V. Ernesto Méndez
Co-Director, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, Participatory Action Research, Food security and sovereignty, Transdisciplinarity, Agroecology principles
Ernesto.Mendez@uvm.edu
Martha Caswell, M.P.P.
Co-Director, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, food sovereignty, participatory action research (PAR), scholar activism
Martha.Caswell@uvm.edu
Vic Izzo, Ph.D.
Educational Coordinator, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative and PSS LecturerAreas of Focus: Evolutionary Ecology, Entomology, Sustainable Pest Management, Agroecology
vizzo@uvm.edu
Scott Lewins
Extension Coordinator, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaboravtive and PSS Lecturer
Areas of Focus: Entomology, Biological Control, Insect Agroecology, and Sustainable Agriculture
Contact: slewins@uvm.edu
Colin Anderson
Research Coordinator, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative
Areas of Focus: Agroecology Transformations, Governance of Food Systems, Knowledge Mobilization, Participation and Power, Transformative Action Research, Learning and Pedagogy, People’s Knowledge
Contact: Colin.Anderson@uvm.edu
Gabriela Bucini, Ph.D.
Research Associate, ALC
Co-PI for Agroecology Support to the Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP)
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, socio-ecological systems and agricultural practices that sustain both farmers and healthy landscapes
Gabriela.Bucini@uvm.edu
Nils McCune, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Agroecology Support to the Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP)
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, Rural Social Movements, Peasant Economy, Food Sovereignty, Popular Education
mccune.nils@gmail.com
Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, indigenous people, rural studies, public health nutrition, social marketing, applied participatory research
c.a.gallegos@uvm.edu
Karen Nordstrom, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Areas of Focus: Agroecology pedagogy, participatory evaluation, educational action research, contemplative studies
karen.nordstrom@gmail.com
Alissa White, Ph.D.
Research Affiliate
Areas of Focus: Agroecology, participatory action research, agricultural resilience to climate change, sustainable livelihoods, and the intersections of global climate change, sustainable agriculture and ecology
Alissa.C.White@uvm.edu
Katie Horner, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Areas of Focus: Agroecology Pedagogy
Catherine.Horner@uvm.edu
Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, Natural Resources
Areas of Focus: Tropical Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Agroecosystems, Sustainable Livelihoods
Aura.Alonso-Rodriguez@uvm.edu
Janica Anderzén
Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science
Areas of Focus: smallholder coffee agroforestry systems in Mesoamerica, Participatory Action Research, Agroecology, Ecological Economics.
Janica.Anderzen@uvm.edu
Sydney Blume
MS Student, Food Systems
Areas of Focus: Agroforestry, climate resilience, political ecology, social movements, alternative economies
Sydney.Blume@uvm.edu
Amaya M. Carrasco-Torrontegui
Ph.D. Student, Food Systems
Areas of Focus: Food systems, agroecology, urban agriculture, climate change, sustainability, wellbeing, food justice, community engagement
Amaya.Carrasco@uvm.edu
Ayana Curran-Howes
Ph.D. Student, Food Systems
Areas of Focus: PAR, peasant economies, agroecological design and transition, museum studies, grassroots social movements
Ayana.Curran-Howes@uvm.edu
Andrew Gerlicz
Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science
Areas of Focus: Smallholder coffee production, soil health
Andrew.Gerlicz@uvm.edu
Becky Madden
Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science
Vegetable Nutrient Management Specialist, UVM Extension
Areas of Focus: Vegetable farming
Rebecca.Maden@uvm.edu
Juliana Neira
Ph.D. Student, CDAE
Areas of Focus: Agroecological transitions, food supply chains, food security, place-based action research, political ecology, postdevelopment, pedagogy, consumption, ecological economics
Juliana.Neira@uvm.edu
Michelle Nikfarjam
Ph.D. Student, Food Systems
Areas of Focus: Food systems, agroecology, local knowledge and climate change resilience, gender and feminist methodologies
Michelle.Nikfarjam@uvm.edu
Zachary Smith
Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science
Agricultural Business Educator, UVM Extension
Areas of Focus: Agricultural entrepreneurship, indigenous community health and resilience, international exchange programming in Latin America, land tenure succession planning
Zachary.M.Smith@uvm.edu
Nina Smolyar
Ph.D. Student, Environment & Natural Resources
Areas of Focus: Decolonization, degrowth, ecological and behavioral economics, demilitarization and economic conversion, land-power relations, Indigenous resurgence and sovereignty, transformation of higher education, environmental humanities, slow scholarship, administrative ethics, post-activism, PAR
Nina.Smolyar@uvm.edu
Alisha Utter
Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science
Areas of Focus: Beginning farmers and ranchers; Veganic agriculture; stockfree farming
autter@uvm.edu
 Carol Adair Associate Professor of Climate Change and Adaptation, UVM Rubenstein School Contact: carol.adair@uvm.edu |
 Alejandra Guzmán Luna, Ph.D. Faculty, Universidad Veracruzana Contact: Alejandra.Guzman-luna@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Agroecology, Participatory Action Research, Livelihoods, Small-scale coffee farming |
 Rigoberto Hernandez Jonapa, B.S. Mexico Coordinator “Assessment of Diversification Strategies in Smallholder Coffee Systems of Mesoamerica” Project Contact: rhernandez.jonapa@outlook.com Areas of Focus: Participatory Action Research (PAR); Coffee Systems; Chiapas, Mexico/Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP), Sistemas de Café, Chiapas, México |
 Diana Luna, M.S. Research Associate Contact: diana.lunagonzalez@gmail.com Areas of Focus: Food security and nutrition, Sustainable livelihoods, System dynamics modelling, Participatory Action Research |
 Cynthia Ramírez Ríos Research Associate, Project Manager: Southern MexicoContact: cynthia.alc.canunite@gmail.com Areas of Focus: Agroecology, Participatory Action Research, Popular Education and Food Sovereignty with peasants in Southern Mexico |
 Roseann (Rose) Cohen, Ph.D. Executive Director, Community Agroecology Network (CAN) Research Associate, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), University of California, Santa Cruz Contact: rose@canunite.org Areas of Focus: Agroecology, participatory action research, political ecology, gender, youth, immigration. |
 Carmen Cortez, PhD. Associate Director, Community Agroecology Network (CAN) Contact: carmen@canunite.org Areas of Focus: community processes of exchange; food sovereignty; connection of land, culture, and community self-governance. |
 Heather Darby, PhD. Agronomy Professor and Lead, UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soil Program Contact: Heather.Darby@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Soil quality and nutrient management; water quality; participatory research; grain production; organic farming; forages; hops; hemp; oilseed crops; milkweed; biofuel production. |
 S’ra DeSantis, M.S. (ALC Alumn) Co-Director, UVM Farmer Training Program (FTP) Contact: sra.desantis@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Organic management of small-scale, diversified agricultural production, organic vegetable production. |
 Margarita Fernandez, Ph.D. (ALC Alumn) Executive Director, Vermont Caribbean Institute Contact: margarita@vtcaribbean.org Areas of Focus: Agroecology; Food security; Food sovereignty; Livelihoods; Cooperatives. |
 Joshua Faulkner, Ph.D. Farming and Climate Change Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Agriculture Contact: Joshua.Faulkner@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Climate change adaptation in agriculture; soil and water management; agricultural hydrology and water quality |
 Stephen R. Gliessman Professor Emeritus of Agroecology, University of California, Santa Cruz Chair, Board of Directors, Community Agroecology Network Editor, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Contact: gliess@ucsc.edu Areas of Focus: Agroecology, Agroecological transitions, Sustainability, Education in Agroecology, Sustainable Food Systems |
 John Hayden Owner and Farmer, The Farm Between, Jeffersonville, VT Contact: thefarmbetween@gmail.com |
 Stephanie Hurley, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science Contact: Stephanie.E.Hurley@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Landscape Design & Planning; Ecological Design; Green Stormwater Infrastructure; Land Use and Watershed Management; Urban Ecology; Landscape Visualization |
 Scott C. Merrill, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science Contact: Scott.C.Merrill@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Systems ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), social-ecological systems, Landscape ecology, serious games, experimental gaming, animal biosecurity, climate change, population modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and spatiotemporal modeling. |
 Katlyn Stillings Morris, Ph.D. (ALC Alumn) Higher Education Field Representative, AFT Vermont; Research Associate Contact: Katlyn.Morris@uvm.edu Areas of Focus: Tropical smallholder agriculture, food security, international environmental studies, agroecology, farmer livelihoods and health |
 Rachel Schattman, Ph.D. (ALC Alumn) Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine Contact: rachel.schattman@maine.edu Areas of Focus: agroecology, climate change, vegetable and small fruit production, water use efficiency, decision making, behavior, risk assessment, mixed methods research; Website. |