Her research interests include the interaction between environmental changes and food systems, and especially how novel food technologies could contribute to the sustainability of food systems in the future. Hanna holds a master degree in agroecology from the University of Helsinki and a PhD degree from the University of Oxford. She gained postdoctoral researcher experience by working at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Before the appointment to the current post, she worked as a senior researcher at the Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki.