Faculty

The teaching staff on the Master of Disaster Management programme is a unique mix of academics from the University of Copenhagen and high profile experts from international agencies. This gives the programme a distinctive character, balancing and complementing the rigour of academic research with evidence and current case studies from practice.

Visiting lecturers

Andreas Kiabi
Advisor in Humanitarian Law, Danish Red Cross

Anne Poulsen
Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Nordic Office in Copenhagen

Ben Mountfield
Freelance consultant - Emergency and early recovery deployment/Specialist technical training/Programme evaluation

Camilla Winther Kragelund
Expert in emergency response and management of large-scale, complex emergencies

Dan Brun Petersen
Head of Department, Emergency Department, Koege Hospital

Gert Lüdeking
Architect MAA and guest course leader for Shelter & Settlements in Disasters

Gino Henry
Public Health Engineer and Trainer

Helge Kvam
Part-time lecturer in communication, University of Roskilde

Kathrine Starup
Global Protection Advisor at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Kevin Davies
Cognitive Behavioral psychologist and mental health delegate, Ba hons, pg dip CBT, MSc International health

Lars Peter Nissen
Director of ACAPS

Lasse Nørgaard
Communication Consultant

Luca Dell' Oro
Environmental Engineer, UNOSAT

Niall Roche
WASH/Environmental Health Specialist, Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Dublin

Nikita Bulanin
Recruitment and Career Manager, MSF

Vibeke Brix
Medical Doctor, Hillerød Hospital

Wilma Doedens
Technical Expert SRH in Humanitarian Settings, UNFPA

Lecturers from University of Copenhagen

Peter Furu
Associate Professor, Head of Studies at Master of Disaster Management
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Emmanuel Raju
Assistant professor
Global Health Section, Dept. of Public Health, University of Copenhagen and

Wietse Anton Tol
Professor
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Lena Skovgaard Andersen
Postdoc
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen
Associate Professor
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Bishal Gyawali
Postdoc
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Jane Brandt Sørensen
Assistant professor
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Flemming Konradsen
Professor, Head of Section
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Ib Bygbjerg
Professor
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Karin Schiøler
Associate professor
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Kristian Cedervall Lauta
Assistant professor, Centre for International Law and Justice, University of Copenhagen

Kristoffer Vogler
Part time lecturer
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Roger Hearn
Part time lecturer
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Tania Dræbel
Part time lecturer
Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Chris says...

"The strength of the programme is the balance between academic theory and practical instruction. Each course provided both the theoretical framework to establish our reference points and the real-world examples that let us put our learning in context.

I loved that we had a mix of academic and professional lectures, from university professors to NGO field workers, with a few representatives from business, independent researchers, and consultants."

Christopher Jung
San Francisco, CA, USA
Master of Disaster Management 2010