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Joras Ferwerda holds a PhD in Economics, a Master in Economics of Social Sciences, and a Bachelor in Economics and Law from Utrecht University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Utrecht University School of Economics and serves on the academic board of the Catholic University of Milan for the international PhD in Criminology program. He is also the coordinator of the UU AI & Finance Lab. His previous roles include Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland's Criminology and Criminal Justice department and Senior Researcher in the Criminology section at VU University Amsterdam. Ferwerda is a certified money laundering expert with the Dutch National Police and has advised the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security on money laundering policies. His research focuses on the effects of money laundering in the Netherlands with various Dutch ministries and includes EU-funded projects related to money laundering, corruption, tax avoidance, tax evasion, and organized crime. He has organized the 'Tackling Money Laundering' conference and founded the Money Laundering Research Network to promote academic research in this area. His scientific contributions have been published in numerous prestigious journals, and he actively participates in teaching and supervising PhD candidates across various universities.
Utrecht University School of Economics • Utrecht, Netherlands
Teaching and conducting research in economics and criminology.
University of Maryland, College Park • Maryland, United States
Teaching in the Criminology and Criminal Justice department.
VU University Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Research in the Criminology section.
Department of Psychology