Short presentation

I am Associate Professor and Head of Study for the MSc Global Health programme at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. I have an academic background in Psychology (BA, Roskilde University, Denmark, 2006) and International Development (MA, New School, USA, 2010), and a PhD in Global Health from the Department of Public Health (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018).

Using participatory, qualitative methods key research areas of mine are to contextually explore and understand toxicity and practices of intentional and unintentional poisoning by different means (pesticides, alcohol, methanol and more) and to explore practices of health care providers in the wider context of well-being, life circumstances and working conditions.

I am interested in community, health workforce and systems perspectives as well as how we communicate about health. Capacity strengthening is a central component of my research projects and more recently I also engage in research on this theme. My research is primarily conducted in East Africa (Tanzania and Kenya) and Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh) with numerours partners. Currently, in particular:

• Strengthening health professions education institutions in India and Kenya as part of the Partnership for Education of Health Professionals (PEP) (PI)
• Strengthening Capacity to manage and Cope with Pandemics in Ethiopia and Tanzania (SCCOPET) (Co-PI).
• NIHR RIGHT4: Preventing deaths from acute poisoning in low- and middle-income countries (Co-I). https://www.ed.ac.uk/cardiovascular-science/nihr-acute-poisoning/pesticides

I am course leader of the MSc Global Health course 'Global Health Foundations’ and teach qualitative methods and theory, global mental health, de-colonization of Global Health, and more. I supervise thesis work in my areas of expertise, and currently supervise three PhD students.

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Education

2013 - 2018
PhD student at Department of Public Health, Global Health Section,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2008-2010
MA in International Development
Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School, USA

2003-2006
BA in Psychology
Roskilde University, Denmark

Work experience

2024-
Associate Professor and Head of Study at Department of Public Health, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2019-2024
Assistant Professor at Department of Public Health, Global Health Section, 
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2018-2019
Post Doc at Department of Public Health, Global Health Section,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2013 - 2018
PhD Fellow at Department of Public Health, Global Health Section, 
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2011-2013
Research Assistant at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 - 2013
Board member at Global Doctors, Denmark

2010
Communications Officer at Division of Communication, UNICEF, USA

2009 - 2010
Consultant at United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, USA

2009
Liaison Assistant at United Nations World Food Programme, USA

2008
Intern at UNDP, Millenium Villages Project, USA

2007
Intern at African Refuge, USA

2007
Volunteer at Voluntary Action Ghana, Tamale, Ghana

2006 - 2007
Social Worker, Jobcenter Sygedagpenge København, Denmark

2005 - 2007
Volunteer, Red Cross Youth (Ung på Linje/Ung Online), Denmark