Food systems, the practices that support them, and the lives they sustain reveal who we are and what we aspire to be, as individuals and collectives. There has been a recent trend to privilege the ‘local’ when considering the alternatives to multinational agribusiness, the industrial food system, and the economic models that lurk behind their central actors. In a general sense, what does the ‘local’ actually mean: how does it represent a place, give a sense of authenticity, and support sustainable practices? In the interfacing contexts of intensifying social globalization, planetary ecological changes, and deepening economic inequalities, how might the ‘local’ represent a complex political terrain, where place, authenticity, sustainability can also be unintentionally exclusive concepts? How might the ‘making’ of the local need to transcend a territoriality of place, the essentialism of authenticity, and the boundaries of sustainable practices? In the making of the local, what can food studies scholars uniquely offer to broader debates about our shared planetary futures?
Kathleen LeBesco, Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Communication and Media Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City, United States
Lars Qvortrup, Professor, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Karen Wistoft, Professor (mso) DPU, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Melanie Dupuis, Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies and Science, Pace University, Professor Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States
Mireya Loza, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University, Steinhardt, United States
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award, with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2020 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.
The Food Studies Research Network is grateful for the foundational contributions, ongoing support, and continued service of the following world-class scholars and practitioners:
Jay Newell, Professor, Greenlee Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University
Laura Witzling, Assistant Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University, Iowa, United State
Pam Kleppel, Co-owner, Longfield Farm, United States
Gary Kleppel, Professor Emeritus, Biology, SUNY Albany, United States
Washieka Torres, Teaching Assistant, Disability and Human Developmen, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
Elisabetta Bravi,Research fellow, Italian Brewing Research Center (CERB), Italy
Cynthia Mejia, Associate Professor & Interim Chair, Department of Foodservice & Lodging Management, University of Central Florida, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, United States
Camila Crumo, Sociology, University of São Paulo
Gema Charmaine Gonzales, PhD Student, Department of General and Comparative Literature, Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris III
Victor Romano, Program Chair, Exercise Science, Health Sciences & Human Performance, Catawba College, North Carolina, United States
Monica E. Lugo Velez, Spanish Instructor, World Languages and Cultures, Eastern Illinois University, United States
Luciana Godoy, Student, Cultural Studies PhD (candidate), Trent University, Ontario, Canada
Julia Cristina Carrillo Ocampo, PhD Student, School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts, and Meal Science, Örebro University
Christopher Miller, Bhagwan Mallinath Assistant Professor of Jainism, Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University, United States
Hennie J Fisher, Culinary Arts lecturer, Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Atar David, PhD Student , History , University of Texas at Austin, United States
Tatiana Abatemarco, Visiting Faculty of Food Studies, Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College, United States Madison Cilk, University of Vermont, United States
Viviane Aguiar, Student, PhD in Social History, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Adriana Salay Leme, PhD Student, History, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Madalena Meinecke, Doctoral Researcher, Sociology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Kathleen Van Royen, Postdoctoral researcher/Guest Professor, Department of Communication Sciences Sint Jacobstraat, Belgium
William Suarez II, Adjunct Assisstant Professor, Community Health Unit - Educ. Department, City University of New York- Hostos College, United States
Marilisa Navarro, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, College of Humanities and Scienes, Thomas Jefferson University, United States
Patricia Boling, Professor, Department of Political Science, Purdue University, United States
Masahiro Miyake, Associate Professor, Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Japan
Lubna Nafees, Professor, Marketing & SCM, Appalachian State University, United States
João Freire, Marketing Professor, IPAM and Universidade Europeia
Rosane Gertner, Associate Professor, Marketing, College Of Staten Island-CUNY, United States
Weranuj Ariyasriwatana, Assistant Professor, Communication, Marist College, United States
Allen Luis Dizon, Community Chef, Fremont Hills Retirement Community, United States
Tatiana Abatemarco, Visiting Faculty of Food Studies, Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College, United States
Madison Cilk, University of Vermont, United States
Maria Luiza Rocha Ribeiro, Master Degree, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
Maria Del Carmen Salas Quesada, PhD Student, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C (Research Center in Food & Development)
Jody Beck, University of Colorado Denver, United States
Aiko Tanaka, Co-Founder, Food Studies Research Institute (FSRI), Japan
Marie Segares, Assistant Professor, Management and Information Technology, St. Francis College, United States
Eda Sanchez Persampieri, Asst Prof/Director of CFE, Management, St Francis College, United States
Susan Fenimore Cooper's Natural Rural Cattle
Kathryn Dolan, Associate Professor, Dept of English & Tech Com, Missouri Univ of Science & Tech, Missouri, United States
Lauren Wynne, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology and Sociology, Ursinus College, United States
Mohammad Almansouri, PhD Candidate, Food Quality and Design, Parnassusstraat 11, Netherlands
Kathleen LeBesco, AVP for Strategic Initiatives; Professor of Communication and Media Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, United States
Emmanuella Addae-Wireko, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada
Hayk Khachatryan, Associate Professor, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, United States
Clea Rome, Director, Clallam County Extension, Washington State University, United States
Yuriko Yamanouchi, Associate Professor, School of International and Area Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan
Stefan Norgaard, PhD Student, Urban Planning, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, United States
Mariel Collard, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, United States
Laura Moreira Tomich, Binghamton University, United States
Clea Rome, Director, Clallam County Extension, Washington State University, United States
Karlena Brailey, Washington State University, United States
Laura Ryser, Washington State University, United States
Elizabeth Cotter, Assistant Professor, American University, United States
Robin McClave, Program Director, Department of Health Studies, American University, United States
Nnenna Ananaba, Doctoral Student, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States
Chaira De Santi, Assistant Professor, Modern Languuges, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, United States
Urban John Arnold D Souza, Professor & Head, Physiology, Academia & Research, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Kelly A. Ross, Research Scientist, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, British Columbia, Canada
Roxanne Lindley, Westbank First Nation, Canada
Dave Gill, Ntityix Resources LP, Canada
Lana Fukumoto, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Samir Debnath, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Naomi De Lury, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Chaya Prasad MD, MBA, Attending Physician, Western University of Health Sciences
Holly Ryan, Medical Student, Western University of Health Sciences
Chuck Chan, Medical Student, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences
Sierra Endreny, Research Assistant, Falk College, Food Studies, University of Syracuse, United States
Claude Chahine Shehadi, Libaliano Kitchen
Rita Eresia-Eke, Department of Biology Education,, Federal College of Education, Nigeria
Niny Z. Rao, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, United States
Jie Yan, Art, Design, and Architecture, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Jael Goldsmith Weil, Associate Professor, Centro de Desarrollo Regional y Políticas Públicas, Universidad de los Lagos, Chile
Steven Wilcox, PhD Candidate, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, United States
Virginia Therezinha Kestring, Student, Ph.D, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Virtual Posters present preliminary results of work or projects that lend themselves to visual representations. View the posters below.
Virtual Presentations are grouped by general themes. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal.