Rate My Professor Kimberley Reis

Dr. Kimberley Reis is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University. She completed her PhD at Griffith University in 2013. Her research focuses on local food resilience, contingency planning for food supply disruptions, and integrating food systems into disaster risk management, urban planning, and regenerative design. Reis leads the Local Food Resilience and Contingency project through Griffith's Cities Research Institute and collaborates with the Disaster Management Network. She supervises six PhD students and engages in partnerships with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Queensland Government's Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management, Logan City Council, and community initiatives such as the Mini Farm Project and Logan Local Food Plan.

Reis convenes the Environmental Planning Studio course (1511ENV), embedding food systems planning into the curriculum for future planners. Her contributions have earned her a Griffith University award for research and teaching supporting Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger, and the IGEM International Women's Day 2022 Award. Key publications include 'Informing Governance for Food System Resilience: A Comparative Case Policy Analysis of Two Australian Regions Impacted by Multiple Disasters' (2025, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice), 'Valuing farmers in transitions to more sustainable food systems: A systematic literature review of local food producers' experiences' (2025, Agriculture and Human Values), 'Integrating Ecological Knowledge into Regenerative Design: A Rapid Practice Review' (2023, Sustainability), 'Working through Disaster Risk Management to Support Local Food Access' (2022), and 'Five things government can do to encourage local food contingency plans' (2019, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management). Her work influences policy and practice for resilient food ecosystems amid climate risks and disasters.