Dr. Brianne Altmann

Brianne is a post-doctoral fellow of the DAAD PRIME programme. During her fellowship, Brianne will investigate the intersection of sustainability and food sovereignty using the case study of bison production in Canada. Her project aims to relate product quality to both Indigenous (i.e., sovereignty, cultural relevance) and Western (i.e., ethical fairness, sustainable production) social values in order to promote reconciliation of Western and Indigenous Peoples.

Brianne studied Human Dimensions of Environmental Management and Indigenous Studies at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, as well as Sustainable International Agriculture at the University of Goettingen, Germany. She completed her doctoral thesis in 2019 on the topic of meat quality outcomes and consumer acceptance of alternative protein feeds in animal production.  Her expertise includes: meat physico-chemical properties, descriptive sensory analysis, participatory mapping, consumer surveys, discrete choice experiments.

Brianne’s research focuses on the human dimensions of sustainable animal production. She often evaluates intrinsic food system attributes to further investigate human decision and management factors influencing our food systems. She is particularly interested in alternative and unconventional livestock production systems, the associated producer and consumer perceptions and preferences, as well as system equity and sustainability.

Further information and publications on ResearchGate.