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)




Complete CV here