Research

My research has mostly been within crossfields between animals - especially dairy cattle - and humans. I have had much focus on different actors' choices, motivations, actions and interactions, daily practices and communication around animals - especially vets and other farm-related actors. My research has often focused on organic and agroecological animal husbandry in their different social and environmental contexts, in Denmark, Europe and East Africa. During the past 5 years much focus has been on cow-calf contact systems. 

Cooperation and dissemination

Most of my research has been conducted in collaboration with others.

Within the scientific world, I have been privileged to work with a wide spectrum of great colleagues - both based in natural as well as social / human sciences, and especially in Denmark, Europe and East Africa, but also elsewhere. 

In addition to this I have greatly enjoyed the collaboration with farmers, practicing vets and advisors, and actors from a range of organisations and public institutions. 

Thank you to all of you! 

Teaching

I was educated in veterinary science in 1990 and defended my PhD degree in veterinary epidemiologi and clinical medicine in 1995, based on a thesis about health and disease handling in Danish organic dairy herds. I have a master degree in health anthropology after 6 years of half time study in anthropology and philosophy, and am educated human and veterinary classical homoeopath. Among others, I have also completed the course "Approaches to development" (15 ECTS) at AU, Dep. of Political Sciences, in 2009.