Stephanie Meulenbelt received her MA (2010) in Criminology from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and her LLM (2011) in International Law and World Order from the University of Reading, UK. After finishing her work at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, where she conducted research on transitional justice and victims’ role in international criminal trials, she joined the Office of Special Projects of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (early 2012). She was involved in developing and maintaining a database on chemical safety and security initiatives (on international, regional, and national –including industrial– levels) and performed preparatory work for projects intending to increase chemical safety and security. Thereafter, she joined TNO, where she conducts research on a variety of security and defence related topics and contributes to the implementation of several projects in the framework of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative as well as projects for the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
