Kirsten Gaber, M.Sc.
Doctoral Candidate (Extern)
Kirsten Gaber is an external Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Societal Transition and Agriculture at the University of Hohenheim. She is employed as a scientific researcher at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Her academic degrees include a Master of Science degree from the University of Hohenheim in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems, a Master of Science degree from AGRAPOLE - ISARA LYON in Agroecology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia.
Her ongoing doctoral work focuses on the socio-economic impact of digitalization in fruit farming. During her professional experience as a research associate at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (ifeu Heidelberg) and ITAS, Kirsten has specialized in digitalization in agriculture, life cycle assessment for food systems and biofuels, systems modeling, and sustainability assessment.
Stakeholder perspectives on the contribution of digital technologies to improve sustainability of conventional and organic fruit production
- Organic agriculture
- Digitalization in agriculture
- Systems modelling
- Agroecology
- Life cycle assessment
- Socioeconomic sustainability in agriculture
| Since 2018 | Scientific researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Since 2020 | Ph.D./Dissertation (Dr. sc. agr.) at the University of Hohenheim, topic: Socio-economic and environmental sustainability of digitalized fruit production. |
| 2017 - 2018 | Graduate student researcher, then research associate at the Insitute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg GmbH (ifeu) |
| 2015 - 2017 | M.Sc. Organic Agriculture and Food Systems: University of Hohenheim M.Sc. Agroecology: ISARA-Lyon, Lyon, France |
| 2015 | Research associate in the Land and Food Systems Faculty, Human Nutrition Department at the University of British Columbia |
| 2011 - 2015 | B.A. Geography: The University of British Columbia (Canada), University College Dublin (Ireland), and Queen’s University (Canada) |
| Gaber, K., Rösch, C., Bieling, C. (2025): The impact of digitalization on the public opinion of fruit farming: stakeholder perspectives in Germany. NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences 97(1): 2508139 |
| Gaber, K., Rösch, C., Bieling, C. (2025): Exploring the impact of digitalization on sustainability challenges in German fruit production from the perspectives of stakeholders. Discover Sustainability 6: 806 |
| Gaber, K., Rösch, C., Bieling, C. (2024): Digital transformation of fruit farming in Germany: digital tool development, stakeholder perceptions, adoption, and barriers. NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences 96(1): 2349544 |
| Ferrari, A., Bacco, M., Gaber, K., Jedlitschka, A., Hess, S., Kaipainen, J., Koltsida, P., Toli, E., Brunori, G. (2022): Drivers, barriers, and impacts of digitalisation in rural areas from the viewpoint of experts. Information and Software Technology 145 (1): 106816 |
| Gaber, K., Rösch, C., Biondi, N. (2021): Life Cycle Assessment of Total Fatty Acid (TFA) production from migroalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica at different sites and under different sustainability scenarios. Bioenergy Research |
| Gaber, K., Rösch, C. (2020): Socio-Economic Sustainability Indicators: Draft Briefing. DESIRA Project (EU, H2020) |
| Whitfield, K., Karakochuk, C., Kroeun, H., Sokhoing, L., Chan, B., Borath, M., Sophonneary, P., Moore, K., Tong, J., McLean, J., Talukder, A., Lynd, L., Li-Chan, E., Kitts, D., Green, T. (2016): Household consumption of thiamin-fortified fish sauce increases erythrocyte thiamin concentrations among rural Cambodian women and their children younger than 5 years of age: a randomized controlled efficacy trial. The Journal of Pediatrics 181(2): 242-247 |
