I am Associate Professor in Gender, Nutrition and Right to Food Policies at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK, and Private Lecturer at the Department Societal Transition in Agriculture, University of Hohenheim, Germany. My work lies at the intersection of social sciences, nutrition and agriculture. My research experience spans more than 20 years, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa. I apply gendered, rights-based, feminist, participatory and transdisciplinary approaches, collaborating with civil society organisations and social movements in the co-production of knowledge. Areas of work include food and nutrition security at the micro-, meso- and macro-level, right to adequate food, gender, women’s rights, sustainable livelihoods, sustainable diets, governance of local food systems, governance of natural resources. Before joining Coventry University in 2015 I was Acting Chair of the Department Gender and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim (2013-2015). I am a Board Member of the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE), German section (since 2014, ongoing) and was a Board member of the International Union of Nutrition Sciences Task Force Traditional, Indigenous and Cultural Food and Nutrition (2014-2017). I hold a Habilitation degree in Gender and Nutrition, a PhD in Rural Sociology and a MSc in Nutrition Sciences and Home Economics. Besides academia I have worked as consultant for various civil service organizations.