Team

REACH Nexus is co-led by Reinout Wiers (UvA) and Leandro Giatti (USP) with equal billing across the consortium. Members are listed by their role on the project; ordering is alphabetical within each tier and never grouped by country.

Principal Investigators (co-leads)

Prof. dr. Leandro Luiz Giatti

Principal Investigator (FAPESP main applicant)

School of Public Health, University of São Paulo

Senior researcher at the USP School of Public Health, leading the Brazilian side of the consortium and WP3 on health and policy systems.

Prof. dr. Reinout Wiers

Principal Investigator (NWO main applicant)

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Amsterdam, leading the project's modelling and overall co-coordination.

Co-applicants

Prof. dr. Claudi Bockting

Co-applicant

Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Full Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC, contributing mental-health expertise.

Prof. Fernando Burgos Pimentel dos Santos

Co-applicant

Getulio Vargas Foundation

Associate Professor and Head of the Public Management Department at FGV.

Dr. Vanessa Harris

Co-applicant

Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Research Fellow / Assistant Professor at Amsterdam UMC, co-leading WP3 on the physical and mental-health effects of climate extremes.

Prof. dr. Pedro Roberto Jacobi

Co-applicant

Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo (IEE/USP)

Senior Full Professor at IEE/USP, contributing to WP5 on innovations in public-health policy and urban planning.

Prof. Ana Maria Malik

Co-applicant

Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGVsaúde)

Full Professor in the Management Department at FGV; FGVsaúde.

Prof. Mariana Nicolletti

Co-applicant · WP4 lead

FGVces, Centre for Sustainability Studies, FGV-EAESP

Programme Coordinator at the Centre for Sustainability Studies (FGVces); leads WP4 on the citizen-science approach.

Prof. mr. André Nollkaemper

Co-applicant · WP5 lead

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Professor of International Law and Sustainability at the University of Amsterdam; leads WP5.

Dr. Jannes Willems

Co-applicant

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Assistant Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam.

Collaboration partners

Dr. Michele Rocha de Araújo El Kadri

Collaboration partner

ILMD/Fiocruz Amazônia (Brazilian Ministry of Health)

Research Director at ILMD/Fiocruz Amazônia; community-facing partner for the Manaus site.

MSc Leila Maria Vendrametto

Collaboration partner

Instituto Alana

PhD student in Environmental Science; Coordinator of the Urbanizar project at Instituto Alana; community-facing partner for the Jardim Pantanal site.

Project staff

MSc Marcelo Aversa

Project staff

IEE/USP

Project staff at IEE/USP contributing to WP4 and WP5.

Dr. Adam Finnemann

Project staff

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Postdoctoral researcher at UvA; system modelling and mental-health analysis across WP2 and WP3–5.

Dr. Andréia de Conto Garbin

Project staff

School of Public Health, University of São Paulo

Project staff at FSP/USP contributing to WP2 and WP3.

MSc Mariana Luiza Fiocco Machini

Project staff

Getulio Vargas Foundation

Project staff at FGV contributing to WP4.

MSc Isabela Fernanda Gomes Oliveira

Project staff

Getulio Vargas Foundation

Project staff at FGV contributing to WP4 (citizen science).

Dr. Drielli Peyerl

Project staff

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Postdoctoral researcher at UvA contributing to WP5.

MSc Laura Schiesari

Project staff

Getulio Vargas Foundation

Project staff at FGV contributing across WP3–5.