Key research areas: agrifood and nutrition policy development and evaluation; analysis of food consumption trends and determinants; innovative methods in nutrition studies and education; sustainable food systems; food market trends incl. influence of food chain participants on consumer behavior and health.Fields of expertise: Food System development Promoting Sustainable dietsCommunity and National Food and Nutrition Programs Nutrition Information/Consumption Data… Show more Key research areas: agrifood and nutrition policy development and evaluation; analysis of food consumption trends and determinants; innovative methods in nutrition studies and education; sustainable food systems; food market trends incl. influence of food chain participants on consumer behavior and health.Fields of expertise: Food System development Promoting Sustainable dietsCommunity and National Food and Nutrition Programs Nutrition Information/Consumption Data Analysis Agrifood and Nutrition Policy – monitoring and evaluationFood Security Institutions and Policy Analysis Training and PedagogyAcademic Qualification and Experience:In addition to conducting research activities I lecture at university level in the following subjects: • Food and nutrition policy• Food market analysis• Agri-food economics• ManagementSpeaker and panelist at 30+ different international conferences and organiser of multiple workshops, conferences, meetings. Show less

Eatwell Project - as Key Stakeholder and project expert advisor I reviewed and analysed community based programmes aimed at promoting healthier eating.

As a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar (hosted by the US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Services, Washington DC, USA) I conducted studies on programmes preventing obesity among schoolchildren. Certificate of Completion - J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Bureau and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.Additionally I was awarded the Visiting Lecturer Award and invited to the Rudd Centre for Food Policy and Obesity to speak about the… Show more As a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar (hosted by the US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Services, Washington DC, USA) I conducted studies on programmes preventing obesity among schoolchildren. Certificate of Completion - J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Bureau and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.Additionally I was awarded the Visiting Lecturer Award and invited to the Rudd Centre for Food Policy and Obesity to speak about the European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health Show less

I supervised and coordinated the activities of the Polish team in collecting data financed by the Program for European Action in the Field of Public Health: "European Nutrition and Health Report" (ENHR II)

As a member of an international research team I provided expertise on the Polish food market and completed a study on Food quality assurance and certification schemes managed within an integrated supply chain

In partnership with Ghent University (Belgium) I participated in the following research projects:1996-1998 Poland and Hungary: Assistance for Restructuring their Economies (PHARE-ACE) Project: Agricultural and Food Policy in Poland and the Czech Republic: Impact on Performance of Agri-Business and EU-Integration 1999-2001 PHARE-ACE Project: Institutional Economics in the Agri-food Business: "How Can Structural Policy Help to Integrate EU?"I was involved in conducting several studies… Show more In partnership with Ghent University (Belgium) I participated in the following research projects:1996-1998 Poland and Hungary: Assistance for Restructuring their Economies (PHARE-ACE) Project: Agricultural and Food Policy in Poland and the Czech Republic: Impact on Performance of Agri-Business and EU-Integration 1999-2001 PHARE-ACE Project: Institutional Economics in the Agri-food Business: "How Can Structural Policy Help to Integrate EU?"I was involved in conducting several studies on institutional and structural changes in the Polish agri-business, prepared workshops and organised conferences as well as co-authored and published scientific articles. Show less

I defended (with Honors) my PhD thesis entitled "Analysis and evaluation of the fruit market in Poland in the light of preparations for integration with the European Union". At the same time I was a full-time mother of three children under the age of ten.