- M.S. University of Vermont
The Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
Area(s) of expertise
Food systems, policy, critical studies, social justice education
BIO
Ali Brooks comes to CDAE with a background in Food Systems, place-based education, and social justice. She studied Environmental Studies and African Studies as an undergraduate before starting her teaching career through work with several experiential and wilderness-based schools in the American West and southern Africa. Ali earned her master's degree in Food Systems from the University of Vermont and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy. Her work centers on the intersection of critical pedagogy, food systems, and social transformation.
Courses
CDAE 1040: US Food, Social Equity and Development
CDAE 2080/FS 2020: Comparative Food Systems
CDAE 2270: Consumer, Markets & Public Policy
EDTE 2889: Resilience-Based Outdoor Education
Bio
Ali Brooks comes to CDAE with a background in Food Systems, place-based education, and social justice. She studied Environmental Studies and African Studies as an undergraduate before starting her teaching career through work with several experiential and wilderness-based schools in the American West and southern Africa. Ali earned her master's degree in Food Systems from the University of Vermont and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy. Her work centers on the intersection of critical pedagogy, food systems, and social transformation.
Courses
CDAE 1040: US Food, Social Equity and Development
CDAE 2080/FS 2020: Comparative Food Systems
CDAE 2270: Consumer, Markets & Public Policy
EDTE 2889: Resilience-Based Outdoor Education