with greatest distinction) in Political Science, specializing in Quantitative Research Methodology and Sociometrics, from the VU University Amsterdam (VUA). He also obtained an M.Sc. (with great distinction) in Statistics, specializing in Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics for the Behavioral & Life Sciences, from the Leuven Statistics Research Center (LStat) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL). He obtained his Ph.D. in Bayesian Statistics at Utrecht University (UU), with a concentration in Bayesian theory and computation for constrained inference problems. His dissertation was the runner-up for the 2013 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award as well as the recipient of the 2015 Anne Anastasi Distinguished Dissertation Award as awarded by Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, & Statistics) of the American Psychological Association.

While working on his Ph.D. thesis he held a research fellowship at the Strategic Chair Integrity of Governance at VUA. Furthermore, he has been employed as a research scientist at the Psychometric Research Centre of CITO, Institute for Educational Measurement. In 2012, he became a postdoctoral researcher and subsequently Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Department of Epidemiology & Data Science of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AUMC), location VUmc. As of winter 2021, he is a Associate Professor of Statistics at the Mathematical & Statistical Methods group (Biometris) of Wageningen University and Research. His research focuses on the interface of high-dimensional multivariate statistics, statistical machine learning, and complex data.

Positions

  • ▬  Associate Professor of Statistics
          Mathematical & Statistical Methods group (Biometris)
          Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
          2021 - Present
  • ▬  Assistant Professor of Molecular Biostatistics, Tenured
          Dept. of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health research institute
          Amsterdam University medical centers, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          2016 - 2020
  • ▬  Postdoctoral Researcher Multivariate Statistics for Integrative Bioinformatics
          Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute
          VU University medical center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          2012 - 2016
  • ▬  Research Scientist
          Psychometric Research Centre
          CITO Institute for Educational Measurement (CITO), Arnhem, The Netherlands
          2011 - 2012
  • ▬  Research Fellow
          Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration
          VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          2007 - 2014
  • ▬  Ph.D. Candidate
          Dept. of Methodology & Statistics
          Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
          2007 - 2012
  • ▬  Lecturer
          Dept. of Public Administration
          VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          2006 - 2007

Graduate Education

2012   Ph.D. Bayesian Statistics, Dept. of Methodology & Statistics, Utrecht University
2006   M.Sc. Statistics (with great distinction), Leuven Statistics Research Center (LStat), Katholieke Universeit Leuven
2005   M.A. Political Science (with greatest distinction), Dept. of Public Administration & Political Science, VU University Amsterdam

Honors & Awards

2017   1st Poster Prize VUmc Science Exchange Day
2015   Anne Anastasi Distinguished Dissertation Award, as awarded by Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, & Statistics)
            of the American Psychological Association (APA)
2013   Runner-up 2013 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award
2010   Nominated for 'Wijchenaar van het jaar'
2007   Elected Research Fellow, Strategic Chair Integrity of Governance, VU University Amsterdam
2006   FSW Johannes Van Der Zouwen Masterthesis Prize 2006

Grants & Scholarships

2015   EpiRadBio internal competitive call (grant agreement FP7-269553 through the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme). (€18,750)
2015   APA Grant for International Visitors to Attend the APA Annual Convention. ($500)
2005   Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds beurs, granted specifically by the Carolus Magnus Fonds. (€5,000)
2005   Talent Scholarship of the Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam

CV

Available upon request.