Kacey is a Ph.D. student in the Food Systems Graduate Program and a Graduate Fellow of the Food Systems Research Center and the Gund Institute for Environment here at UVM. She holds a BA in Global Studies from Colby College and recently graduated from Tulane University with a master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition. Kacey grew up in Colchester and after living in both rural Vermont and New Orleans and working on farms and in communities in both locations through COVID-19 and climate crises, she developed a strong passion for working alongside farmers to address future public health and climate-related shocks to our food system. These experiences led Kacey back home to Vermont, where she will investigate how crisis and change impact farmer behavior. She loves to do all activities with her sweet pups Finn and Bear, read, and hang out with her grandparents.

Advisors: Lisa Chase & Gillian Galford