Femke Mulder

Femke is a social scientist working in the field of disaster and humanitarian studies. She specialises in knowledge management for disaster mitigation, response and recovery – with a special focus on localised, participatory and inclusive approaches. She has a university teaching qualification (UTQ).

Femke has a background in organisation sciences and social anthropology. Her research focuses on knowledge management (KM) in disaster and humanitarian settings.

To date, she has studied disaster KM in the context of earthquakes, climate change, global health (esp. HIV/AIDS), conflict and displacement. She is trained and experienced in both qualitative and quantitative social research methods.

Femke has over 15 years of experience in programme management and policy research for government and global NGOs.

Spoken Languages
English
Dutch (native)
Spanish (professional working proficiency)

Research interests

Disaster management
Knowledge management
Sociology of disasters
Humanitarian studies
Organisation sciences
Social anthropology

Qualifications

PG Dip Social Research Methods, The Open University
MA Social Anthropology, SOAS University of London
BA International Development and History, SOAS University of London

Memberships, editorial boards

Advisory Board Member, DATAWAR project, Sciences Po Lille, France
Member, International Humanitarian Studies Association, International Institute of Social Sciences, the Netherlands
Guest editor, Emerging voices and pathways to inclusive disaster studies, Disaster Prevention and Management (2022) 31(1-2).