We interview PhD students and recent graduates from around the world

to share their sustainability management journeys.

(In case you would like to share YOUR story with us, feel free to contact us any time by mail to benedikt.brand@wiwi.uni-kl.de)


  • Julia Prömpeler, University of Groningen (Netherlands)
    Julia B. Prömpeler is a PhD student at Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on behavioral approaches towards understanding ESG …
  • Joana Huaman, Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile)
    Joana Huaman is PhD student at Universidad del Desarrollo’s Business and Economics Faculty in Chile. Her research focuses on organizational adaptation to climate change impacts. Currently, she is finishing her …
  • Diana Jue-Rajasingh, University of Michigan (U.S.)
    Diana Jue-Rajasingh is a PhD student at the Universtiy of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Her research focuses on developing new ventures and markets for social innovations, as well as …
  • Costanza Sartoris, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy)
    Costanza Sartoris is a PhD student at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in Italy. Her research imagines organizing in a way that transcends our anthropocentric stance including also other entities, with a focus on living root bridges and vineyards.
  • Varun Bhardwaj, University of Auckland Business School (New Zealand)
    Varun Bhardwaj is a PhD student at the University of Auckland Business School in New Zealand. His research builds on his grandfather’s legacy of working toward agricultural resilience. Currently, he …
  • Cynthia Friedrich, TU Kaiserslautern (Germany)
    Cynthia Friedrich is a PhD student at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Even though she initially did not plan to pursue a PhD, she co-authored an article while …
  • Junghoon Park, City University of New York
    Junghoon is a PhD candidate in Baruch College at the City University of New York. His goal is to support businesses to identify and adopt practices that mitigate negative externalities …
  • Truzaar Dordi, University of Waterloo
    Truzaar is a PhD candidate in the Sustainability Management program at the University of Waterloo. He has always enjoyed applications of transdisciplinary and systems thinking. Having had the opportunity to …
  • Simone Carmine, University of Padova
    Having completed is PhD in 2020, Simone is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Padova with the Department of Economics and Management. How would you describe your academic …