Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Short presentation
I am an early-career social science researcher specializing in agriculture and food security studies. In the last 5 years, I have had the privilege to work with and learn from farming communities in India, Guatemala, Malaysia, Norway, France, and Malawi. In doing so, I have developed a strong capacity to address salient agro-food system issues in a holistic fashion, using a research approach that emphasizes methodological pluralism and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
My current research is on linkages between changes in forest cover/configuration and dietary quality in Malawi. Find out more at: http://thelandlab.net/the-forestdiet-project/
Current research
Project Title: FORESTDIET (2020-2025)
Project Lead: Dr. Laura Vang Rasmussen
Funding: European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement no. 853222 FORESTDIET)
Education/Academic qualification
Agroecology, MSc, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
3 Aug 2017 → 9 Sep 2019
Award Date: 9 Sep 2019
Environmental Studies and International Relations, BSc, Tufts University
1 Sep 2012 → 20 May 2016
Award Date: 20 May 2016
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Agriculture
- Nutrition
- Forestry
- Land use change
- Livelihoods
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Multipurpose trees on farms can improve nutrition in Malawi
Vansant, E., Hall, C., den Braber, B., Kamoto, J., Geck, M., Reiner, F. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2025, In: One Earth. 8, 2, 12 p., 101165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Trees on farms improve dietary quality in rural Malawi
Hall, C. M., Den Braber, B., Vansant, E., Oldekop, J. A., Das, U., Fielding, D., Kamoto, J. F. M. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2025, In: Conservation Letters. 18, 1, 9 p., e13061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Food-sourcing from on-farm trees mediates positive relationships between tree cover and dietary quality in Malawi
Vansant, E., den Braber, B., Hall, C., Kamoto, J., Reiner, F., Oldekop, J. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2024, In: Nature Food. 5, p. 661–666Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Forestry
Hall, C., Vansant, E., den Braber, B., Olesen, R. S. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2024, Handbook of African Economic Development. Carmody, P. & Murphy, J. T. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 390-403 (Elgar Handbooks in Development).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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From Forest to Farm: Linking trees in landscapes to dietary quality in rural Malawi
Vansant, E. C., 2023, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 395 p.Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis
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Exchange and experimentation: community seed banks strengthen farmers’ seed systems in Northern Malawi
Vansant, E. C., Bezner Kerr, R., Sørensen, H., Phiri, I. & Westengen, O. T., 2022, In: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 20, 7, p. 1415-1436 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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What are the links between tree-based farming and dietary quality for rural households? A review of emerging evidence in low- and middle-income countries
Vansant, E. C., Mausch, K., Ickowitz, A., McMullin, S., Karanja, A. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2022, In: People and Nature . 4, 2, p. 296–311 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Rethinking the approach of a global shift toward plant-based diets
Rasmussen, L. V., Hall, C., Vansant, E. C., Den Braber, B. & Olesen, R. S., 2021, In: One Earth. 4, 9, p. 1201-1204 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Nutri-Scapes Fellow
Vansant, Emilie Claire (Recipient), 1 Sep 2020
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions