Associate Professor Paul Kristiansen

Associate Professor, Food Systems and Rural Development , Agricultural Systems - School of Environmental and Rural Science

Paul Kristiansen

Phone: +61 2 6773 2962

Email: paul.kristiansen@une.edu.au

Biography

Dr Paul Kristiansen (Associate Professor, Food Systems and Rural Development, University of New England) has expertise in rural development, horticultural science, bio-statistics, and R&D training. For almost 20 years, Paul has had a strong interest in livelihood transformations and adaptive capacity in the context of changes in climate, society, technology and agribusiness. He has supervised 80 post-graduates to completion, co-authored almost 90 journal articles and attracted funding worth almost $10 million.

With over 10 years’ experience in South & South-East Asia (S&SEAsia), he has participated in numerous projects related to farming systems, land use and livelihood impacts, natural resource management, eco-tourism, marketing and value chains, and policy analysis. He travels frequently in SE Asia where he visits farming households, input suppliers, processors, traders, and government and NGO staff with his wide network of contacts. Paul also presents training on research methods and project management at universities and institutes several times each year, and mentors dozens of aspiring scholars, scientists and researchers throughout S&SEAsia.

Qualifications

BSc (Monash), GradDipHortSc (UNE), GradCertGIS (Qld), PhD (UNE), GradCertHigherEd (UNE)

Teaching Areas

I currently teach several subjects including general agriculture (AGRO100), agricultural ecology (AGRO223), horticulture (AGRO3231, HORT420, HORT510), organic agriculture (AGRO501) and plant biosecurity (AGRO514).

Primary Research Area/s

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management; Rural and Regional Development

Research Interests

  • Horticulture
  • Invasive plant ecology and management
  • Rural development and the transformation of livelihoods in South & SE Asia
  • Organic (& low-input) farming systems
  • Experimental design and analysis

Research Supervision Experience

Since 2003, I have supervised over 77 post-graduate students to completion, 40% PhD. 50% Masters and 10% Honours. About ~80% were international students and 47% were female.

Memberships

International Society for Horticultural Science

Australian Society for Horticultural Science

IFOAM - Organics International