Education
Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Geospatial and Environmental Analysis, May 2007
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Research Project Title and Description
Spatial and Gender Dimensions of IPM Adoption in Uganda
In Africa, food security and poverty are high priority problems that are being addressed through programs that promote economic growth through agriculture. The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) is such a program that develops and implements IPM for raising individual farmers’ crop productivity, reducing expenditures on pesticides, and improving the conditions for human and environmental health. Development projects, however, can be ineffective when they do not take gender issues and the significant role women play in African agriculture into consideration. This research seeks to explore the gender dimensions of the IPM project for tomato growers in Busukuma Sub-County, Uganda. Spatial factors such as distance to inputs, modes of transportation and mobility are analyzed to determine if they contribute to gendered constraints in IPM adoption.
Career and Academic Interests
Peace Corps
Interest in International Development and Humanitarian Aid
Application of geospatial technology to planning and policy making
Pursuit of doctorate
Research or Teaching Activities
Teaching Assistant for Dr Jim Campbell's Intro to Remote Sensing
YMCA Teaching Aid at Kipps Elementary
Developing research proposal for thesis
Advisor* and Committee
Dr. Lawrence Grossman
Dr. James Campbell
Dr. Maria Elisa Christie
