Hannah Wittman

Prof. Hannah Wittman is a Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. She received her PhD from Cornell University in the field of Development Sociology. She leads UBC’s Research Excellence Cluster in Diversified Agroecosystems, and served as Academic Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm from 2015-2020. Her research uses participatory action and transdisciplinary methodologies to identify pathways towards food sovereignty, agrarian reform, agroecology, and health equity in Canada and Latin America. Prof. Wittman is co-Specialty Chief editor of the Social Movements, Institutions and Governance section of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and on the editorial board of Agronomy for Sustainable Development. Her edited books include Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles; Food Sovereignty: Reconnecting Food, Nature and Community, and Food Sovereignty in Canada: Creating Just and Sustainable Food Systems