UNU Experts

Expert Research Associate

Rodrigo Oliveira

Rodrigo Oliveira is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER working on tax-benefit microsimulation models.

Expert Senior Researcher: Water, Climate and Gender

Grace Oluwasanya is a Water Scientist with extensive training (Bachelor’s to Doctoral) in Water Resources Management across developing and western nations with diverse opportunities to explore varied aspects from water science (Hydrology) to resource management including the associated socio-economic themes, with over 20 years’ experience in the areas of water systems risks analysis, water safety planning, water quality and public health protection and water security issues.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Jan Orbie

Jan Orbie is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS. He is involved in the GREMLIN project on Global and Regional Multistakeholder Institutions, with specific attention for the involvement of civil society organisations in EU trade policies. .

Expert PhD Fellow

Dan Orendain

Dan Orendain begins his four-year PhD training with Ghent University (FPPW) and UNU-CRIS with a FWO fundamental research fellowship.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Ramoudane Orou Sannou

Ramoudane Orou Sannou is a Doctoral Researcher at UNU-FLORES interested in providing research-based evidence to support the design of policies, programmes, and innovative projects that foster an egalitarian development process in the world, particularly in Africa.

Expert Post Doctoral Fellow

Zaida Orth

Zaida Orth is a postdoctoral researcher working under pillar 2 at UNU-IIGH. Currently, she is part of the team working on the Regional Promising Practices Project to understand what works to integrate gender in government health programmes in Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia.

Expert Senior Research Assistant

Zeynep Ozkul

Zeynep Ozkul is Senior Research Assistant at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Adjunct Researcher

Patrick O’Farrell

As Adjunct Researcher at UNU-FLORES, Patrick O’Farrell’s work is focused on the role of biodiversity within the Resource Nexus and its associated interconnections, linkages, and change implications.

Expert PhD Fellow

Tancrède Pagès

Tancrède Pagès is a PhD Fellow with UNU-CRIS label who will work under the supervision of Dr. Robin Vandevoordt, Assistant Professor in Migration and Refugee Studies at CESSMIR, Ghent University.

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. João Filipe Papel

João Filipe Papel is a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow jointly affiliated with UNU-IAS and the Tokai University.

Expert Associate Project Manager

Mariam Parekhelashvili

Mariam is an Associate Project Manager within MCII's Climate Risk Finance Solutions team, where she contributes to ongoing work to address climate change, adaptation and vulnerability by promoting index-based insurance as a climate change adaptation instrument in African, Asian, Pacific and Caribbean developing countries.

Expert Academic Programme Officer

Dr. Jonghwi Park

Jonghwi Park is an Academic Programme Officer and the Head of Innovation and Education at UNU-IAS.

Expert Director of UNU-CPR

David Passarelli

Dr. David Passarelli is Director (D2) of the UNU Centre for Policy Research where he bears overall responsibility for the direction, organization, and administration of the Centre’s research.

Expert Research Fellow and Academic Associate

Dr. Juan Pastor-Ivars

Juan Pastor-Ivars is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate with the UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa / Kanazawa (OUIK).

Expert Finance and Administration Assistant

Ashley Perez

Ms. Ashley Mavel Perez is a Finance and Administration Assistant at UNU-INWEH, supporting the institute’s financial operations and administrative functions.

Expert Research Assistant

Magdalena Peter

Magdalena is working as a Research Assistant in the Climate Risk Analytics team. She supports different projects by providing desk research and report writing, as well as data collection and analysis, including the application of the Economics in Climate Adaptation (ECA) methodology. Further tasks comprise the organization and facilitation of workshops and events.

Expert Student Assistant