Chris Wenzl
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Chris (she/they) is an interdisciplinary researcher interested in the (envisioned) futures of food with a focus on urban food sustainability, plant-based dietary lifestyles and the use of gene technologies in food production. Enthusiastic about interdisciplinary and collaborative research that includes the humanities, arts and social & natural sciences alike, as well as its communication.
Originally from Austria, she completed two BA degrees - 'Cultural and Social Anthropology' and 'Japanese Studies' - at the University of Vienna. She then moved to Japan to pursue an MA at Nagoya University, where she researched vegetarianism, veganism and dietary identity-making in Japan.
Chris is always happy to chat about: breakfast, lunch and dinner; movies and tv shows; art and body modification; indie (video) games; industrial agriculture; any and all books.
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Wenzl, C., Buddle, E. A., & Ankeny, R. A. (2025). Problematic use of sustainability claims in recent scientific literature on crop gene technologies: toward improving practices and communication. Plant Journal, 122(1), e70137.
ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development
- Travel Grant 2024
Adelaide Graduate Research School
- Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Grant 2024
School of Humanities HDR Research Support
- Fieldwork Funding 2023 (Round 1)
- Conference Funding 2023 (Round 2)
- Conference Funding 2024 (Bonus Conference Round)
Nagoya University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant 2020-2022
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