Mirosa completed a PhD titled Dynamic ideologies: insights from the Slow Food movement at the University of Otago in 2009.
[2][3] Mirosa has a background in consumer behaviour and marketing, which she applies in the area of food consumption and sustainability.
Mirosa is interested in what people eat and why, how they make decisions about consumption, and how to influence those choices to improve sustainability and health.
One of her key recommendations in the report was that New Zealand stakeholders needed to develop a consensus around how to gather data on food waste, and what actions to take.
[7] She is leading a collaborative project with retirement village providers to cut food waste from the 30 million meals prepared annually in the sector, funded by the Climate Emergency Response Fund, and designed a banquet for 120 people with upcycled food.