Biography

As a human ecologist I work with communities to model decisions with lived experience and knowledge. I use simulations to compare the possible outcomes of sustainable development options, show risks, trade offs and where better information would change the decision. I also explore what happens when stakeholders hold different causal models of the same system.

Interests
  • Human Ecology
  • Ethnobotany
  • Agroforestry
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Decision Analysis
  • Value of Information
Education

  • PhD in Agricultural Sciences, 2018

    University of Kassel

  • MSc in Sustainable International Agriculture/International Organic Agriculture, 2011

    George-August University Göttingen/University of Kassel

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Bonn, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Horticulture Institute
Apr 2018 – Present Bonn, Germany
Teaching graduate courses, graduate student supervision, project management
 
 
 
 
 
Guest researcher
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Oct 2016 – Present Bonn, Germany
Teaching interdisciplinary graduate courses in programming and modeling.
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific staff
Hochschule Rhein-Waal
Nov 2013 – Jun 2017 Kleve, Germany
Teaching undergraduate courses in horticulture.

Recent Publications

Cory Whitney, Thi Thu Giang Luu, Johannes Kopton, Eike Luedeling (2026). A decision-analysis framework for school garden investments in Vietnam: evaluating trade-offs for nutrition, biodiversity, and economic outcomes. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, (13), 1, pp. 580, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07204-0.

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Hoa Do, Huong T. X. Nguyen, Cory Whitney, Lan Thuy T. Nguyen, Nguyen La, Eike Luedeling (2026). Agroforestry adaptation by farm households in northwestern Vietnam: resource needs and implications for practice and policy. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, (46), 3, pp. 41, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-026-01117-7.

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Angella Kyobutungi, Jimmy Obala, Cory Whitney, Wyclife Agumba Oluoch, John R.S. Tabuti (2026). Determinants of pigeonpea adoption among smallholder farmers across three agro-ecological zones in Uganda. Heliyon, (12), 15, pp. e45470, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45470.

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Pham Thi Minh Phuong, Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Luu Quoc Toan, Le Thi Thanh Huong, Le Thi Thu Ha, Luu Thi Thu Giang, Cory Whitney, Dinh Thi Kim Anh (2026). School food environment policies in Vietnam: a narrative literature and policy review of policy domains, implementation mechanisms, and evidence gaps. Journal of Health and Development Studies, (10), 3, pp. 1–18, https://doi.org/10.38148/JHDS.1003SKPT26-085_E.

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Hoa Do, Cory Whitney, Hugo Storm, Huong Nguyen, Nguyen La, Eike Luedeling (2025). Markets and incentives strongly drive agroforestry adoption: insights from ethnic minority smallholders in Son La, Vietnam. Agroforestry Systems, pp. 99:129, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01199-4.

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