RTG 2654: Sustainable Food Systems


Name

Adriana Bernal-Escobar

Current Position

Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Goettingen, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems

Research Interests

Food security
Food consumption behavior
Payments for ecosystem services
Cultural evolution
Ecological modeling
Environmental, behavioral and Experimental economics

Education


  • Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Osnabrück University, Germany
    Thesis title: Non-monetary factors as moderators of motivational crowding in incentive-based environmental management: An experimental approach
  • M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
    Thesis title: Sex dependent spatially explicit stochastic dispersal modeling for the study of jaguar population dynamics in South America
  • B.S. in Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
    Thesis title: Impact evaluation of the Florverde® program on groundwater management in the flower-growing sector of the Bogotá Savanna.
  • B.S in Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
    Thesis title: Implementation of a combined least-cost model and a spatially explicit dispersal model for the conservation of jaguars in Colombia



Professional Experience


  • 07/2021-05/2022 : Collaborator in the DAAD-funded program PhD interConnect, International Office, Osnabrück University, Germany
  • 06/2012-10/2015 :Research assistant in the following research projects, Faculty of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia:
    - When strengths can become weaknesses: Emerging vulnerabilities in coupled natural human systems under globalization and climate change (further reading)
    - Field experiments as social development platforms: Learning from experiments in irrigation communities (further reading)
    - Reducing the risk of water pollution in vulnerable coastal communities of Cartagena, Colombia: Responding to climate change (further reading)
    - Overcoming violence through local institutions: A comparative study of households and communities in Colombia (further reading)
  • 08/2010-12/2012 : Research assistant in the research group Mathematical and Computational Biology – BIOMAC, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
  • 08/2010-12/2011 :Graduate teaching assistant for the course Environmental modeling, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia



Publications

Peer-reviewed


  • Cárdenas, J.C., Janssen, M.A., Ale M., Bastakoti, R., Bernal, A., Chalermphol, J., Gong, Y., Shin, H., Shivakoti, G., Wang, Y., Anderies, J.M., 2017. Fragility of the provision of local public goods to private and collective risks. PNAS, 114 (5): 921-925. DOI
  • Bernal-Escobar, A., Payán, E., Cordovez, J., 2015. Sex dependent spatially explicit stochastic dispersal modeling as a framework for the study of jaguar conservation and management in South America. Ecol. Model., 299: 40-50 DOI


Non-peer-reviewed


  • Bernal-Escobar A., Cuervo, R., Maldonado, J.H., Pinzón-Trujillo, G., 2013. Derretimiento y Retroceso Glaciar: Entendiendo la Percepción de los Hogares Agrícolas que se Enfrentan a los Desafíos del Cambio Climático. Documento CEDE No. 16. Bogotá, Colombia. PDF
  • Bernal A.M., Payán, E., Cordovez, J., 2012. Spatially explicit dispersal modeling for the conservation of jaguars in Colombia. In Ruben P Mondaini (Ed.), BIOMAT 2011. World Scientific Co. Pte. Ltd DOI


Working papers


  • Bernal-Escobar, A., Engel, S., Midler, E., Vorlaufer, T. Who is Benefiting Downstream? Experimental Evidence on the Relevance of Upstream-Downstream Geographic Distance for Water Provision (August 25, 2021). PDF
  • Bernal-Escobar, A., Engel, S., Midler, E. Behavioral spillovers from mixing conservation policies in neighboring areas: An experimental analysis on fairness perceptions towards unequal policies (August 24, 2021) PDF
  • Bernal-Escobar, A., Engel, S., Midler, E. Beyond a Market Discourse: Is Framing a Solution to Avoid Motivational Crowding-Out in Payments for Ecosystem Services? (August 23, 2021). PDF



Conferences


  • “Beyond a market discourse: is framing a solution to avoid motivational crowding-out in Payments for Ecosystem Services? ” at the 22th BIOECON Annual Conference, 2021
  • “Spillover effects from mixing conservation policies in neighboring areas: Evidence from a field experiment in Colombia ” at the 13th EfD Annual Meeting, 2019
  • “Fairness perceptions and indirect effects from mixing conservation policies in neighboring areas: Evidence from a field experiment in Colombia ” at the 21th BIOECON Annual Conference, 2019
  • “The effect of juxtaposing opposite conservation policies: Evidence from a field experiment in Colombia ” at the 10th ESP World Conference, 2019
  • “The effect of juxtaposing opposite conservation policies: Evidence from a field experiment in Colombia” at the 17th IASC Global Conference, 2019
  • “Spatially explicit dispersal modeling for the conservation of Jaguars in Colombia ” at the SMB Annual Meeting, 2011
  • “Implementation of a combined least-cost model and a spatially explicit dispersal model for the conservation of Jaguars in Colombia” at the SMB Annual Meeting, 2010



Languages


  • Spanish (Native speaker)
  • English (Fluent)
  • German (Intermediate)