IUB Faculty

Affiliate Faculty

Jon Agley

Senior Lecturer and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics

jagley@indiana.edu

SPH-N120 Introduction to Foods Laboratory; SPH-N321 Quantity Food Purchasing and Production; SPH-N320 Food Chemistry; SPH-N322 Management Systems in Dietetics; SPH-N401 Issues in Dietetics

Research Interests
Food sustainability, diet, health, dietetics education

Keitlyn Alcantara

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology

kalcant@iu.edu

ANTH-P380: Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition; ANTH-E400/600: Food and the Body: Healing Garden at IU

Research Interests
Food justice, equity, sustainability, environment, communities, diet, health, cuisine, food sovereignty

Angela Babb

Assistant Research Scientist, Sustainable Food Systems Science, Ostrom Workshop

ababb@iu.edu

Angela is a critical human geographer whose work encompasses critical food studies, ideology, and political ecology of the body. Their research examines the political economy of hunger in the US and the contemporary food movement. Angela is co-founder and current director of the Critical Food Studies Lab at the IU Food Institute.

Research Interests
Food security, assistance, policy, justice, equity

Clark Barwick

Senior Lecturer, Communication, Kelley School of Business; Associate Director, IU Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching

mbarwick@indiana.edu

HON-H237 Black Gold: Coffee, Culture, and Global Exchange.

Research Interests
Food security, justice, equity, economics, trade, commodity, farmers, sustainability, environment, networks, communities, and health

Matthew L. Bochman

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Affiliate, Biology

bochman@indiana.edu

Michael Brose

Professor of Practice

brosemc@iu.edu

Research Interests
Food policy, economics, communities, technology, and religion

Christina Chung

Assistant Professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Proactive Health Informatics Track Director

cfchung@iu.edu

http://cfchung.com; INFO I690/I790: Advanced Health Seminar (Personal Informatics and Beyond)

Research Interests
Communities, diet, health, technology

Christina Collins

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology

collinct@iu.edu

ANTH-E 421/621: Food and Culture

Research Interests
Food economics, commodity, and networks

Della Collins Cook

Professor, Department of Anthropology

cook@indiana.edu

ANTH-B602: Paleopathology

Research Interests
Agriculture, farmers, diet, health

Elizabeth Cullen Dunn

Professor, Department of Geography

Director of the Center for Refugee Studies

elcdunn@indiana.edu

GEOG-469: Food and Global Poverty

Research Interests
Food assistance, economics, networks, communities, governance, technology, cuisine, processing, industry, labor

Thomas Doak

Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Biology

tdoak@iu.edu

Research Interests
Food cuisine

Jon Eldon

Lecturer, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

jeldon@iu.edu

SPEA-E272: Introduction to Environmental Science; SPEA-E332: Introduction to Applied Ecology, SPEA-E450/550: Soil Science and Management

Research Interests
Agriculture, farmers, climate, sustainability, environment, networks, communities

Kelly Eskew

Clinical Professor, Kelly School of Business

kreskew@indiana.edu

Research Interests
Food policy, justice, equity, climate, sustainability, environment

Luis Fernando Chaves

Associate Professor

lfchaves@iu.edu

Research Interests
Food climate, environment, health, sovereignty

James Farmer

Associate Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Director of the IU Food Institute

Co-Director of the IU Campus Farm

jafarmer@indiana.edu

SPEA-E417/E530: Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture; V413/R519: Food Systems and Community Resilience

Research Interests
Food justice, agriculture, farmers, climate, sustainability, and environment

Brad Fulton

Associate Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

fulton@indiana.edu

Observing Civic Engagement

Research Interests
Food security, assistance, policy, justice, equity, and communities

Stacey Giroux

Associate Research Scientist

sagiroux@indiana.edu

Research Interests
Food security, agriculture, farmers, climate, sustainability, environment, networks, and diet

Nana Gletsu Miller

Associate Professor, School of Public Health

ngletsum@indiana.edu

SPH-N325: Methods of Nutritional Assessment

Research Interests
Diet, health

Sara Gregg

Associate Professor, Department of History

smgregg@iu.edu

HIST 300 Food and Farmers

Research Interests
Food policy, equity, economics, commodity, agriculture, climate, environment

Misty Hawkins

Associate Professor of Health & Wellness Design

Research Interests
Food equity, communities, diet, health, neurocognitive function

Carl Ipsen

Professor, Department of History

cipsen@indiana.edu

https://www.carlipsen.com/; GEOG-G218: Edible Education; HIST J300: Food in History; COLL C104: Foodstuffs, Food and Culture; History of Olive Oil (University of Gastronomic Sciences)

Research Interests
Food policy, economics, trade, commodity, agriculture, sustainability, cuisine, and history

Olga Kalentzidou

Lecturer, Department of Geography

okalentz@indiana.edu

GEOG-G 369: Geography of Food; GEOG-G 379: Indiana Foodways; GEOG-G 379: Greek Cuisine; GEOG-G 357: Urban Agriculture; GEOG-G 218: Edible Education; GEOG-G 352: Food and Poverty in America

Research Interests
Food security, justice, equity, agriculture, farmers, sustainability, communities, cuisine, cookbooks; food memory; identity

David Kehoe

Professor, Department of Biology

dkehoe@indiana.edu

Research Interests
Agriculture, sustainability, environment, health

Ryan Kennedy

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

jonrkenn@iu.edu

ANTH-P426: Problems in Zooarchaeology

Research Interests
Food trade, commodity, environment, Archaeology

Stacie King

Professor, Department of Anthropology

kingsm@indiana.edu

ANTH P375/575: Food in the Ancient World

Research Interests
Agriculture, sustainability, communities, diet, cuisine

Daniel Knudsen

Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography

knudsen@indiana.edu

https://cfslab.weebly.com/

Research Interests
Food security, economics, diet, cuisine

Ore Koren

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

okoren@iu.edu

Applied economics and consulting for mainstream institutions like the UN about relationships between food security and conflict.

Research Interests
Food security, policy, economics, climate

Brittany Lambert

Assistant Professor, Kelly School of Business

lamberb@iu.edu

Andrew Libby

Assistant Director, Human Biology

Senior Lecturer, Human Biology

alibby@indiana.edu

Human Biology B200: How Biology and Culture Influence Obesity and Hunger

Research Interests
Food policy, economics, trade, sustainability, environment

Rebecca Manring

Director, Dhar India Studies Program

Professor, Religious Studies

rmanring@indiana.edu

Eric Metzler

Instructional Support & Assessment Specialist, Kelly School of Business

emetzler@indiana.edu

LAMP-L 416 Perspectives on American Consumerism

Research Interests
Diet, health, cuisine

Carla Miller

Professor and Director of Doctoral Program in Nutrition

ckm1@iu.edu

My work focuses on improving intake of healthful foods and promoting behavioral change for optimal dietary intake. Doing so in a sustainable way is vital for public health.

Research Interests
Diet, health

Sarah Mincey

Clinical Associate Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Director, Integrated Program in the Environment

Managing Director, Environmental Resilience Institute

skmincey@indiana.edu

https://urbanforestry.indiana.edu/; SPEA-E422/E522 Urban Forest Management; SPEA-V100: Research Methods for Sustainability Scholars

Research Interests
Food justice, equity, climate, sustainability, environment, communities, governance, urban agriculture, urban forestry

Vivian Nun Halloran

Professor, Department of English

vhallora@indiana.edu

LAMP-M 401 Capstone Seminar School Lunch Program as Management Problem

Research Interests
Food justice, communities, cuisine, culture, the arts

Sarah Osterhoudt

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

srosterh@indiana.edu

ANTH E366, Sustainable Trade & Culture; ANTH E420/520 Economic Anthropology

Research Interests
Food justice, trade, commodity, agriculture, farmers, sustainability, environment, communities

Cydne Perry

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

cydperry@iu.edu

SPH-N220: Nutrition for Health

Research Interests
Diet, health

Julio Postigo

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

jpostigo@iu.edu

GEOG 208 Environment & Society; GEOG 461/561 Human (Social) Dimensions of Global Change

Research Interests
Food commodity, farmers, climate, sustainability, environment

Rowland Ricketts

Associate Dean, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

rickettr@indiana.edu

SOAD S220 - Intro to Fibers; SOAD S320/420/520 - Advanced topics in Fibers

Research Interests
Sustainability, plant dyes

Jennifer Meta Robinson

Professor of Practice, Department of Anthropology

jenmetar@indiana.edu

www.JenniferMetaRobinson.com; ANTH-E434 Food in Communication; ANTH-E221 Introduction to Food; ANTH-E600 Topics in Food

Research Interests
Food policy, justice, equity, agriculture, farmers, sustainability, communities, governance

Annie Shattuck

Assistant Professor, Geography

shattuck@iu.edu

GEOG352 Food and Poverty in America

Research Interests
Food security, policy, justice, agriculture, environment, communities, health, food sovereignty

Pravina Shukla

Provost Professor, Folklore and Ethnomusicology

Chair, Folklore and Ethnomusicology

Director, Folklore Institute

pravina@indiana.edu

FOLK-F713 Food Art and Identity

Research Interests
Food culture and aesthetics; ethnic food in the US; Indian food restaurants in the American South

Andrea Siqueira

Lecturer, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies

asigueir@indiana.edu

INT I-302: Global Perspectives on Food Security

Research Interests
Food security, economics, farmers, communities

David Smiley

Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health

dasmiley@indiana.edu

SPH-T Food and Winery Tourism (Summer)

Research Interests
Diet, health, cuisine

Shellye Suttles

Assistant Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

shelsutt@iu.edu

SPEA V550: Food Policy in a Changing World

Research Interests
Food economics

Peter Todd

Provost Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Director, Cognitive Science Program

pmtodd@indiana.edu

Research Interests
Diet, food choice

Julia Valliant

Assistant Research Scientist, Sustainable Food Systems Science

jdv@iu.edu

Julia Valliant is a public health researcher focused on exploring farm and food policies that support people’s ability to be well where they live. In addition to farmland access and transfer policies, her present studies focus on value chains for staple tree crops, drinking water consumption in relation to rural tap waterscapes, and medical system and policy support for food as medicine services.

Research Interests
Food security, policy, agriculture, farmers, sustainability, environment, communities, governance, diet, health

Phrueksaphong Visuthduangdusdee

Scholar, Ostrom Workshop

pvisuth@iu.edu

Research Interests
Food equity, sustainability, governance, cuisine, food workers

Kurt Waldman

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

kbwaldma@iu.edu

https://www.kurtwaldman.com/; GEOG-478/578: Global Change food and farming systems; GEOG-343: Environmental decision making

Research Interests
Food security, policy, economics, agriculture, farmers, climate, sustainability, environment, communities, technology

Michael Wasserman

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

mdwasser@Indiana.edu

https://mdwasserman.com; ANTH-B 343: Evolution of Human Ecological Footprint

Research Interests
Climate, sustainability, environment, networks, communities, diet, health, evolution & ecology

Andrea Wiley

Professor and Department Chair, Anthropology

wileya@indiana.edu

ANTH-B 545 Nutritional Anthropology

Research Interests
Food policy, commodity, sustainability, environment, diet, health

Eduardo Ximenes

Associate Professor

eximene@iu.edu

SPH V215: Food pathogens, toxins, and surveillance

Research Interests
Food safety

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