Gabriela Leitner

Prof. Gabriela Leitner is a Professor of Nutrition Didactics and Study Program Director for the Master's program in Nutrition Education and Health Promotion at the Vienna University of Education (PH Wien). She holds a PhD from the University of Paderborn and teaches across multiple programs including vocational nutrition education, fashion management, and primary school curricula. Her research focuses on epistemological beliefs in nutrition education, ethical aspects of food, and competency development for vocational educators. She leads international projects like the AL-VET initiative in Albania and co-organized the 2022 joint GFD/ÖGFD conference in Vienna.

• Current Positions: Professor, Study Program Director (I:SBB), Research Coordinator
• Prior Education: PhD (2022), Master's in Educational Management (2008), Mag.a rer. nat. (1992)
• Key Research Areas: Nutrition didactics, food ethics, teacher competency models

Her teaching spans nutrition didactics, curriculum implementation, and food technology across bachelor's and master's programs. She collaborates with NGOs like Südwind on food education exhibitions and contributes to national educational policy through her roles in the Austrian Society for Subject Didactics (ÖGFD).