My work focuses on political ecologies of land and food systems and how they intersect with climate change within structures of settler colonial patriarchy and neo-liberal capitalism. I also explore the consequences of these processes for sovereignty, justice and resistance movements more broadly. I received my PhD in Geography from the University of Guelph and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies at York University. I am currently teaching SOSC 4000 6.0 Topics in Social Science Research: Land & Food and SOSC 2000 6.0 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Inquiry.

I have published on topics ranging from the political economy of food and farmland tenure and critical perspectives of big data in agriculture, to the ways in which settler colonial logics and gendered narratives uphold extractive practices and relationships to the land. I am also a research associate with A SHARED Future, a large, interdisciplinary and community-based research team investigating Indigenous strength, health, and autonomy in renewable energy. My current research explores accountable relationships and alliances between settler and Indigenous peoples through land-based, Indigenous-led food and energy sovereignty projects across Canada. I also do ongoing community-based work with various organizations and campaigns including food and farmer’s associations, fossil fuel divestment, as well as climate justice and food sovereignty movements.

Research Interests

My work focuses on political ecologies of land and food systems and how they intersect with climate change within structures of settler colonial patriarchy and neo-liberal capitalism. I also explore the consequences of these processes for sovereignty, justice and resistance movements more broadly. I received my PhD in Geography from the University of Guelph and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies at York University. I am currently teaching SOSC 4000 6.0 Topics in Social Science Research: Land & Food and SOSC 2000 6.0 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Inquiry.

I have published on topics ranging from the political economy of food and farmland tenure and critical perspectives of big data in agriculture, to the ways in which settler colonial logics and gendered narratives uphold extractive practices and relationships to the land. I am also a research associate with A SHARED Future, a large, interdisciplinary and community-based research team investigating Indigenous strength, health, and autonomy in renewable energy. My current research explores accountable relationships and alliances between settler and Indigenous peoples through land-based, Indigenous-led food and energy sovereignty projects across Canada. I also do ongoing community-based work with various organizations and campaigns including food and farmer’s associations, fossil fuel divestment, as well as climate justice and food sovereignty movements.

Degrees

PhD, Geography, University of Guelph
MES, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
BA, Environmental Management, University of Toronto

Research Interests