prof. dr. C.J. (Casper) Albers
Dean Faculty Behavioural and Social Sciences / Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation

Telephone:
+31 50 36 36419 (secretary - dean)
+31 50 36 36366 (secretary - professorship)
+31 50 36 36304 (fax)
E-mail:
c.j.albers rug.nl
Current position
I'm full professor Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences.
I started this tenure track position in 2009. In 2014 I got promoted to associate professor, and in 2023 to full professor. I held my inaugural lecture in 2019.
Since August 2024 I'm also dean of the faculty.
Previous appointments
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2005-2009: Research Fellow in Statistics, The Open University, U.K.
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2003-2005: Postdoc, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute.
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1998-2003: PhD student and teacher, Institute of Mathematics and Computing, Groningen
Education
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2003: PhD in mathematical statistics
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1998: MSc in mathematical statistics
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1995: Propedeuse (Dutch first degree) in econometrics
Activities within the university
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2024-: Dean
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2024-now (q.q.): Chair steering group Open Science Programma
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2024-now (q.q.): Chair steering groep Rudolf Agricola School
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2020-2024: Director Heymans Institute for Psychological Research
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2020-2024: Member committee Sexual intimidation, Agression, Violence and Discrimination
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2019-2024: Open Science Ambassador
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2015-2021: Member University Council
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2016-2017: Member Faculty Council Campus Fryslân
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2015-2019: Member of the boardEnergySense
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2011-2015: Member Faculty Council BCC
Activities outside the university
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2021-heden: President Netherlands Society for Statistics and OR
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2021-2024: Secretary Groninger University Fund
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2015-2019: Board member International Association for Statistical Computing
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2012-2020: Board member Netherlands Society for Statistics and OR
Some statistics on my research
(Status September 2024). See casperalbers.nl for an up-to-date overview
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Co-author of over 100 publications, of which 27 as first author.
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Published in journals as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of the Royal Statisitcal Society Series C, Behavioural Research Methods, Nature Human Behaviour.
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Over 4.500 citations.
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Nearly € 2 million research funding.
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Supervised 8 PhD-students to completion; 5 ongoing projects.
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Appeared over 200 times in the media as statistical expert
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(Associate) editorial work for British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, Statistica Neerlandica, Computers & Education, Journal of Data Science, Statistics & Visualisation, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
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Elected Fellow International Statistical Institute
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