I am an environmental social scientist working at the interface of research, policy, and practice. I am currently an Advanced Postdoctoral Researcher at the Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern (Switzerland), Vice-Director for Research and Policy at the Center for People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) (Vietnam), a Research Associate with the Nature-based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford (UK), and the Carbon Trading Program at UC Berkeley (US). Recently, I have joined the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) as a Lead Author for the Options for Futures chapter of the 2nd Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Previously, I was a SNF Senior Researcher at the University of Lausanne’s Institute of Geography and Sustainability (Switzerland) and a Capacity Research Fellow at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (US). I hold a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Lausanne, following interdisciplinary training in Nature Conservation and Forest Policy (MSc. Wageningen University, the Netherlands), Environmental Policy (MPA Columbia University, New York), and Environmental Policy and Management (BSc. Vietnam National University, Hanoi).

My research interests are guided by three interconnected lenses—power, knowledge, and change—to critically examine human–nature relations and the governance challenges of achieving sustainability and justice.

A working mum to a 6-month-old daughter and building an Austrian–Vietnamese family with my partner.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, home design, reading, and experimenting in the kitchen (to the delight—and sometimes terror—of family and friends).