Individual Founding Members

Joining the ITD Alliance during its founding phase, these individuals are forming the core of inter- and transdisciplinary communities

In alphabetical order by surname

○ Nicole Aeschbach, Heidelberg University, Institute of Geography, Germany

○ Dr. Catherina Amelink, Virginia Tech, United States of America

○ Caryn Anderson, Knowledge E, Training& Strategy Expert, United Arab Emirates

○ Dr. Mabel Aworh, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Nigeria

○ Julia Backhaus, RWTH Aachen University, Human Technology Centre, Germany

○ Prof. Gabriele Bammer, Australian National University, Research School of Population Health, Australia

○ Dr. Alex Baumber, University of Technology Sydney, TD School, Australia

○ Prof. Brian Belcher, Royal Roads University, Canada

○ Patricio Gabriel Belloy Kauak, Austral University of Chile / University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute of Economics and Transdisciplinary Center for Environmental Studies / McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, United States of America

○ Sophie Berg, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Ökologische Ökonomie, Germany

○ Dr. Monica Berger-Gonzales, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Center for Health Studies, Guatemala

○ Christian Berkes, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Urban Futures, Germany

○ Philip Bernert, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, IETSR, Germany

○ Zeynep Birsel, Erasmus University, Netherlands

○ Dorothy Birungi, Center for Development Research-ZEF, Germany

○ Dr. Genowefa Blundo Canto, French Agricultural Research Center for international Development, Environments and Scientists, France

○ Prof. Christine Boehler, Cross-Disciplinary Strategies, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

○ Csaba Bogdán, University of Pécs Medical School, Institute of Transdiscipllinary Discoveries, Hungary

○ Dr. Paul Bolger, University College Cork, Environmental Research Institute, Ireland

○ Prof. Stefan Böschen, RWTH Aachen, Human Technology Center, Germany

○ Dr. Nikki Brand, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

○ Dr. Ana Maria Casnati, Universidad de la República, CENTUR NE, Uruguay

○ Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, National Autonomous University of Mexico, National Laboratory for Sustainability Sciences, Institute of Ecology, Mexico

○ Dr. Kirsi-Mari Annele Cheas, University of Vaasa, Innolab & FINTERDIS – The Finnish Interdisciplinary Society, Innolab, Finnland

○ JiaYing Chew, National Universiy of Singapore, Division of Industrial Design, Singapore

○ Dr. Jessica Jane Cockburn, Rhodes University, Department of Environmental Science, South Africa

○ Michaela Cosijn, CSIRO, Land and Water, Australia

○ Prof. Stephen James Crowley, Boise State University, Philosophy, United States of America

○ Prof. Frédéric Darbellay, University of Geneva, Switzerland

○ Fürspr. Rico Defila, University of Basel, MGU, Research Group Inter-/Trandisciplinarity, Switzerland

○ Dr. Antonietta Di Giulio, University of Basel, MGU, Research Group Inter-/Trandisciplinarity, Switzerland

○ Vanja Djinlev, ETH Zürich, TdLab, Switzerland

○ Dr. Felix Kwabena Donkor, University of Education, Winneba-Ghana, Ghana

○ Prof. Hallie Eakin, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, United States of America

○ Dr. rer. pol. Christian Eismann, Germany

○ Dr. Ileana Espejel, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Facultad de Ciencias, Mexico

○ Prof. Maricarmen Esper, MACC, United States of America

○ Prof. Dena Fam, University of Technolology Sydney, Australia

○ Dr. Stephen Fiore, University of Central Florida, United States of America

○ Jan Freihardt, ETH Zürich, Wissenschaf(f)t Zukünfte e.V., Switzerland

○ Dr. Livia Fritz, EPFL, Switzerland

○ Nadin Gaasch, Berlin University Alliance, Objective 2 – Fostering Knowledge Exchange, Germany

○ Ana Isabel García Ambrosy, Center for Health Studies Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala, Biology, Guatemala

○ Dr. Maria Garcia-Martin, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland

○ Ueli Gisiger, Switzerland

○ Dr. Kristine Glauber, Duke University, United States of America

○ Dr. Tanja Golja, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

○ Prof. Carlos Gomez, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru

○ Prof. Maria Goñi Mazzitelli, Universidad de la República, Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, Uruguay

○ Prof. Monika Gonser, Intersectoral School of Governance Baden-Württemberg, DHBW, Germany

○ Rodrigo Gonzáles-Gonzáles, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

○ Ana Isabella Gonzáles Palma, Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Unit of Medical Anthropology, Guatemala

○ Prof. Didi M. E. Griffioen, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, dept Higher Education, Research & Innovation (HERI), Netherlands

○ Dr. Julianna Marie Gwiszcz, Arizona State University, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, United States of America

○ Dr. Blane Harvey, McGill University, Canada

○ Dr. Eli Hatleskog, University of Bristol, Civil Engineering, United Kingdom

○ Prof. Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Appalachian State University, Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics, United States of America

○ Dr. Cecilia Hidalgo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciencias Antropológicas, Argentina

○ Stefan Hilser, Hochschule Darmstadt, s:ne Systeminnovation für Nachhaltige Entwicklung – Servicezentrum Forschung und Transfer, Germany

○ Ingo Hoelzle, ETH, TdLab, Switzerland

○ Dr. Holger Hoff, Graz University, Wegener Center, Austria

○ Dr. Jying-Syuan Huang, UNU-IAS, Taiwan

○ Prof. Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Instituto Potosino de Investicación Científica y Tecnológica, Environmental Sciences, Mexico

○ Tasneem Jhetam, Stellenbosch University, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, South Africa

○ Catherine Jackson, Salisbury University, United States of America

○ Dr. Anna-Leena Kähkönen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

○ Sajani Kandel, University of Massachusetts, United States of America

○ Christiana Kazakou, University of Plymouth, School of Art, Design and Architecture, United Kingdom

○ Dr. Sawsan Khuri, Collaborative Capacities (and University of Exeter), (Medical Sciences), United Kingdom

○ Dr. Delvendé Innocent Kiba, INERA, Burkina Faso

○ Dr. Milena Klatkoski Kim, University of Western Australia, Australia

○ Dr. Yasuhisa Kondo, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, RIHN Center, Japan

○ Dr. Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Finland

○ Margaret Krebs, Earth Leadership Program, United States of America

○ Prof. Kerstin Krellenberg, University of Vienna, Geography and Regional Research, Austria

○ Dr. Ulrike Kuchner, Suratómica, United Kingdom 

○ Pia Laborgne, European Institute for Energy Research, Germany

○ Dr. Julio Labrana, University of Tarapaca, Faculty of Education, Chile

○ Dr. Myrtille Lacoste, Curtin University, France

○ Prof. Daniel J. Lang, Leuphana Universitaet Lueneburg, Institut für Ethik und Transdisziplinaere Nachhaltigkeitsforschung, Germany

○ Dr. Rebecca Laycock Pedersen, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Sweden

○ Kristina Likhacheva, France

○ Tony Lingham, Interaction Science, LLC., Co founder, Chief Executive and Science Officer, United States of America

○ Gaetano Lotrecchiano, George Washington University, Associate Dean, Innovative and Collaborative Pedagogy, United States of America

○ Tatiana Lukyanova, Institute of Transdisciplinary Technologies, Russia

○ Dr. Eduardo Luna, Mexico

○ Dr. Kristine Susanna Lund, CNRS, France

○ Prof. Catherine Lyall, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

○ Dr. Clemens Mader, Empa – Technology and Society Lab, RCE Zurich, Switzerland

○ Prof. Hein Mallee, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan

○ Prof. Andres Maria-Ramirez, El Colegio de Tlaxcala, A.C. Mexico, Mexico

○ Dr. Carman Melendrez, University of New Mexico, United States of America

○ Dr. Jacqueline Melvold, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

○ Juliana Merçon, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

○ Dr. Femke Merkx, Kenniscocreatie, onderzoek & advise, Netherlands

○ Prof. Antje Michel, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, Germany

○ Dr. Gabriela Michelini, Fachhochschule Potsdam, Institut für Angewandte Forschung Urbane Zukunft, Germany

○ Dr. Vladimir Mokiy Institute of Transdisciplinary Technologies, Russia

○ Dr. Sara Mynott, University of Victoria, Environmental Studies, Canada

○ Jonathan Nellermoe, University of Utah, Center for Global Surgery, United States of America

○ Tan Vu Nguyen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

○ Dr. Ingeborg Niestroy, Institute for Advanced Sustainability studies e.V. (IASS), Germany

○ Varvara Nikulina, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Strategic Sustainable Development, Sweden

○ Prof. Maitumeleng Nthontho, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, South Africa

○ Iver Ohm, TU Berlin / Berlin University Alliance, Department Science & Society / Citizen Foren, Germany

○ Dr. Ines Omann, Sustainable Quality of Life – Research and Facilitation, Austria

○ Dr. Blessing Nonye Onyima, Sociology/Antrhopology, Faculty of Social Sciences, PMB 5025, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria

○ Dr. Ina Opitz, Berlin University Alliance, Objective 2: Fostering Knowledge Exchange, Germany

○ Angela Osterheider, Berlin University Alliance, Germany

○ Gemma Brigid O’Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

○ Dr. Basirat Ashabi Oyalowo, University of Lagos, Estate Management, Nigeria

○ Dr. Ranya Özcelik, Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland

○ Dr. Gül Ozerol, University of Twente, Netherlands

○ Prof. Carolyn Gay (Tally) Palmer, Rhodes University, Institute for Water Research, South Africa

○ Rea Pärli, ETH Zürich, USYS & GESS, Switzerland

○ Dr. BinBin Pearce, Transdisciplinarity Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

○ Dr. Krisitna Pelikan, Swiss TPH, Switzerland

○ Dr. Kateryna Pereverza, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sweden

○ Dr. Maria Perevochtchikova, El Colegio de México A.C., Mexico

○ Prof. Beth Perry, University of Sheffield, Urban Institute, United Kingdom

○ Dr. Suzanne A. Pierce, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center, United States of America

○ Mariana Piva da Silva, Universidade de Brasília, Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Brazil

○ Dr. Audrey Podann, Technische Universität Berlin, Executive Board, Germany

○ Abigail Poeske, Cleveland State University, United States of America

○ Merritt Polk, Göteborgs Universitet, Global Studies, Sweden

○ Dr. Susanne Pratt, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Transdisciplinary School, Australia

○ Dr. Isabelle Providoli, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland

○ Dr. Ges Rosenberg, University of Bristol, Mechanical Engineering, United Kingdom

○ Ryan Runkewich, United States of America

○ Prof. Tetsu Sato, Ehime University SDGs Promotion Office, Japan

○ Prof. Martina Schäfer, Technische Universität Berlin, Center for Technology and Society, Germany

○ Prof. Tobias Schmohl, OWL Technical University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Institute for Science in Dialogue, Germany

○ Prof. Dr. Flurina Schneider, ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research and Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany

○ Susanne Schuck-Zöller, Heimholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Germany

○ Sarah Schweizer, START International, Director of Programs, United States of America

○ Dr. Georges Seingier, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Facultad de Ciencieas Marinas, Mexico

○ Dr. Jana Semrau, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

○ Dr. Jesús M. Siqueiros, IIMAS, Universidad Nactional Autónoma de México, Mexico

○ Olga Skrebec, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Germany

○ Dr. Giulia Sonetti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

○ Dr. Jillian Student, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

○ Hacer Tercanli, Germany

○ Dr. Matthew James Thanduxolo Weaver, Rhodes University, Institute for Water Research, South Africa

○ Prof. Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University / AIS / INSciTS, USA

○ Katharina Toth, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, Austria

○ Prof. Martina Ukowitz, University of Klagenfurt, Department of Human Resources, Leadership, and Organization, Austria

○ Philipp Arthur Ulbrich, University of Warwick, Institute for Global Sustainable Development, United Kingdom

○ Dr. Iris van der Tuin, Utrecht University, School of Liberal Arts, Netherlands

○ Prof. Lorrae van Kerkhoff, The Australian National University, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australia

○ Sofia Vargas, CEGA – University of Chile, Chile

○ Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, UMCES, Integration and Application Network, United States of America

○ Dr. Bianca Vienni Baptista, Transdisciplinarity Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

○ Dr. Luciano Villalba, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

○ Appl. Prof. Ulli Vilsmaier, Responsive Research Collective, Austria/Switzerland

○ Matthias Wanner, Wuppertal Institute, Sustainable Consumption and Produktion – Innovation Labs, Germany

○ Dr. Kathrin Wieck, Technische Universität Berlin, Büro der Ersten Vizepräsidentin, Ressort Forschung, Berufungsstrategie und Transfer, Germany

○ Mariana Zafeirakpooulos, UTS, Australia

○ Dr. Julie Zähringer, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland

○ Prof. Ulrike Zeshan, University of Central Lancashire, School of Humanities, Language and Global Studies, United Kingdom

○ Dr. Andrziel Zieleniec, Open University, United Kingdom

○ Dr. Nicholas Zingale, Clevelenad State University, United States of America

○ Dr. Gilberto Zinzún Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Carrera de Médico Cirujano, Fes Iztacala., Mexico

○ Dr. Cristina Zurbriggen, UDELAR, Uruguay