UNU Experts

Expert Student Assistant

Paula Ebeling

Paula Rigolizzo Ebeling

Expert Research Manager - Interconnected Disaster Risks

Caitlyn Eberle

Caitlyn Eberle is a research associate and one of the lead authors of the Interconnected Risks report, UNU-EHS's annual flagship publication

Expert Research Fellow

Amina Ebrahim

Amina Ebrahim is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. She is the focal point for the Domestic Revenue Mobilisation programme.

Expert Research Fellow, Environmental Security, Conflict and Migration

Dr. Lina Eklund

Dr. Lina Eklund specializes in land system dynamics in the context of migration and armed conflict, using mainly earth observation and spatial analysis.

Expert Adjunct Professor, Environment and Health

Prof. Susan Elliott

Susan Elliott is a health geographer whose primary area of research focuses on relationships between environment and health, broadly defined.

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Allama Elmehdi

Allama Elmehdi is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Research Associate - Organic Agriculture Transition

Batchimeg Enkhbat

Batchimeg Enkhbat is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU Resource Nexus and TU Dresden.

Expert Youth Fellow, Research and Outreach

Saira Erfan

Ms. Saira Erfan is a Research and Outreach Youth Fellow at UNU-INWEH.

Expert Assistant Professor

Nordine Es-Sadki is an Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT. He holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Business and Economics of Maastricht University on the topic of formal technology transfer of universities, research institutes and firms. His research interests include, knowledge/technology transfer, the measurement and analysis of Science, Technology & Innovation including social and public sector innovation, questionnaire design, surveys and their methodology, and the economics of regional innovation.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Antoni Estevadeordal

Antoni Estevadeordal is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Babátúndé Fágbàyíbọ́

Babátúndé Fágbàyíbọ́ is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS since July 2025

Expert Contractor ERA GIZ

Christopher Fairless

Expert Professor of Practice, Water Security and Diplomacy in Fragile States

Prof. Mohd Faizee

Professor Mohd Faizee's work centers on transboundary water security, environmental peacebuilding, and conflict resolution.

Expert Programme Coordinator of UNU-BIOLAC

Dr Gustavo Fermin

Dr Gustavo Fermin is the Programme Coordinator of the United Nations University Biotechnology Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Shanali Minoshi Fernando

Shanali Fernando is a Doctoral Researcher under the joint programme of the Technische Universität Dresden and UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert PhD Fellow

Carlos Fonseca

Carlos Fonseca is a PhD fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Paola Fontanella Pisa

Paola Fontanella Pisa is Associate Academic Officer in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Division, a joint endeavour of UNU-EHS and Eurac Research in South Tyrol.

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

Vítor Fonte

Vítor Fonte is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV). He is also a full-time Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, and a senior researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (INESC TEC/HASLab).

Expert Visiting Associate Expert

Catarina Fontes

As of March 2026, Catarina Fontes is a Visiting Associate Expert at the UNU-EGOV.