Team
the team
the team of isiconsult
Prof. Dr. Melanie Jaeger-Erben
Psychologist and sociologist, associate. Professorship for “Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research” at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at TU Berlin. Expertise in consumer research, change of social practices, social science technology research and material culture. Methodological competencies in qualitative social research, mixed methods and transdisciplinarity.
Prof. Dr. Jana Rückert-John
Social scientist, associate. Holder of the professorship “Sociology of Food” at the University of Fulda. Speaker of the DGS-Section “Sociology of Agriculture, Agriculture and Nutrition”. Membership in the DGS-Section “Environmental Sociology”, the Consumer Sociology of the European Sociological Association (ESA) and Chair of the “Network Nutrition Culture”. Expertise in the fields of environmental sociology, sustainable consumption and nutrition, and gender research. Methodological competencies in quantitative and qualitative social research and statistics.
Dr. Alva Bonaker
Social and regional scientist. Studied Social Sciences and Regional Studies with a focus on South Asia at Humboldt University Berlin, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) and at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (Georg-August University Göttingen). Since 2022 research associate at the Institute for Social Innovation, Berlin. Expertise in nutrition, education and poverty in India, social engagement and civic participation. Methodological competence in qualitative and quantitative social research. Research interests include social inequalities, social policy, and food security.
David Pastore, M.A.
Social scientist. Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Georg-August University of Göttingen and Master’s degree in Social Sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin. Worked as a student assistant at the Göttingen Institute for Sociological Research (SOFI) from 2022 to 2026; research associate at the Institute for Social Innovation in Berlin since July 2026. Methodological expertise in qualitative and quantitative social research. Research interests lie in the fields of cultural sociology, political sociology, and gender studies.
Elena Bettenhäuser, B.SC., B.A.
Sociologist and geographer. Studied social sciences and geography at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Lisbon, focusing on human-environment relations. Studied resource management at Humboldt University in Berlin and geography of global inequalities at Freie Universität Berlin, with a research focus on global North-South relations, land use conflicts, and climate justice. Since 2024, student assistant at the Institute for Social Innovation Berlin.