Doris Wiesmann, a citizen of Germany, joined the Food Consumption and Nutrition Division at IFPRI in August 2005 as a postdoctoral fellow. Doris previously worked as a free-lance consultant for FAO and other international organizations in the areas of food security, health, and nutrition in developing and transition countries. At the Center for Development Research (ZEF) in Bonn, she did research on the measurement of food security and nutrition, community-based health insurance in low-income countries, and health and living standards in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Doris received a PhD in Nutrition and Food Economics from the University of Bonn in 2002 and holds an M.S. and a B.A. in Nutrition and Food Economics from the University of Kiel, Germany.

• Short-term postdoctoral scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 2004

• Impact of conditional cash transfer programs
• Measurement of food security and nutrition

• Ghana
• Haiti
• Uzbekistan
• Africa
• Central Asia

• The World's Most Deprived: Characteristics and Causes of Extreme Poverty and Hunger
  2007. Ahmed, Akhter U.; Hill, Ruth Vargas; Smith, Lisa C.; Wiesmann, Doris; Frankenberger, Tim. 2020 Discussion Paper No. 43. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.
• Is Food Insecurity More Severe in South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa? A Comparative Analysis Using Household Expenditure Survey Data
  2007. Smith, Lisa C.; Wiesmann, Doris. IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 712. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.
• Global Hunger Index: Measurement Concept, Ranking and Trends
  2006. Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper No. 212. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.
• Globalization and Food and Nutrition Security in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus
  2005. Sedik, David; Wiesmann, Doris. In Food and Nutrition Security in the Process of Globalization and Urbanization. Kracht, Uwe and Schulz, Manfred (eds.). Spektrum 84, Berlin Series on Society, Economy and Politics in Developing Countries. Lit Publisher, Münster.
• An International Nutrition Index: Concept and Analyses at Country Levels
  2004. Wiesmann, Doris. Development Economics and Policy Series No. 39. Peter Lang, Frankfurt a. M.
• Food security in the Russian Federation
  2003. Sedik, David; Sotnikov, Sergey; Wiesmann, Doris. FAO Economic and Social Development Paper 153, FAO, Rome.
• An International Nutrition Index: a Big Picture of Successes and Failures in Addressing Hunger and Malnutrition
  2002. Wiesmann, Doris; von Braun, Joachim; Feldbrügge, Torsten. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 41 (4): 277-296.
• Determinants of Viable Health Insurance Schemes in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
  2001. Wiesmann, Doris; Jütting, Johannes. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 40 (4): 361-378.
• The Emerging Movement of Community-based Health Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned
  2000. Wiesmann, Doris; Jütting, Johannes. Afrika spectrum 35 (2): 193-210.