Public doctoral defense by Pia Struyf

On Wednesday 18 November 2026, Pia Struyf will defend her PhD in Criminology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The public defence will take place at 10.00 am in the Defence Room, room D 2.01 (Building D), on the VUB main campus at Pleinlaan 2, Etterbeek.

The thesis is entitled High heels, high risks? Qualitative research on occupational risk and police relations among female escorts in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The research was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sofie De Kimpe (VUB) and Prof. Dr. Lucas Melgaço (VUB).
The defence will be followed by a reception.
Anyone interested is kindly invited to register here.
The abstract can be found here.