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.