As a researcher, I am particularly interested in indoor and ambient air pollution and its impact on our health. I have an educational background in public health sciences.
I conduct research within the field of air pollution and health effects. During my PhD, I examined the impact of indoor air quality on acute health effects among individuals with respiratory disease. The main focus was on particles from candles, cooking fumes, and electronic cigarettes. Currently, I examine the indoor climate in Danish elementary schools and I study ambient air pollution and its association with noncommunicable diseases and birth outcomes. My research includes human exposure experiments, field studies and registry studies.
I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students in Medicine and Public Health Science in the areas of public health, epidemiology, environmental impacts and scientific methodology. I supervise undergraduate and master’s students and am the course coordinator for the course "Business Related Project”. I also disseminate knowledge about air pollution and health to external companies or teaching institutions.
My research is characterised by interdisciplinary collaborations, including with the Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, and researchers from Danish and international universities on indoor air quality and health. I have collaborated with organisations such as Realdania, Nightingale Health and Owlstone Medical, and am currently participating in an EU project on indoor air quality in schools.
My work areas cover, among other things:
