Dr. Simone Wahnschafft was a member of the RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems from 2021-2024. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving the RTG.
Name
Simone Wahnschafft
Field of Research at the RTG
Subproject B5 Food and nutrition policies and consumer health (Prof. Boztug, Prof. Spiller)
Research Interests
Food Systems
Nutrition Policy for Population Health
Education
- 09/2021- Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Goettingen, Germany
- 09/2019-05/2021 Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- 09/2013-05/2017 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Georgetown University
Professional Experience
- Consultant (May 2020 – Aug 2021) World Bank Group Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Global Practice in Washington, DC
- Research Assistant (Jan – May 2020) Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic in Cambridge, MA
- Team Leader (Sep 2018 – Apr 2019) Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) in Denver, CO
Languages
- English (native)
- Greek (very good)
- Spanish (good)