Dr.
Galia Figueroa Alfonso
Research Project Associate
Faculty of Management, Economics and Society (Department of Management and Entrepreneurship) | Reinhard Mohn Institute of Management (RMI)
Galia Figueroa Alfonso is a research associate at the Reinhard Mohn Institute of Management (RMI).
Research focus
• Socio-ecological transformation
• Sustainable food systems and agroecology
• Participatory governance and social participation
• Climate adaptation and nature-based approaches
• Bioeconomy and the circular economy
• Qualitative and participatory methods in social research
Resume
Since 2026
Witten/Herdecke University, Reinhard Mohn Institute of Management
Research Associate
2024 – 2026
International research, consultancy and cooperation activities on climate adaptation, ecosystem-based adaptation and sustainable development, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean
2021 – 2023
University of Koblenz-Landau
Research Fellow and Coordinator of the CUBE research project – Bioeconomy and Territorial Development in Cuba
2014 – 2020
University of Bonn, Centre for Development Research (ZEF)
PhD in Agricultural Sciences
2011 – 2017
University of Havana
Research assistant and lecturer
Degrees
MA in Social Development
BA in Sociology