Elisabeth Naima Mikkelsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, where she serves as Study Director for the MSc program in Business Administration and Psychology. Her research explores the psychological and emotional dimensions of organizational life, focusing on hidden conflict dynamics, emotion regulation, and gradeless learning pedagogy. Research Focus : Systems psychodynamics, organizational sensemaking, qualitative methodology Teaching : Leadership, co-management, and supervisory roles in MSc and executive programs Using ethnographic and in-depth interview methods, Mikkelsen examines unconscious organizational processes across prisons, healthcare, and law enforcement. Her 2020 paper on conflict in mental health care earned the Best Qualitative Paper Award. She has supervised multiple PhD candidates and served on assessment committees for organizational studies. Scientific Awards : Best Qualitative Paper (Group and Organization Management, 2020) Mikkelsen’s recent publications analyze gradeless learning impacts, police encounters with intimate partner violence, and emotional work in high-performance environments. Her career spans consultancy for EVA Evalueringsinstitut and affiliations with CBS Research Projects on workplace conflict and policing ideologies.
Alexandra Suzanne Middleton is an Assistant Professor of medical anthropology in the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies (MeST) at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. She is affiliated with the Department of Public Health, Section of Health Services Research, and holds a joint appointment as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow co-hosted at Yale University and the University of Copenhagen. Dr. Middleton earned her PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University (2015-2021), where she conducted ethnographic research on neuromusculoskeletal prosthesis clinical trials in Sweden. Her doctoral work examined the role of patient-subjects' domestic lives and embodied sensory knowledge in neuroprosthetic science development. Her research integrates medical anthropology with feminist STS, critical disability studies, sensory anthropology, and critical data studies. Middleton specializes in examining everyday lived and embodied experiences of highly experimental frontier science, with particular focus on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) including uterus transplantation and stem cell-based human embryo models. She investigates the cultural politics of (m)otherhood, gender, and reproduction through ethnographic fieldwork with patients, families, clinicians, and researchers across the US, Sweden, and Denmark. Her scholarly output demonstrates a consistent trajectory exploring the intersection of emerging biomedical technologies and human experience, particularly in neuroprosthetics and pain management. Middleton's work examines how technologies reshape bodily experiences and social relations, with special attention to datafication processes in healthcare. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (2022) As a researcher on Prof. Klaus Høyer's ERC Advanced Grant-funded project 'Data Space,' Middleton contributes to cross-border health data research while mentoring graduate students. Her peer review activities for BioSocieties Journal (2021-2023) demonstrate her engagement with the academic community. Her supervision framework for M.Sc. theses, which uses scientific article writing as a pedagogical tool, reflects her commitment to innovative research education. Currently conducting ethnographic fieldwork as part of her research examining frontier assisted reproductive technologies, Middleton works at the intersection of clinical practice, patient experience, and technological innovation. Her work with the ERC-funded Data Space project positions her at the forefront of research on health data governance and its experiential dimensions.
Hanna Louise Grønneberg is a PhD fellow at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on imaginaries, histories, politics and practices of the digital, with particular emphasis on blockchain technology as an object of cultural inquiry. Her primary research interests include: Digital Humanities Blockchain Technology Cultural Studies Science and Technology Studies AI and Society Material Imagination Grønneberg's work examines how blockchain technologies function as organizing principles in grassroots organizations, analyzing their techno-politics, material-economic workings, and cultural imaginaries through interdisciplinary lenses. She conceptualizes hands-on practice as spaces where technology emerges and becomes socially embedded. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong interdisciplinary approach spanning arts, philosophy, and digital technology studies. Through the EU H2020 Artsformation project, she has contributed significantly to understanding how artistic practices can shape inclusive digital transformation. Her work connects material practices with theoretical frameworks from phenomenology, new materialism, and critical data studies. Grønneberg maintains an active research profile with multiple publications between 2022-2024, including book chapters, conference abstracts, reports, and journal articles that bridge theoretical and practical aspects of digital technologies in cultural contexts.
Rasmus Ahmt Rohde is a Researcher at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, specializing in the Movement and Neuroscience group. His work investigates intersections between physical activity, motor development, and cognitive outcomes in children, with emphasis on evidence-based educational interventions. His research spans Child Development , Educational Psychology , and Motor Skills , utilizing innovative approaches like virtual reality for embodied learning. Key interests include literacy acquisition in 6-7-year-olds, physical activity's impact on spelling development, and cross-cultural adaptation of clinical assessment tools. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals strong interdisciplinary trends merging education, neuroscience, and sports science. Recurring themes include technology-enhanced learning methodologies and physical activity as a catalyst for cognitive development, with practical applications for classroom instruction and therapeutic interventions. As part of the Movement and Neuroscience group, Dr. Rohde collaborates on projects examining how movement patterns influence neural processes and learning outcomes in pediatric populations, contributing to holistic child development frameworks.
Anne Husted Henriksen is a Guest Researcher at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, specializing in the Movement and Neuroscience section. Her research integrates virtual reality, physical activity, and embodied learning to enhance educational outcomes and child development, with publications spanning 2023-2025. Her primary research interests include Virtual Reality in Education , Child Development , Motor Learning , and Physical Activity and Cognition . She investigates how movement-based interventions and VR technologies improve early literacy, attentional control, and motor skills in preschool and school-aged children, focusing on practical applications in educational settings. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on VR-enhanced learning interventions for letter-sound knowledge and attentional development, alongside physical activity protocols for academic performance. Her work demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between neuroscience, education, and exercise science, with specific contributions to Danish clinical tool adaptation and experimental methodology. No scientific awards were mentioned in the available information. There is no documented information regarding student advising or research grants in the provided materials. Henriksen actively collaborates with researchers across the University of Copenhagen and international institutions, as evidenced by co-authorships on school-based intervention studies and VR experiment development. Her work frequently involves partnerships with occupational therapists, educators, and cognitive scientists in real-world educational environments.
Simone Cecilie Grytter serves as an Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center within the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. With expertise in medical and visual anthropology, she employs transdisciplinary approaches to examine health as a complex phenomenon shaped by inequality, culture, genetics, geography, history, and political decisions. Her work centers on integrating individual health narratives into population-level studies, particularly focusing on young adults' experiences with social networks, mental health, and working life through qualitative methodologies. Her academic foundation includes doctoral research conducted at Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen (2018-2024), where she investigated museum objects as research and teaching tools. This background informs her dual affiliation with the Department of Public Health and Medical Museion, bridging clinical and museological perspectives on health. Grytter's research spans medical anthropology, visual studies, and complexity theory, with deep engagement in patient experiences, everyday life studies, and museum practices. She explores how qualitative insights from individual health journeys reveal systemic factors often invisible in quantitative data, emphasizing anatomical understandings, medical technology, and human-nature relationships within healthcare contexts. Recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on orthopaedic surgery patient narratives, museum-based health research, and pandemic responses. Key projects analyze transformative patient experiences in Danish surgery, utilize medical collections for public dialogue, and interpret bodily experiences through anthropological lenses, all employing qualitative techniques to capture health complexity. Dr. Grytter actively welcomes supervision and teaching opportunities, reflecting her commitment to academic mentorship. While specific grant funding details aren't provided, her collaborative projects with the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center and Medical Museion indicate active participation in interdisciplinary research initiatives. She maintains strong ties with Medical Museion as a guest researcher, contributing to Professor Ken Arnold's 'New Ways of Being a Museum' group. Her current work with the museum's amulet collection develops innovative approaches for using medical artifacts in health research and public dialogue about bodily experiences and health complexity.
Rikke Munck Petersen is an Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture and Sensory Conception at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management. She leads research in sensory landscape methodologies and co-organizes the Copenhagen Landscape Lectures series as part of the 'Landscape Architecture and Urbanism' and 'Spatial Change and Planning' research groups. Her educational background includes a PhD (2010) and Cand. Arch. (2000) from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, supplemented by studies at the University of Pennsylvania (1999) and Royal Agricultural University of Denmark (1998). PhD, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (2010) Cand. Arch., Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (2000) Non-degree studies, University of Pennsylvania (1999) Plant use course, Royal Agricultural University of Denmark (1998) Her research pioneers sensory analysis and filmic mediations in landscape transformation, focusing on the body's sensorium, affective experience, and performativity in climate-resilient design. Current projects include multi-sensory river valley analysis (Archive for Becomings, 2025-27) and EU Water4All's INTERLAYER project (2024-27) developing 'slow hydrology' approaches for flood/drought resilience. Her methodology integrates drone footage, film editing, and participatory processes to stimulate sensory awareness in landscape planning. Recent publications reveal strong interdisciplinary convergence between landscape architecture, film studies, and environmental science, with emphasis on affective engagement in climate adaptation. Key trends include drone-mediated sensory co-creation (2020-2024), feminist landscape historiography (2024), and emergent design methodologies for regenerative landscapes (2025). Scientific recognition includes: ICAR-CORA Prize 2011 for PhD thesis 'Landscape transformations' Vola Prize 2000 for master project Frits Schlegel Honors 2003 for early-career architecture She supervises doctoral research including Hongxia Pu's 'Filmic Scroll' (2024) on Chinese desakota landscapes and Kristen Danielle van Haeren's 'Thickness of the Green' (2020) on Danish welfare landscapes. Major grants include Danish Arts Foundation funding (75,000 DKK for Archive for Becomings), EU Water4All (3 million DKK), and Danish Research Council support (6 million DKK for Drone Imaginaries project). As director of Surroundinglab.org and editorial board member for Emotion, Space and Society, she bridges academic research with professional practice. Her studio mupLA (founded 2003) has delivered award-winning landscape projects including Roskilde Festival area planning and Bornholm harbor designs, maintaining active engagement with municipalities and architecture offices.
Torsten Risør is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health, Section of General Practice within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. He concurrently serves as Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway since 2010 and Senior Researcher at The Research Unit for General Practice since 2021. His work addresses systemic gaps between population healthcare needs and current public health system capacities through innovative futures-oriented research. His research centers on medical anthropology, medical education, general practice, leadership, and arctic health, utilizing the Prognosis framework which posits that future components exist in present practices. By analyzing healthcare education, clinical decision-making, and community innovation as historical trajectories, he develops scenarios for preferable healthcare futures. This approach shifts focus from static entity descriptions to movement, relations, and connectivity, requiring methodological evolution alongside thematic change. He maintains active international collaborations with professionals and students across Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Colombia. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal three dominant research streams: medical education innovations (digital physical examination teaching, embodiment in professional development), emergency department dynamics (pharmacist integration impacts on nursing/physician workflows), and data utilization in general practice (clinical evaluation clusters). These studies predominantly employ qualitative, scoping review, and time-motion methodologies, highlighting context-sensitive solutions for complex healthcare challenges like aging populations, migration patterns, and climate change impacts. Risør's collaborative network spans multiple countries and disciplines, focusing on healthcare system adaptability. His work responds to widening gaps between population needs and healthcare capacities through strategic future-oriented research, emphasizing relational dynamics and contextual innovation rather than static problem-solving approaches.
Ditte Boeg Thomsen is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in functional-cognitive linguistics at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. She specializes in the interplay between language and cognition across multiple domains including children's language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and field linguistics. Her primary research areas include first language acquisition, social cognition, memory and attention, autism and language, atypical neurological development, semantic typology, linguistic fieldwork, and language endangerment. She investigates how language and cognition mutually affect each other, examining both typical and atypical development in children as well as crosslinguistic differences in indigenous languages of Mexico. Boeg Thomsen's recent research output demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, and education. Her work spans child language acquisition, particularly focusing on perspective-marking grammar and its relationship to social cognition, as well as field studies on spatial language and cognition in Nahuan languages. She also contributes significantly to research on Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in children with brain tumors. She serves on the governing board of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC) and is editor of the language journal Mål og Mæle. She is also a member of the Linguistic Circle's Committee for Support of Endangered Languages. Boeg Thomsen is actively involved in teaching, currently offering a course in Functional-Cognitive Linguistics, and has previously taught numerous linguistics courses covering typological analysis, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and Mesoamerican linguistics. She supervises students in areas including children's language acquisition, viewpoint-marking language, language in autism, space and orientation, associated motion, semantic typology, and field linguistics.
Gerd Christensen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. With a Ph.D. earned in 2013 and prior degrees including a Master in Psychology and Philosophy from Roskilde University, they have held continuous academic positions since 2002. Since 2021, Christensen has served as Head of Program for the Section for Education at KU, demonstrating significant administrative leadership alongside their scholarly work. Christensen's research bridges pedagogy, philosophy, and psychology with particular emphasis on social constructionism and post-structuralism. Their work critically engages with Michel Foucault's and Giorgio Agamben's theoretical frameworks applied to educational contexts, alongside historical genealogies of Danish pedagogical movements since the 1800s. Recent research extends into ethics, specifically examining how Foucault's concept of ethos informs research ethics. Teaching focuses on educational psychology, philosophy of science, and history of pedagogy at the BA level, along with supervision of student projects. Analysis of the 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with power dynamics, group processes, and interdisciplinary challenges. Key thematic clusters include: 1) Foucault-inspired analyses of educational power structures; 2) Historical genealogies of project-based pedagogy; 3) Contemporary challenges in boundaryless parenting and family dynamics; 4) Methodological innovations in taboo analysis and ethnographic research. The work demonstrates strong connections between theoretical frameworks and practical educational applications. Professional activities include extensive peer review for journals such as Studier i Pædagogisk Filosofi and Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, along with conference organization including the 2024 Projektpædagogikkens potentialer event. Christensen maintains active engagement with both historical and contemporary educational debates through media contributions like the 2014 piece on 200 years of schooling. Research supervision focuses on BA projects, project-oriented courses, and master theses within educational psychology and related fields. While specific grant details aren't provided in the source material, their systematic review experience from employment at the Danish Clearinghouse for Educational Research suggests familiarity with evidence-based educational research methodologies. Christensen's work consistently connects historical perspectives with contemporary educational challenges through rigorous theoretical frameworks.
Inger Vinther Damsholt serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. Her academic profile includes active research output, teaching responsibilities, and public engagement through media contributions. Contact details list phone +4535333093 and email idams@hum.ku.dk, with institutional affiliation at Karen Blixens Vej 1, 2300 Copenhagen S. Her research centers on choreomusicology —examining dance-music relationships—with seminal publications including "Identifying 'choreomusical research'" (2018) and "The Dance" (2020). She has pioneered studies in Nordic social dance communities post-1950, culminating in the 2020 Dance Research Journal special issue "In and Out of Norden." Her 2018 book Viden om Dans: En grundbog establishes foundational dance science frameworks, while her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary performance practices across Denmark and Scandinavia. Recent publications (2018-2020) reveal three dominant scholarly trajectories: (1) Nordic cultural identity through dance (e.g., "Brudevals', 'Danishness' and Lived Reality"), (2) migratory dance phenomena (special issue co-editorship), and (3) somatic-creative movement interfaces. These intersect with anthropology, sound studies, and cultural heritage preservation, demonstrating methodological diversity from ethnographic analysis to theoretical framework development. Damsholt actively supervises and teaches musicology with dance specialization, covering dance theory, analysis, and history. Her public scholarship extends through 28 media engagements including Politiken commentary (e.g., 2013 "Harlem Shake cultural appropriation" analysis) and P1 radio features on dance anthropology. She has delivered invited lectures on Danish dance history from medieval times to contemporary practice, highlighting applied research impact beyond academia.
Tine Damsholt is a Professor at the SAXO-Institute within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in cultural anthropology, ethnology, and cultural history. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical fieldwork, focusing on how temporal experiences intertwine with political, cultural, and material dimensions of everyday life. Her research interests span everyday temporalities , examining the entanglements of pasts, presents, and futures; political culture , particularly patriotic, national, and democratic material-discursive practices in contemporary and historical Denmark; and political rituals analyzed through ethnographic and cultural historical lenses. She also investigates materiality, embodiment, gender, emotions, landscape, and movement, exploring how these elements shape subjectivity and self-understandings. Recent work has focused on everyday practices of sustainable futures , temporal disruptions during the pandemic, and citizenship ceremonies and national day celebrations across Western countries, with particular emphasis on Scandinavian contexts. Her methodological approach integrates cultural theory, cultural analysis, and ethnographic fieldwork, often employing performative approaches to understand temporality, materiality, and embodiment. Her scholarly contributions include significant publications such as the edited volume Crossroads of Heritage and Religion: Legacy and Sustainability of World-Heritage-Site Moravian Christiansfeld (2022) and numerous articles exploring pandemic temporalities, including Times of Corona: Investigating the Temporalities of Everyday Life during Lockdown (2020) and Selv tiden står stille: Hverdagslivets mange tidsligheder under en nedlukning (2021), which examine how lockdowns disrupted temporal rhythms and created new everyday temporalities. Scientific Awards: Direktør N.Bang og hustru Camilla Bang, født Troensegaards Hæderslegat til kvindelige forskere (2011) The Kulin Award, The American-Scandinavian-Foundation (2010) Gold medal from University of Copenhagen for prize dissertation (2002) Professor Damsholt actively engages in editorial work, serving as editor for Kulturstudier journal since 2022 and previously for Ethnologia Europaea (2007-2018). She has organized numerous academic events including the Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music (2018) and the SIEF 2017 conference. Her collaborative work extends across multiple institutions, with significant external partnerships evident in her research network spanning various countries. She leads research projects examining the sustainability of cultural heritage and the religious dimensions of UNESCO World Heritage sites, particularly focusing on Moravian Christiansfeld. Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between anthropology, history, cultural studies, and religious studies, with growing interest in digital methodologies and AI applications for historical source analysis.
Mette Obling Høeg is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities. Her contact information includes phone +4535321224 and email metteobling@hum.ku.dk. She actively contributes to academic discourse through research, teaching, and institutional leadership in performance studies and arts education. Her research centers on theatre and performance processes as development and learning mechanisms in artistic and educational contexts, with special focus on the body's role in cognitive and memory processes. Theoretical frameworks include staging theory, dramaturgy, acting techniques, performativity theory, drama pedagogy, Applied Theatre, and interdisciplinary connections to pedagogy, sociology, psychology, design theory, philosophy of science, and embodied cognition. Her publication trajectory (2012-2022) reveals consistent exploration of artistic research methodology, embodied learning in performance, and intersections between art practice and entrepreneurship. Key recurring themes include practice-based research, devising processes, artistic entrepreneurship, and the application of embodied cognition theories to pedagogical contexts, demonstrating a commitment to bridging theoretical discourse with practical implementation. Scientific awards: No awards or honors were documented in the provided materials. Her institutional engagement demonstrates significant service through committee leadership and teaching innovation: Board member of the Cultural Heritage Doctoral School (since 2014) Member of the Institute Council for Arts and Cultural Studies (since 2013) External examiner for Theatre and Performance Studies, Dance & Dramaturgy (since 2011) Coordinator of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Teaching courses at University of Copenhagen (2015-2016) Member of KU's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Network (since 2014)
