Gina's doctoral research focused on agroforestry and plantation systems (primarily coffee), with a specific focus on integrating spatial and social science methods for adaptation assessment. She was funded under the Geo.X network.
Contact
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
T +49 (0)331 288 2572
maskell[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam
14412 Potsdam
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Her educational background includes degrees in...
- Environmental Planning (MSc) from the Technische Universität Berlin
- Environmental Science (BA) from New York University
She previously worked in environmental and hands-on education, designing citizen science for inside and outside the classroom and working with students on an urban rooftop farm. She brings with her a stance that there's room for everyone in science.
- agroforestry systems
- smallholder agricultural systems
- community- and landscape-level adaptation studies
- adaptation theory
- UNFCCC processes on adaptation and resilience
- remote sensing
- mixed geospatial methods
- systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
- mixed quantitative social science methods
- Maskell G., Chemura A., Nguyen H., Gornott C., Mondal P. 2021. Integration of Sentinel optical and radar data for mapping smallholder coffee production systems in Vietnam. Remote Sensing of Environment. 266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112709
- Berrang-Ford L., et. al. 2021. Mapping evidence of human adaptation to climate change. Nature Climate Change. 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01170-y
- Lecture "Remote sensing, land use, and agricultural mapping" in MSc Course "Modelling climate impacts on Agroecosystems." University of Kassel. SoSe 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Lecture "Adaptation in agro-ecosystems" in MSc Course "Modelling climate impacts on Agroecosystems." University of Kassel. SoSe 2024
- "Learning from mixed methods research on forest landscape restoration and climate change." Humboldt University Berlin, Q-teams research-based learning seminar. SoSe 2021
