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Chairholder
Dr. Alison Blay-Palmer
Founding Director, Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Directors
Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Associate Director, UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr. Andrew Spring
Executive Director of Research
Director, Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Wilfrid Laurier University
Staff
Elisabeth Miltenburg, Project Coordinator
Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Johanna Wilkes
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Carla Johnson,
PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Chatura Pulasinghage
PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Advisory Committee
*Research Leads
Expertise in Sustainable food production, transitions to just food systems, sustainable food systems, agroecology, biodiversity, climate resilience, seeds, human rights, governance
Expert in Transition to just food systems; food system transformation, food power, food justice, human rights, right to food, narratives
Patricia Ballamingie*, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Institute of Political Economy
Expertise in:
Sustainable food production, support for Indigneous and traditional foodways, transitions to just food systems, food policy, food systems governance
Jane Battersby, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
Transitions to just food systems, urban, governance, policy, equity, Africa
Mandy Bayha, Délı̨nę Got'ine Government, The Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve
Andrea Brown, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Rachel Carey, School of Agriculture and Food, University of Melbourne
Sustainable food production (including policy for sustainable food production), support for Indigneous and traditional foodways, transitions to just food systems, resilience, sustainability, governance, policy, cities, equity
Debbie Chapman, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Councillor, City of Kitchener
Damien Conaré, Secretary General, UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, Montpellier SupAgro
Transitions to just food systems, urban food systems, food justice, food solidarity, local vs. global, advocacy
John Coveney, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
Harriet Friedmann, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Toronto
Laura Gomez*, Department of Agroecology, CIIDRI, Chapingo Autonomous University
Sustainable food production, agroecology, local organic markets, participative certification, sustainability, citrus organic production
Samuel Gudu*, Vice-Chancellor, Rongo University, UNESCO Chair on Community Radio for Agricultural Education and Extension
Eleanor Haine, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Growing networks and facilitating meaningful connections, creating meaningful knowledge sharing opportunities, developing new partnerships across the UNESCO network, gender equity, UNDRIP
Carla Johnston, PhD Candidate, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
Support for Indigenous and traditional foodways, transitions to just food systems, Indigenous peoples, Northwest Territories, global food governance, Indigenous governance, local-global connections
Irena Knezevic*, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Transitions to just food systems, food systems, food culture, health and communication, discourse, political economy
André Lacerda*, Research Scientist, Embrapa Forestry
Sustainable food production, support for traditional and Indigenous foodways, agroforestry, agroecology, forest management, traditional ecological knowledge, erva-mate, forest ecology
Nadia Lambek, Faculty of Law, Western University
Enock Mac’Ouma*, PhD Student, Wilfrid Laurier University, Coordinator, UNESCO Chair on Community Radio for Agricultural Education, Rongo University
Sustainable food production, support for Indigneous and traditional foodways, podcasting, geography of food, climate change, environment, communication
Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Mariol Morejon Garcia*, University of Pinar del Rio
Kent Mullinix*, Director, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Erin Nelson*, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph
Sustainable food production, transitions to just food systems, agroecology, farmer-led networks, participatory action research, interdisciplinary social science, South-North knowledge exchange
Sustainable food production, support for Indigenous and traditional foodways, transitions to just food systems, traditional ecological knowledge, oral environmental history, agroecology, agroforestry, historical ecology, erva-mate
George Simba, Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation, Kakisa
Edward Shizha*, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Sustainable food production, support for Indigenous and traditional foodways, Indigenous community resilience, science and African Indigenous knowledge systems, indigeneity, knowledge, livelihoods, mainstreaming, resilience, sciences, sustainability
Kelly Skinner*, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
Andrew Spring*, Associate Director, Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, Wilfrid Laurier University
Lori Stahlbrand, Food Studies, George Brown College
Elodie Valette*, CIRAD, Project and Scientific Coordinator, Urbal
Johanna Wilkes, PhD Candidate, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
Sustainable food production, transitions to just food systems (emphasis on public policy development processes), public policy, agroecology, global governance, food systems, climate change, place-based decision making, inclusive multilateralism