INFAS Members

INFAS Members by Member Institution

Alcorn State University

• Kevaughn Prout, Graduate Student, Carver Integrative Sustainability Center HBCU Fellow (22-23), 

American University

• Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University, School of International Service

Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture

• Katarina "Nina" Sajovec Altshul, Co-founder and Co-director, Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Arizona State University

• Joseph Gazing Wolf, PhD Candidate and IAC-INFAS Doctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Life Sciences

Bionutrient Food Association

• Eric Jackson, Board Chair

Boise State University

• Carly Hyland, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Public and Population Health

Boone County (MO) Food Council

• Deb Sprague, Council Coordinator | Health Educator

California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo

• Hunter Francis, Director, Center for Sustainability, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) 

California State University Channel Islands

• Rachel Soper, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Case Western Reserve University

• Connor Riegal, Student, School of Medicine

Central State University 

• Brandy Phipps, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Chatham University

• Currently Open due to Recent Retirement

City, University of London

• Jason Shon, Student

The City University of New York (CUNY)

• Nevin Cohen, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy

Colorado State University

• Becca Jablonski, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics; CSU Food Systems Initiative 
• Dennis Ojima, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory  
• Robin Reid, Director, Center for Collaborative Conservation
• James Hale, Postdoc, Sociology,

Cornell University

• Collins Bugingo, Northwest Regional Extension Associate, Food Science 

DePaul University

• Emily Hamilton, Student

Eckerd College

• Dave Himmelfarb, Instructor and Faculty Director, Eckerd College Community Farm, Environmental Studies

Ecolibrium 3

• Teresa Bertossi, Community Food Systems Director

Emory University

• Mica Jenkins, Doctoral Student, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Ben Cousineau, Doctoral Student, Nutrition and Health Sciences, INFAS Coordinator

Farm Journal Foundation

• Rose Barbuto

Farm to Institution New England

• Tania Taranovski, Director of Programs

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

• Jennifer Taylor, CoDirector; certified organic farmer

Food Finance Institute - University of Wisconsin System

• Sarah Larson, Acting Director, Food Finance Institute

Fort Lewis College

• Michelle Larkins, Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability

Goshen College

• John Mischler, Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Environmental Education

Greenfield Community College

• Anthony Reiber, Natural Resources Senior Programs Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy (SAGE)

Howard University

• Miriam Hagan, PhD Student, Nutritional Sciences

Indiana University 

• Annie Shattuck, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

Intertribal Agriculture Council

• Courtney Fischer
• Electa L. Hare-RedCorn, Natural Resources Program Specialist

Iowa State University

• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Mark Rasmussen, Director
  • Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow 

Johns Hopkins University

• Philip McNab, Assistant Scientist, Center for a Livable Future
• Roni Neff, Center for a Livable Future

Kansas State University

• Kerri Ebert, Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
• Candice Shoemaker, College of Agriculture, Urban Food Systems Initiative
• Matthew R. Sanderson, Randall C. Hill Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work & Professor of Geography and Geospatial Sciences

Kentucky State University

• Manoj Paudel, Department of Environmental Science and Sustainable Agriculture

Lincoln University of Missouri

• Ye Su, Assistant Professor

Michigan State University

• Paul Thompson, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural Food and Community Ethics
• Richard Pirog, Director, Center for Regional Food Systems. INFAS Member Profile.
• Michael Hamm, C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
• Judith Barry, Associate Director, Center for Regional Food Systems, Department of Community Sustainability
• Kolia Souza, Food System Equity and Advocacy Specialist, Center for Regional Food Systems
• Jahi Johnson-Chappell, Professor, and Director of the Center for Regional Food Systems

Middlebury College

• Molly Anderson, Academic Director, Food Studies Program

MIGAL Galilee Research Institute

• Adam Abramson, Senior Researcher, Agricultural Economics & Sustainability Science

Montana State University

• Kristin Ruppel, Department of Native American Studies

National Root Crops Research Institute

• Ibikunle Funso Olaleru, Senior Research Scientist, Farming System Research Program, Umudike Abia State Nigeria

The New School

• Kristin Reynolds, Chair, Food Studies Program

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

• Kathleen Liang, W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Director, Center for Environmental Farming Systems. 
• John O'Sullivan, Emeritus
• Lydia Olagunju, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant, Bioscience

North Carolina State University

• Shorlette Ammons, Community Food Systems Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
• Nancy Creamer, W.K. Kellogg Chair of Sustainable and Community-based Food Systems; Director, Center for Environmental Farming System s. INFAS Member Profile.
• Angel Cruz, Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)

The Ohio State University

• Casey Hoy, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural Ecosystem Management. INFAS Member Profile.
• Kareem M. Usher, Director, Belize Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Programme
• Douglas Jackson-Smith, Associate Director, School of Environment and Natural Resources, 
• Kaustubh Kumar, PhD Student, School of Environment and Natural Resources

Oklahoma State University

• Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy   

Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners

• Stephany Parker, www.oktep.com 

One World Environment

• Jahan Tavangar, Founder

Oregon State University 

• Lauren Gwin, Associate Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems
• Sarah Masoni, Director Product and Process Development, Food Science and Technology, Food Innovation Center

Our Global Family Farm 

• Tree Lees, Farmer, City Farm SLO

Powder River Basin Resource Council

• Alyssa M. Wechsler, Executive Director

Red Lake Nation College

• Wendy Greenberg, Grant Writer/Manager, Adjunct Science Instructor 

Rural Coalition

• AL Anderson-Lazo, Director, Participatory Research and Member Engagement

Ronin Institute

• Jude Wait, Research Scholar, Agroecology in Action, Ronin Institute

R.W. Blake Academy FFA

• Karey Lipham, Agriculture Instructor FFA Advisor, Polk County Public Schools

Savannah State University

• Tanisha Felton, Graduate Student

Southern University and A&M College

• Rao M. Uppu, Professor, Environmental Toxicology

Tennessee University

• Shameka Cathey

Texas A&M University

• Magdi Abdelhamid, Scientist 

Tuskegee University

• Lindsey Lunsford, Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Food Systems, Education, and Policy 
• Raymon Shange, Extension Administrator/Director, Carver Integrative Sustainability Center
• Natilee McGruder Kyle, CISC HBCU Graduate Fellowship Program Manager
• Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, Graduate Student, Center for Food Animal Health, Food Safety, & Food Defense- College of Veterinary Medicine 

UK Centre

• Mariam Kadzamira, Senior Researcher - Agribusiness, Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)

University of Alaska - Fairbanks

• Eva Dawn Burk, Graduate Research Assistant, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy

University of Arizona

• Gary Nabhan, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Southwest Borderlands Food and Water Security

University of British Columbia

• Colin Dring, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County

University of California, Berkeley 

• Elizabeth Hoover, Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Policy Management
• Berkeley Food Institute
  • Charisma Acey, Berkeley Food Institute Faculty Director

  • Victoria Chang, Berkeley Food Institute Educational Programs Director

University of California, Davis

• Beth Rose Middleton, Professor, Department of Native American Studies
• Thomas P Tomich, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Sustainable Food Systems; Director, Agricultural Sustainability Institute . INFAS Member Profile.
• Catherine Brinkley, Associate Professor, Human Ecology
• JayLee Tuil, SLLC Research & Academic Engagement Coordinator, Sustainable Living Learning Community, Agricultural Sustainability Institute
• Julia Schreiber, Ecological Garden Coordinator and Educator, UC Davis Student Farm

University of California, Irvine

• Gustavo Oliveira, Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies, 
• Li Zhang, Research Specialist

University of California, Los Angeles

• Brooke Wilkinson, Director of Academic Initiatives, Undergraduate Education Initiatives
• Pia Palomo, Academic Coordinator, UCLA Food Studies

University of California Merced

• Erin Meyer, Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator

University of California, Riverside

• Houston Wilson, Asst. Cooperative Extension Specialist, Dept. Entomology, UC Organic Agriculture Institute

University of California, Santa Cruz

• Damian Parr, Research and Education Coordinator, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS)
• Stacy Philpott, Ruth and Alfred Heller Chair in Agroecology
• Darryl Wong, Executive Director, Center for Agroecology
• Christof Bernau, Farm Garden Manager/Instructor, Center for Agroecology Farm
• Paradyse Oakley, Student, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) 

University of Connecticut

• Mary Anne Amalaradjou, Associate Professor, Animal Science

University of the District of Columbia

• Christopher Iweriebor, Graduate Student, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Studies (CAUSES)

University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu

• Albie Miles (email), Sustainable Community Food Systems (webpage)
• Subhashni Raj, Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

• Noa Lincoln, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Michelle Wander, Director, Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program
• Carmen Ugarte, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

University of Kansas

• Devon Mihesuah, Humanities Program

University of Melbourne

• Sophie Lamond, Research Fellow in Social Procurement, Melbourne School of Government

University of Michigan

• Lesli Hoey, Associate Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, Urban and Regional Planning
• Seulgi Son, Doctoral Candidate, Urban and Regional Planning

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Helene Murray, Executive Director, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
• Julie Grossman, Department of Horticultural Sciences
• Nathaniel Springer, Senior Scientist, Institute on the Environment
• Jennifer Schmitt, Senior Research Scientist, Institute on the Environment
• Eric Jackson, Steering Council for Forever Green Partnership
• Maggie Shanahan, Graduate Student, Entomology Department
• Hikaru Peterson, Professor, Applied Economics

University of Missouri - Columbia

• Caroline Brock, Associate Teaching Professor

University of Nairobi=

• Steve Machan, Food systems and environmental policy expert, Center for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Chuck Francis, Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture, Center for Applied Rural Innovation

University of Nebraska-Medical Center

• Athena Ramos, Associate Professor, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health

University of New Hampshire

• Tom Kelly, Director, UNH Sustainability Institute. INFAS Member Profile.
• Analena Bruce, Assistant Professor of Food Systems, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
• Elise Neidecker, Graduate Student & Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

University of New Mexico

• Bruce Milne, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Sustainable Environmental Food Systems; Director, Sustainability Studies Program

University of North Dakota

• Courtney Fischer, PhD Candidate, University of North Dakota, American Indian Foods Program

University of Notre Dame

• Colleen Maher, Masters of Global Affairs Candidate, Pulte Institute for Global Development

University of Oklahoma

• Clifton Cottrell, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Native American Studies

University of South Florida

• Whitney Fung Uy, Doctoral Candidate, College of Public Health

University of Vermont

• Linda Berlin, Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• Colin Anderson, Associate Research Professor, Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative
• Ernesto Méndez, Professor of Agroecology and Faculty Director, Institute for Agroecology (IFA)

University of Washington

• Meredith Bird, Social Work Masters Student, School of Social Work, 

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Michael Bell, Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Michelle Miller, Associate Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Erin Silva, Associate Professor, UW Organic Collaborative
• Catie DeMets, Doctoral Student, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture
• Ben Iuliano PhD Candidate, Integrative Biology, Agroecology
• Mrill Ingram, Participatory Action Research Scientist, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and Research Fellow, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Adena Rissman, Professor, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

University of Wyoming

• Lacey Gaechter, Assistant Lecturer, Division of Kinesiology & Health
• Melvin Arthur, INFAS Program Manager for IAC-INFAS Native American Food System Fellowship
• Christine M. Porter, Wyoming Excellence Chair in Community & Public Health, Food Dignity, Growing Resilience. INFAS Member Profile.

UTHealth School of Public Health

• Kathryn Janda, Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences; Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

Vanderbilt University

• Alex Korsunsky, Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology

Virginia Tech

• Kim Niewolny, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
• Eric S. Bendfeldt, Extension Specialist and Associate Director, Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
• Rachael Budowle, Collegiate Assistant Professor, Honors College

Washington State University

• Marcia Ostrom, Associate Professor, WSU Food Systems Program
• Holly Henning, Assistant Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Agricultural Food Systems

West Virginia University 

• Megan Govindan, Research Associate, Health Affairs Institute

Wyoming Food Coalition

• BJ Edwards, Executive Director, Wyoming Food Coalition 

Independent Scholars

• Kate Clancy, Food Systems Consultant (email)
• Jan Joannides, Renewing the Countryside (email)

Past INFAS Members 

• Joanna Friesner, PhD, past INFAS Coordinator (UC Davis), Current: Executive Director of the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee to organize collaborations in plant biology.