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Lecturer Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Universität Wien

I am a biologist and science communicator working internationally in the field of Sustainability Science. My research and outreach activities integrate transdisciplinary perspectives into a bigger picture of biodiversity conservation and management. As a PostDoc, freelance science writer and consultant, I coordinate and advise international conservation projects in research and practice.

My projects focus on the study and communication of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, as well as on strengthening diverse perspectives on sustainable land use development. Cross-disciplinary concepts continuously flow into the design, application and communication of my work - for example, through collaboration with sustainability stakeholders, social scientists and journalists, or the co-development of concepts for advanced interaction and decision-making.

The outcomes of my projects are translated to diverse audiences and promote cross-disciplinary understanding of biodiversity conservation and land use sustainability. These goals are also the basis of my teaching at the University of Vienna (UVIE), the supervision of international theses, and my work as an Associate Editor for scientific journals (BIOC & PECON). The variety of this work reflects the diversity of perspectives that are key to inform and promote solutions for sustainable transformation processes to the benefit of the environment and human well-being.

My research in keywords: Agroecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation Science, Cross-disciplinary, Ecological Modelling, Ecosystem Service Management, Environmental Education, Functional Diversity Analyses, Landscape Ecology, Science Communication, Socio-Ecology.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Universität Wien