• Impact of Climate Change on agriculture with a focus on extreme weather events
• Consistent policies and adaptation measures for a climate resilient and sustainable agricultural production
• Global agricultural markets in the context of climate change
• Model based analyses

• Network of Public Authorities for Climate Change and Adaptation
• Interdisciplinary Contact Point of Agricultural Me-teorology

Since 2020

Researcher at the Coordination Unit Climate of the Thünen Institute

2015

PhD in Economics (Dr. sc. pol.) at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

2008-2021

Researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in the research area „Global Commons and Climate Policy“

2003-2008

Intercultural and Business Studies (German University Diploma) at Passau University, Germany and Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil