Department of Applied Sciences
Education:
2016 – Ph.D., Doctor of Social and Economic Sciences, Institute for Marketing and Innovation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
2009 – B.Sc., Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Scientific rank: Scientific associate
Scientific and Professional Interests: Agricultural economics, marketing of food products, consumer attitudes, and preferences
Memberships:
2016- onward Deputy board member for the Regulations on the implementation of measures M10 “Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change”; Sub-Measures 10.2 “Support for the conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources in agriculture” from the Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Croatian for the period 2014-2020.
2014.- onward A Member of the monitoring Committee for implementation of the European Fund for Rural Development in Croatia for 2014.-2020., Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Croatia
2013.- onward Croatian Society of Agricultural Economists
2012.- onward Deputy board member of IPARD (International Pre-accession Assistance for Agriculture and Rural Development), Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Croatia
2012.- onward Expert Member of the Commission for the implementation and registration for Protected Designation of Origin (PDI) and Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) labels for agricultural and food products, the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture
2012.- onward Slow Food International – coordinator for Split-Dalmatia County
2011.- onward A Member of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)
Awards:
2012- Scholarship for Summer School of Experimental Auctions- Theory and Applications in Food Marketing and Consumer Preferences Analysis, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
2006-2009- scholarship “A” category for exceptionally talented and successful students, Ministry of Science, Republic of Croatia