DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

HINTERLEITNER Ines

E-Mail: Ines Hinterleitner

Project: The Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Sustainability Transitions

Supervisor: Marianne Penker, Department of Economics and Social Sciences 

KUNESCH Caroline

E-Mail: Caroline Kunesch 

Project: Motivation for Sustainable Development: Crowdsourcing for Grand Challenges

Supervisor: Petra Riefler, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

BAAR Charlotte 

E-Mail: Charlotte Baar

Project: Consumer Sufficiency as a Pathway to Climate Change Mitigation 

Supervisor: Petra Riefler, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

EICHHORN Theresa 

E-Mail: Theresa Eichhorn 

Project: Drivers and aspects of agricultural sustainability 

Supervisor: Jochen Kantelhardt, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

HUNDSCHEID Laura 

E-Mail: Laura Hundscheid  

Project: Protein Transition in Austria - towards a more sustainable protein consumption as a contribution to achieve SDG2 

Supervisor: Maria Wurzinger, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

LAPPÖHN Sarah 

E-Mail: Sarah Lappöhn  

Project: Agriculture and Uneven Development: A Comparative Analysis of Varying Farming Systems in three Brazilian States 1990-2020 

Supervisor: Supervisor: Maria Wurzinger, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems 

MPOFU Ephraim

E-Mail: Ephraim Mpofu

Project: The role of learning and knowledge integration in adaptive governance of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) in Southern Africa 

Supervisor: Katharina Gugerell, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences 

PACARADA Rita 

E-Mail: Rita Pacarada 

Project: Sustainability performance of the dairy sector: A multidimensional assessment

Supervisor: Werner Zollitsch, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

RESTI Yuni

E-Mail: Yuni Resti 

Project: Multi-stakeholder collaboration towards sustainable dairy business in Indonesia: A case study of smartphone application implementation

Supervisor: Maria Wurzinger, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

SÉRA-PENKER Carmen 

E-Mail: Carmen Séra-Penker

Project: Regional institutions as means of a sustainable energy transition between inter- & national climate politics in the Global South

Supervisor: Christoph Görg, Department of Economics and Social Sciences 

SPIEGEL Nora

E-Mail: Nora Spiegel

Project: Transition towards Sustainable Mobility – Investigation of Relevant Factors for Sustainable Behaviour

Supervisor: Astrid Gühnemann, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences

VOBRUBA Tamara 

E-Mail: Tamara Vobruba

Project: The potential of decentralized community-based resource management for the transition to a circular economy

Supervisors: Günter Langergraber and Marion Huber-Humer, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment (WAU) 

VOIGT Charlotte

E-Mail: Charlotte Voigt

Project: Understanding social innovations in agricultural and rural areas from a feminist perspective

Supervisor: Stefanie Lemke, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

WALLNER Marion

E-Mail: Marion Wallner

Project: Towards climate-resilient river basins: Stakeholder engagement as a key to implement Nature-based solutions on privately owned land

Supervisor: Thomas Thaler, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences 

WIMMLER Cäcilia

E-Mail: Cäcilia Wimmler

Project: Concrete Outdoor runs for Organic Growing-Finishing Pigs: Characteristics, Effects on Animal Welfare and Environmental Impact and Potential Improvements.

Supervisor: Christoph Winckler, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

WIRTH Maria

E-mail: Maria Wirth

Project: Long-term financing of nature-based solutions for urban water treatment

Supervisors: Günter Langergraber, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment (WAU) and Petra Riefler, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

ZEILINGER Julia

E-Mail: Julia Zeilinger

Project: Towards sustainability in urban temporary housing: Assessment of circularity aspects, resource management and waste management

Supervisor: Marion Huber-Humer, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment (WAU)

BRAUMANN Sandra

Project within T2S:
Mountain Glacier Sensitivity in the Eastern Alps. Response of glacierized areas to climate change in the past and present and implications for the future.

Supervisor: Markus Fiebig, Department of Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards

BRENNER Anna-Katharina

E-Mail: Anna-Katharina Brenner 

Project: How actors, institutions, and material dimensions shape urban built environments

Supervisor: Melanie Pichler, Department of Economics and Social Sciences 

EDELMANN Hanna

Project within T2S:
Relational proximity in trans-continental and local alternative food networks – An analysis of relationship coffee models

Supervisor: Marianne Penker, Department of Economics and Social Sciences 

FRAISL Dilek

Project within T2S:
The Contributions of Citizen Science to the UN Sustainable Development Goals: A Data Perspective

Supervisor: Marianne Penker, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

GERMANN Verena

Project within T2S:
Water, Sanitation and Beyond: Setting Sustainable Development Goal 6 in a National Context by Identifying Policy Relevant Indicators and Options for Action for Austria

Supervisors: Günter Langergraber, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment (WAU) and Andreas Muhar, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences

GUGERELL Christina

Project within T2S:
Nurturing proximity for sustainable and democratic urban food systems?

Supervisor: Marianne Penker, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

HARTWIG Lukas

E-Mail: Lukas Hartwig

Project: Travel-based multitasking and its effect on the Value of Travel Time Savings based on data from an innovative survey carried out throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

Supervisor: Astrid Gühnemann, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences 

KERYAN Tigran

Project within T2S:
Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing Transdisciplinarity into the Academic System of Armenia and Georgia - Case Study on Tourism.

Supervisor: Andreas Muhar, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences

KHARTISHVILI Lela

Project within T2S:
Community-based tourism: sustainable development in mountain regions in the Caucasus

Supervisor: Andreas Muhar, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences

RUCKLI Antonia Katharina

Project within T2S:
Sustainable pig production systems - Investigation of synergies and trade-offs between animal welfare and environmental impacts

Supervisor: Christoph Winckler, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

SCHANZ Lisa

Project within T2S:
Animals in organic mixed livestock systems – farmer’s perception and impact on animal behaviour, health and welfare

Supervisor: Christoph Winckler, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

STADLMAYR Barbara

Project within T2S:
What drives the fruit choice and fruit intake of women in different food environments in Kenya?

Supervisor: Maria Wurzinger, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

WALLNÖFER Laura Maria

Project within T2S:
Individual-level Environmental Sustainability – Integrating Perspectives and Concepts across Research Fields

Supervisor: Petra Riefler, Department of Economics and Social Sciences

ZOMA Bienvenue Lassina

Project within T2S:
Adoption of crossbreeding strategies: A transition towards sustainable utilization of local animal genetic resources?

Supervisor: Maria Wurzinger, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems