Research
My research interests lie at the intersection of political ecology, sustainability governance, and food systems. To address complex socio-environmental challenges, I leverage interdisciplinary collaborations across the natural, social and information sciences and use an integrated mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. I bring these interdisciplinary teams and methods to bear on questions about how people navigate processes of capitalist development, state policy, and environmental change to construct durable and equitable institutions for sustainability.
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Commons and commoning
How do commons come into being and come to be sustained?
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Vulnerability and adaptation
How do cooperative vs noncooperative forms of organization influence fisher vulnerability and response to market, climate and other stressors?
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Food policy in Mexico
How did Mexico’s National Crusade Against Hunger (2013-2017) take shape, who benefitted, and what were the impacts in targeted rural communities?
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Trade and Environment
What has been the environmental impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the US-Mexico borderlands, 25 years on?