I am a public health researcher working at the intersection of global health, planetary health, and noncommunicable disease control. My work focuses on chronic respiratory diseases, environmental and climate change -related exposures, and health system approaches that strengthen prevention, early detection, and continuity of NCD care in diverse settings. I hold a PhD in Public Health from Aarhus University and contribute to chronic respiratory disease work at the World Health Organization Headquarters. My research integrates implementation science, health system strengthening, and environmental health to generate evidence that supports equitable access, system resilience, and policy uptake.

My research focuses on noncommunicable diseases, behavioural determinants of health, and the impacts of climate change and environmental exposures. I study how primary health care and community-based systems can improve early detection, prevention, and continuity of NCD care in both high-income and low-resource settings. My work applies mixed methods, including implementation research, behavioural science, NCDs and environmental epidemiology, qualitative studies, and intervention development. A central aim is to generate evidence that supports equitable access, strengthens resilience to climate- and environment-related stressors, and informs national and global health policy.

I teach global health, climate change and health, and public health for medicine. I coordinate the global health component of the Public Health for Medicine course and contribute to the Bachelor in Public Health Thesis Module and climate and health teaching at AU Summer University and international summer schools. I supervise bachelor, master, and PhD students.

At World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters, I support technical work for chronic respiratory diseases. This includes development of materials for primary care, support to country teams, and contributions to work on integrating asthma and COPD services in routine health systems.

My responsibilities include research on NCDs, chronic respiratory diseases, climate and health, and health systems, as well as teaching, supervision, grant writing, and project coordination. I coordinate Research Unit for Global Health activities, collaborations, and communication of results to academic, policy, and practice audiences. I oversee scientific activities as Scientific Coordinator for the Danish Big Data Center for Environment and Health.