UNU Experts

A network of researchers throughout the Global South and North

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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 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.

Expert Research Associate

Nico Fricke

Nico Fricke

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Karina García

Karina is a junior academic from Panama focused on climate resilience and sustainability.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Franziska Gassmann

Franziska Gassmann is Professor of Social Protection and Development at Maastricht University.

Expert Head of Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme

Erica Gaston

Dr. Erica Gaston is the Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Gaspare Genna

Gaspare M. Genna is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Isabella Georgiou

Isabella Georgiou is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert Research Intern

Giuseppe Germinario

Giuseppe Davide Germinario is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Academic Officer – Head of Climate Risk Analytics

Dr. Maxime Gersch-Souvignet

Dr. Maxime Souvignet is the Climate Risk Analytics Team Lead and a senior scientist at UNU-EHS. His expertise ranges from climate risk modelling, climate risk insurance, disaster risk management and climate adaptation.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Imen Ghedhioui

Imen Ghedhioui is a Senior Research Associate at UNU-EGOV since October 2025.

Expert

Lara Gibowsky

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amandine Gnanguênon

Amandine Gnanguênon is Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Digital Government Expert

Nata Goderdzishvili

Nata Goderdzishvili is the legal expert of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV). With around 20 years of leadership experience across multiple sectors, she has consistently supported institutional reform, service modernisation, digital transformation initiatives and cross-border legal alignment. 

Expert PhD Programme Director/ Researcher

Dr. Micheline Goedhuys

Dr. Micheline Goedhuys is senior research fellow and director of the PhD programme at the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Micheline is an expert on empowerment, entrepreneurship, innovation, SME development and growth in the MENA region and Sub-Sahara Africa.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Gloria González Fuster

Gloria Gonzalez Fuster is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Intern

Tanya Goyal

Tanya Goyal is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Associate

Věra Greschner Farkavcová

Vera has worked at UNU Resource Nexus since 2020. Previously, she was the Science Knowledge Coordinator, supporting the operational management of the Institute’s research.  In 2025, she took up her current position as a Research Associate.