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Montana State University professor Elizabeth Rink has been named the co-leader of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative, or FAI, a flagship science diplomacy and cross-cultural exchange program between the Arctic Nations.

The initiative brings together early and mid-career scholars in multiple disciplines from the Arctic Nations to address research and policy issues related to Arctic security, climate change and health.

Rink is a faculty member in MSU’s Department of Human Development and Community Health in the College of Education, Health and Human Development who has worked in Arctic communities for nearly two decades. Along with Lill Rastad Bjørst, associate professor of Arctic studies at Aalborg University in Denmark, Rink will lead 20 scholars from seven countries. They’ll spend 18 months exploring topics related to Arctic security, cooperation and partnerships, Arctic resources and shifting to more sustainable systems, and mental health and well-being.