PhD Student
Land Economy, Environment and Society
Research interests
My focus is on food insecurity from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The global food system is becoming increasingly interconnected, and this is compounded with growing demand as a result of rising population and dietary transition. Against the climate change backdrop, lack of resilience and growing food insecurity can be observed, e.g. Food price spikes in 2007/8 and 2011/12.
This research employs case studies like El Nino episodes, European potato blight and the Arab Spring to examine and identify links between past food system shocks, which will then be used to consider potential likelihood and location of future food system crises.