Short presentation

I work at the Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science in the section for Food Design and Consumer Behaviour. I work with various types of research related to human eating behavior in the area of sensory and consumer research, primarily focusing on children. Main topics are different intervention strategies to direct current food preferences in a healthier direction, and investigating how contextual factors influence both our food choices as well as amounts consumed.  I also teach and supervise students at all academic levels.

I am Deputy Head of Department for Teaching, which means I am involved in both development and maintenance of the department's courses. Furthermore, I serve as Head of Studies for the MSc programme in Food Innovation and Health (previously named 'Gastronomy and Health').

Primary fields of research

• Sensory Science
• Consumer Science
• Food Choice and Acceptance
• Children's Food Preferences

CV

Academic background

2011: PhD in Sensory Science. University of Copenhagen. Area of specialization: Human eating behavior, food choice, and acceptance. PhD thesis: Development of children’s preferences for healthy foods.

2007: MSc in Biology & Exercise and Sports Science. University of Southern Denmark, and University of Copenhagen. Area of specialization: Psychophysiology.

2005: BSc in Biology. University of Southern Denmark. Area of specialization: Human toxicology.

Employment

2014 – current: Associate professor and deputy head of department for teaching, University of Copenhagen, FOOD, Section for Food Design and Consumer behaviour.                                                     

2013-2014: Assistant professor, University of Copenhagen, FOOD, Section for Sensory and Consumer Science.                                                

2011-2012: Postdoc, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Section for Sensory Science.                                                       

2007-2011: PhD student, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Section for Sensory Science.                                                      

2007: Research assistant (part-time), Lund Hospital (Sweden), Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine.                    

Reviewer tasks

I routineously review papers for the following journals:

• Appetite
• Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders
• Food Quality and Preference
• Physiology and Behavior
• Nutrition Journal

Knowledge of languages

• Danish
• English
• German (basic)
• French (tourist level)

Teaching

• Determinants of Food Consumption (MSc course).
• Supervision within Sensory and Consumer Science (BSc theses, MSc theses, and projects outside of scope).