UVM has a thriving network of individuals and groups who are doing agroecology-relevant, aligned work. Those who are actively involved in current projects are our current UVM IFA collaborators. This list is incomplete and still in development.

Institute Team  |  Graduate Students  |  Global Advisory Board  |  UVM Collaborators

Undergraduate Fellows |  IFA Peers (Alumni) 

Name

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Email

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

IfA Research Collaborator, University of Maine

Smallholder coffee agroforestry systems in Mesoamerica; Participatory Action Research; Agroecology; Ecological Economics

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Research Associate, Community Development and Applied Economics

Energy and environment, just transitions, political ecology, science-technology-society, social-ecological systems

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Ph.D. Student, Gund Graduate Fellow

Ecological economics, degrowth, agroforestry, agroecology, environmental policy

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Research Assistant Professor, UVM Extension

Agriculture, water quality, climate change, hydrology, soil and water engineering

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Science

Landscape architecture, ecological design, restoration, water quality and urban agroecology.

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

IFA Collaborator

  • Environmental sociology & justice
  • Food systems & justice
  • Gender & sexuality
  • Rural economic & community development

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Ph.D. Student, Plant and Soil Science | Vegetable Nutrient Management Specialist, UVM Extension

Areas of Focus: Vegetable farming

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

IfA Affiliate, Gund Graduate Fellow

Valuation and finance of natural capital, Ecological restoration of rainforest ecosystems, Sustainable Agriculture & Agroecology, Resilient Communities, private public partnerships, and social impact bonds, Justice and equity for sustainability and Water Sustainability

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Food security, migration, labor studies, border studies, food justice

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Gund Fellow, Research Associate Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science

Email

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Research Affiliate | Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England

Agroecology pedagogy, participatory evaluation, educational action research, contemplative studies

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Postdoctoral Researcher, Plant & Soil Science

Email

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Director, Farmer Training Program

Email

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Catamount Farm Manager

Email

Name

Tom Wilson

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Program Coordinator, Office of Community-Engaged Learning (CELO)