UNU Experts

Expert Research Fellow

Pia Rattenhuber

Pia Rattenhuber is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. She has previously worked for OECD (Department of Labour and Social Affairs), the German Ministry of Economics and the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin).

Expert Professorial Fellow

Glenn Rayp

Glenn Rayp is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Project Assistant

Miriam Recchi

Expert Principal Visiting Fellow

Michelle Remme

Dr. Michelle Remme is Principal Visiting Fellow at UNU-IIGH. She has more than 10 years of years of experience as a researcher and policy advisor in global health, having worked in academia, the UN system, donor development cooperation and private consulting.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Alavy Kifait Reza

Alavy is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert Senior Researcher

Emma Louise Margaret Rhule

Dr Emma Rhule is a Senior Researcher at UNU-IIGH.

Expert Visiting Expert

Manuella Ribeiro

Manuella Maia Ribeiro is an Information Analyst at Cetic.br, researching government-citizen relationships using technology.

Expert Research Lead

Johanna Riha

Dr Johanna Riha is the Research Lead for the Gender Equality and Intersectionality work package at the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Jo Ritzen

Jo Ritzen is professorial fellow of International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.

Expert Digital Governance Consultant

Luís Rodrigues

Luis Rodrigues is a Digital Governance Consultant of the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since October 2024.

Expert Project Manager

Alvaro Rojas Ferreira

Alvaro is a Project Manager at UNU-EHS.

Expert Community Engagement Associate

Natalia Ruiz Morato

A versatile legal scholar, consultant, and programme manager with expertise in ethnic and rural human rights, food security, biodiversity protection and environmental governance across Latin America, East Asia, the United States and Germany.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Ilse Ruyssen

Ilse Ruyssen is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS and Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of Ghent University where she teaches several courses in the field of migration economics and international economics.

Expert Research Associate

Laura Saavedra-Lux

Laura Saavedra-Lux is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Lead, Climate and Wildfire Analytics

Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh

Dr. Mojtaba (Moji) Sadegh's research is focused on using geospatial analysis, machine learning, statistical methods, and data unravel mechanisms that drive climate extremes and their societal impacts.

Expert Partnerships & Liaison Specialist

Dr. Diego Salama

Diego Salama is Partnerships & Liaison Specialist at UNU-MERIT

Expert Programme Associate

Federico Alberto Sanchez Santillano

Federico “Alberto” obtained his Master’s degree in Resources management from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany and his Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Expert Senior Government Relations Liaison, Global Climate Emergency Response

Robert Sandford

Robert (Bob) Sandford has 45 years of experience interpreting natural and human history for general audiences.

Expert Head of FAST Division

Dr. Simone Sandholz

Simone Sandholz leads the Urban Futures & Sustainability Transformation Programme at UNU-EHS.

Expert Senior Research Analyst

Demetrios Sarantis

Demetrios Sarantis is a Senior Research Analyst at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2017.