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Leadership responsibilities and - experience
As head of department, I am responsible for operation and development of the department. I work in close collaboration with both the faculty's leadership group and the rest of the department's leadership group and we also receive input and sparring from employers, collaborators, students etc.

I work with leadership at the department across areas - from research, education, external funding, communication to innovation, impact, study environment, well-being, strategic initiatives etc.
I have a lot of experience with different types of partnerships, both with public and private actors - and if you have an interesting idea, feel free to get in touch to discuss it.

I have 10+ years of experience with university leadership: I have previously been Head of Section and for a number of years have also been Head of Studies and later Deputy Head of Department for teaching. In this connection, I worked with both operation and development of the department's educations, including strategy, recruitment, student cooperation, etc. I have also served as a union representative for a long period.

Research interests
I conduct research into human eating behaviour, primarily based on consumer psychology and with a focus on food and product choice, most often with children as the target group. I work to understand and change taste preferences and eating habits in a healthier and more sustainable direction.

I work very close to practice and often with a focus on everyday implementation, e.g. families, daycare centers, schools and workplaces. I work a lot with nudging, behavioral design and choice architecture, and I also investigate how contextual factors affect both our choice of food and the quantities eaten.

Primary fields of research

• Sensory science
• Consumer psychology
• Food choice, perception og acceptance
• Taste learning
• Children's taste preferences
• Green transition and healthy eating habits

CV

Academic background
2022: Master in Business Administration (MBA). Henley Business School, University of Reading. Area of specialization: Talent development, retention, and employee engagement in public vs. private high-performance organisations.

2011: PhD in Sensory Science. University of Copenhagen. Area of specialization: Human eating behaviour and consumer psychology. PhD thesis: Development of children’s preferences for healthy foods.

2007: MSc in Biology & Exercise and Sports Science. University of Southern Denmark, and University of Copenhagen. Area of specialization: Psychophysiology.

2005: BSc in Biology. University of Southern Denmark. Area of specialization: Human toxicology.

Employment
2024 – current: Head of Department and Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2014 – 2024: Associate Professor (2014-), Deputy Head of Department for teaching (2019-2023), and Head of Section (2021-2022, 2023-2024), University of Copenhagen, FOOD, Section for Design and Consumer behaviour.                                                    

2013-2014: Assistant professor, University of Copenhagen, FOOD, Section for Sensory and Consumer Science.                                                

2011-2012: Postdoc, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Section for Sensory Science.                                                       

2007-2011: PhD student, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Section for Sensory Science.                                                      

2007: Research assistant (part-time), Lund Hospital (Sweden), Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine.

Reviewer tasks
I routineously review papers for the following journals:

• Appetite
• Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders
• Food Quality and Preference
• Physiology and Behavior
• Nutrition Journal

Knowledge of languages

• Danish
• English
• German (basic)
• French (tourist level)

Teaching

• Determinants of Food Consumption (MSc course).
• Supervision within Sensory and Consumer Science (BSc theses, MSc theses, and projects outside of scope).