Helda Morales
IFA Global Advisory Board Member
BIO
Helda Morales was born in Guatemala, where she studied biology. She received her master's degree in pest management in Costa Rica and her Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Michigan. Her research has documented the importance of traditional knowledge in building sustainable agricultural systems. She is founder of the International Network of Educational Gardens and the Alliance of Women in Agroecology, and co-editor of Routhlege's Advances in Agroecology book series. She is a researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Mexico, where she coordinates the Massification of Agroecology group and LabVida, a teacher training program in agroecology and food sovereignty. She is part of the core academic group of the Ecosur Master's program and coordinates the National Doctorate in Agroecology, which involves nine public research centers in Mexico. Outside of academia, she works with Slow Food in San Cristobal de Las Casas, the city where she lives, and as part of the International Advisory Board. She also enjoys walking in the countryside with her husband Bruce and their dogs, and painting watercolors.
Bio
Helda Morales was born in Guatemala, where she studied biology. She received her master's degree in pest management in Costa Rica and her Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Michigan. Her research has documented the importance of traditional knowledge in building sustainable agricultural systems. She is founder of the International Network of Educational Gardens and the Alliance of Women in Agroecology, and co-editor of Routhlege's Advances in Agroecology book series. She is a researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Mexico, where she coordinates the Massification of Agroecology group and LabVida, a teacher training program in agroecology and food sovereignty. She is part of the core academic group of the Ecosur Master's program and coordinates the National Doctorate in Agroecology, which involves nine public research centers in Mexico. Outside of academia, she works with Slow Food in San Cristobal de Las Casas, the city where she lives, and as part of the International Advisory Board. She also enjoys walking in the countryside with her husband Bruce and their dogs, and painting watercolors.