UNU Experts

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Alexis Roig

Alexis Roig is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Alvaro Rojas Ferreira

Alvaro is a Project Manager at UNU-EHS.

Expert PhD Fellow

Gaia Romeo

Gaia Romeo is a PhD Fellow in the Migration and Social Policy Cluster of UNU-CRIS and at the Centre for Migration, Diversity, and Justice of the Brussels School of Governance of VUB.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Mahya Roustaei Hossein Abadi

Mahya Roustaei is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Professorial Fellow

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 Capacity Development Specialist

Narges Saffar

Ms. Narges Saffar is an environmental specialist with over 20 years of experience in environmental policy, sustainability, and international cooperation.

Expert Head of Partnerships & Communications

Dr. Diego Salama

Dr Diego Salama is Head of Partnerships & Communications.

Expert PhD Fellow

Stijn Salden

Stijn Salden is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Fellow

Dr. Rustam Samadov

Rustam Samadov is a (virtual) Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert PhD Fellow

Sevinj Samadzade

Sevinj Samadzade is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS as part of the Migration and Social Policy Cluster

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 Associate Research Fellow

Dr. Mauro Santaniello

Mauro Santaniello is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Senior Research Analyst

Demetrios Sarantis

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

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Aatralarasi Saravanan

Aatralarasi Saravanan is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amal Sarsour

Amal Sarsour is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Charlotte Scheerens

Charlotte Scheerens is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS