Assoc Prof Dr. Erica von Essen | Geography | Best Researcher Award
Associate Professor at Stockholm Resilience Center, Sweden
Summary:
Dr. Erica von Essen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University and a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Center. With a robust background in environmental communication and sustainable development, she has made significant contributions to understanding the dynamics between society and the environment. Dr. von Essen has received numerous accolades for her pedagogical work, including the 2017 Pedagogical Prize from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Her extensive teaching experience spans various universities and covers topics such as human dimensions of wildlife, climate change leadership, and research ethics.
Professional Profile:
š©āšEducation:
- PhD in Environmental Communication
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 2016
Supervisor: Hans Peter Hansen, Aarhus University - Master’s in Sustainable Development
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden, 2012 - Bachelor in Social Sciences (Social Geography, Anthropology)
Uppsala University, Sweden, 2010
š¢ Professional Experience:
Dr. Erica von Essen has held several notable positions in academia, focusing on environmental communication, sustainability, and social anthropology. From 2021 to 2023, she served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University, where she specialized in the human dimensions of wildlife and human-animal studies. Since 2023, Dr. von Essen has been a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Center, delving into resilience and sustainability research. Concurrently, she has been involved in applied ecology research at the Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Prior to these roles, she worked as a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) from 2020 to 2021, focusing on nature conservation and environmental communication. Her earlier roles include postdoctoral and research positions at the Environmental Communication Division of SLU, where she contributed to environmental communication and public engagement strategies. In addition to her research, Dr. von Essen has extensive teaching experience, having lectured on various subjects such as human dimensions of wildlife, climate change leadership, and research methodology across several institutions. She has supervised 23 master’s theses and 8 bachelor’s theses, guiding students in fields like environmental communication, sustainable development, and social anthropology.
Research Interests:
Dr. von Essen’s research interests encompass environmental communication, sustainability, human-animal interactions, and resilience studies. Her work focuses on how communication strategies can enhance public engagement with environmental issues and how societal and ecological systems interact.
Top Noted Publication:
- “Deconstructing the Poaching Phenomenon: A Review of Typologies for Understanding Illegal Hunting”
Authors: E. von Essen, H. P. Hansen, H. Nordstrƶm KƤllstrƶm, M. N. Peterson, …
Journal: British Journal of Criminology
Volume/Issue: 54 (4), 632-651
Year: 2014
Citations: 191 - “The Radicalisation of Rural Resistance: How Hunting Counterpublics in the Nordic Countries Contribute to Illegal Hunting”
Authors: E. von Essen, H. P. Hansen, H. N. KƤllstrƶm, M. N. Peterson, T. R. Peterson
Journal: Journal of Rural Studies
Volume/Issue: 39, 199-209
Year: 2015
Citations: 127 - “Reconsidering Illegal Hunting as a Crime of Dissent: Implications for Justice and Deliberative Uptake”
Authors: E. von Essen, M. P. Allen
Journal: Criminal Law and Philosophy
Volume/Issue: 11, 213-228
Year: 2017
Citations: 69 - “Instagranimal: Animal Welfare and Animal Ethics Challenges of Animal-Based Tourism”
Authors: E. von Essen, J. Lindsjƶ, C. Berg
Journal: Animals
Volume/Issue: 10 (10), 1830
Year: 2020
Citations: 63 - “Whose Discourse Is It Anyway? Understanding Resistance Through the Rise of ‘Barstool Biology’ in Nature Conservation”
Author: E. von Essen
Journal: Environmental Communication
Volume/Issue: 11 (4), 470-489
Year: 2017
Citations: 61