Jessica Heddenhausen

PhD Candidate | The Open University

My preferred location(s)

  • East Midlands
  • International
  • West Midlands

My background

  • Academia

My field of interest and expertise

  • AI, robotics, machinery and data science
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Processing and manufacturing
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
  • Systems thinking and modelling

I am interested in working with other members on

Research that investigates the transition to more sustainable food systems - how these can create value for producers and consumers, for healthier and more equitable impact.

About me

I hold a BA in English and Marketing and an MSc in Strategic Marketing. Currently, I'm in the final year of my PhD, investigating the role of relationships in sustainable farming, with particular focus on regenerative farmers. Through this ethnographic study, I've discovered the value in complexities of context - "no man is an island" and neither are we researchers. I believe in the power of collaboration and look forward to building a fruitful network for a healthier and more equitable future.

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