Gina is a post-doctoral researcher in the "Adaptation in Agricultural Systems" working group, where she draws on geospatial and mixed quantitative social science methods in order to assess resilience and adaptation. Her research focuses on the socioeconomic and biophysical context in which agricultural actors and communities better prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change, often bridging theoretical and empirical work.
Contact
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
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maskell[at]pik-potsdam.de
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ORCID
- PhD. On the Use of Remote Sensing and Household Data to Track Progress on Autonomous Adaptation: Evidence in a Coffee Farming System. PIK & University of Kassel Department of Organic Agriculture (2024). Funded through Geo.X, the Research Network for Geosciences in Berlin and Potsdam.
- MSc. Environmental Planning. Technical University Berlin (2019).
- BA. Environmental Studies. New York University (2016).
Gina's research interests are interdisciplinary, drawing from geography, land use science, agriculture science, agriculture economics, and adaptation science. These include:
- agroforestry and other integrated agricultural systems
- community- and landscape-level adaptation
- resilience and adaptation theory
And the use of the following methods to understand human and natural systems:
- remote sensing & mixed geospatial methods
- mixed quantitative social science methods
- systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
- Maskell G.*, Shukla R.*, Jagannathan K.*, Browne K.*, et al. 2025. Dichotomy or continuum? A global review of the interaction between autonomous and planned adaptations. Ecology & Society. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-15335-300118 *shared first authorship
- Tomalka, J., Hunecke, C., Murken, L., Heckmann, T., Cronauer, C. C., Becker, R., Collignon, Q., Collins-Sowah, P. A., Crawford, M., Gloy, N., Hampf, A., Lotze-Campen, H., Malevolti, G., Maskell, G., Müller, C., Popp, A., Vodounhessi, M., Gornott, C., Rockström, J. 2024. Stepping back from the precipice: Transforming land management to stay within planetary boundaries. Potsdam, Germany. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. https://doi.org/10.48485/pik.2024.018
- 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
