I am an environmental social scientist and political ecologist studying food system transformations and sustainability transitions in rural geographies across the Americas. I completed my PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder and a postdoc at the University of Arizona.
My academic journey began after a decade of work with NGOs, nonprofits, and community-based organizations, including time in the Peace Corps working alongside smallholder farmers in rural Peru. My qualitative, field-based research critically examined a range of topics including food security projects, biotechnology, and the impact of energy transitions on agrarian landscapes with a focus on Latin America and the Southwestern United States.