dr. Roxanne van Giesen

About Roxanne van Giesen

Roxanne is team lead of the Policy Research & Analytics team at Centerdata. This team supports policymakers with insights from research on topics such as education, the labor market, and livelihood security. Policy Research & Analytics combines techniques such as data science, machine learning, and AI with quantitative methods like econometrics and survey research, as well as qualitative methods such as interviews.

As project manager and (senior) researcher, Roxanne has led and conducted various projects for the European Commission, government ministries, and private organizations. Examples include research on energy labels (DG Energy), studies on how behavioral interventions can lead to energy savings and shifts in electricity use (EC, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth), research on how data and expertise can be used to identify (risks of) complex problems among children and families at an early stage (Smart Start), and research on the policies of educational regions aimed at addressing teacher shortages (RE/Ministry of Education, Culture and Science). Roxanne has extensive experience with a wide range of research methods and advanced statistical techniques, including survey research, experimental studies, eye-tracking, and longitudinal research, as well as qualitative methods such as interviews, focus groups, design thinking processes, and dialogue sessions.

Roxanne graduated in 2010 from the Research Master’s program in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Tilburg University, specializing in social and economic psychology. After completing her studies, she conducted PhD research at the Department of Marketing and Consumer Behavior at Wageningen University. Since May 2015, she has been working at Centerdata.