People

Here, you find a list of our researchers, staff, and students as well as our collaborators. Find descriptions and contact information in the menu below.
Faculty and Senior Members
Carsten Rahbek
Katherine Richardson
Kasper Thorup
David Nogués-Bravo
Neil David Burgess
Jon Fjeldså
Jette Bredahl Jacobsen
Niels Strange
Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Mette Termansen
Michael Krabbe Borregaard
Rute da Fonseca
Jacob Heilmann-Clausen
Thomas Lundhede
Damien Fordham
Assistant Professors
Peter Andrew Hosner
Naia Morueta-Holme
Jonas Geldmann
Hannah Owens
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jesper Sonne
Julia Heinen
Ryan Ross Germain
Harith Omar Morgadinho Farooq
Rikke Luther
PhD Fellows
Nicholas Freymueller
Rafael Schouten
Axelle Justine Roxane Cordier
Katherine Pulido Chadid
Tiem van der Deure
Maj Sofie P. D. Christensen
Yueyao Hu
Technical and Administrative Staff
Kamilla Krause Kristensen
Michelle Peled
Tim Ammitzbøll Gudkov
Karsten Elmose Vad
Emma Emilie Andersen
Katrine Minddal
Anders Højgård Petersen
Lars Dinesen
Louise Imer Nabe-Nielsen
Louis A. Hansen
Martin Schier Christiansen
Jakob Fritzbøger Christensen
Thomas Læssøe
Bjørn Hermansen
Michella Molin
Eskil Nordahl Fundal
Collaborators
Henrik Glenner
Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Robert Whittaker
Miguel B. Araújo
Robert K. Colwell
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![]() MAJ SOFIE P. D. CHRISTENSENPhD StudentI am fascinated by the complex processes and species interactions that shape arctic ecosystems. My key interest is to understand how climate change may alter plant communities in the future and what implications these changes might have on ecosystem functioning. In my PhD project, I will use datasets from historical Danish botanists to perform field resurveys and reconstruct vegetation change over the past century. The project will include fieldwork in remote areas of western Greenland. Email: maj.christensen@sund.ku.dk |
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Special Consultant and Center Administrator
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Communications OfficerI play an active part in most communication activities at CMEC, including digital communication and social media, press and news, and overall communication assistance and counseling. I am also involved in the communication activities at Sustainability Science Centre and IPBES Denmark hosted by CMEC. I hold a Master's degree in Rhetoric from UCPH with a special interest in critical analysis, representation, and strategic communication. I have previously been engaged in counseling and public relations, copywriting, and editorial work in both the private and public sector. Email: tim.gudkov@sund.ku.dk |
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![]() KATRINE MINDDALAcademic OfficerMy main interests are science education and science engagement activities in schools. At CMEC, I work on the project "A Greener Climate" ("Et grønnere klima") where I will develop interdisciplinary teaching materials and activities to be used in the Danish elementary schools within the topic of nature-based solutions. The project is a collaboration between science researchers and science communication professionals from both UCPH and University of Southern Denmark alongside science teacher associations, teachers, and students. My educational background is in teaching, conservation-restoration, and philosophy with years of experience in didactics and development of educational activities and materials. Email: katrine.minddal@sund.ku.dk |
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Project CoordinatorI’m a project coordinator at Sustainability Science Centre. In other words, I help Professor Katherine Richardson lead a number of initiatives with a focus on outreach, communication and engagement of young voices in the transition towards a more sustainable society. I’ve worked at SSC since 2017 and my academic background comes from the Department of Political Science and Department of Geosciences. Email: jchristensen@sund.ku.dk |
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Student AssistantI’m currently doing my Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Geoinformatics focusing on physical geography and geoinformatics. My primary interests are the relations between climate change, the biosphere, and cryosphere. At CMEC I help out with practical and administrative tasks, including maintaining the list of publications. Email: eskil.fundal@sund.ku.dk |
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Student AssistantI have a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources with specialisation in Environmental Science. Currently, I'm doing my Master’s degree in Climate Change – an interdisciplinary degree linking environmental and social science. I work as a student assistant at IPBES Denmark where I help out with practical and administrative tasks as well as assisting in various IPBES Denmark projects. Email: michella.molin@sund.ku.dk |
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ProfessorMy research is focused around three broad questions: why do species occur where they do? What processes drive speciation, persistence and extinction of species at varying spatial and temporal scales? How do processes operating at the individual-species level scale up to large ensembles of species and species richness? I have also a strong interest in the application of biogeographical principles, theories, and analyses to problems concerning the conservation of biodiversity at macroecological scales. Email: maraujo@mncn.csic.es |
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ProfessorAs an evolutionary ecologist, my interests center on the biology and geography of biodiversity. In the tropics, I have worked with the ecology and evolution of species interactions, and managed and developed database tools for a major biodiversity inventory. My work with biogeographical theory and spatial models has stimulated controversy and new directions in the field. Fruitful collaborations with colleagues at CMEC and at the Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil, continue to yield new insights into evolutionary biogeography and macroecology. In collaboration with Anne Chao, I have been active in developing new statistical methods and software tools for biodiversity statistics. In addition to my affiliation with CMEC, I am Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Connecticut; Museum Curator Adjoint at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado; and Professor e Pesquisador Visitante Especial, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil. Email: robertkcolwell@gmail.com |
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Research ScientistI am unapologetically curious about natural history and the pathways by which natural history observations catalyze significant discoveries in evolutionary ecology. Fieldwork has always played an integral role in my research program on the ecology, biogeography, and evolution of birds. Current investigations focus on the microbiome of New World vultures, biogeography of the Ozark Mountains, conservation biology of rare and declining species, and the determinants of geographic ranges. I am also deeply involved in international efforts to elucidate the complexities of the avian phylogeny through whole-genome analysis. I am Curator of Birds and Research Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Email: gravesg@si.edu
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