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Doris Läpple is a Lecturer in Agricultural and Food Economics at UCD.  Research expertise: Doris research expertise is in the area of agricultural economics is published in a number of high impact international peer reviewed journals.  Her main research interest is in the adoption of new technologies and innovations with a particular interest in behavioural aspects such as social influence and/or explaining spatial correlation using spatial econometric models.  Doris has also been involved in a number of projects developing economic models for policy analysis, evaluation of extension programmes and assessing competitiveness and investments in the agricultural sector. Education/Academic Experience: Lecturer in Agricultural and Food Economics, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin. Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Researcher, Economics Discipline, National University of Ireland, Galway. PhD Agricultural Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway. Visiting Scholar, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. Diplomagraringenieur (Univ.), Technical University of Munich-Weihenstephan, Germany, 2006. (Equivalent to MSc in Agricultural Economics).