Food Studies

OFFICE: Storm Hall 309B
TELEPHONE: 619-594-0906

Faculty

Food Studies is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Food Studies Committee. The Program draws upon courses offered by faculty in the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Economics, Environmental Sciences, European Studies, Geography, Latin American Studies, Marketing, Philosophy, Political Science, and the Schools of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences and Public Health.

Director and Adviser: Pascale J. Marcelli, Professor of Geography (B.A., M.A., Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium; Ph.D., University of Southern California)

Committee: Steven Barbone (Philosophy), Jessica Barlow (Center for Regional Sustainability), Trent Biggs (Geography), Fernando Bosco (Geography), Iana Castro (Marketing), Kristen Hill Maher (Political Science), Eunha Hoh (Public Health), Arielle Levine (Geography), Changqi Liu (Foods and Nutrition), Amanda McClain (Foods and Nutrition), James Murren (Political Science), Ramona Pérez (Anthropology), Amy Quand (Geography), Emily Schuckman-Matthews (European Studies), Mark Wheeler (Philosophy).

The Minor

The program provides students with a rigorous and broad foundation to study food in a systematic, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged approach. While the focus is primarily on the social, cultural and environmental aspects of food, coursework in business, natural and health sciences contribute to the breadth of the curriculum.

Upon completion of the degree, students will be prepared to understand a broad range of global and local food issues within their interconnected social, economic, political, cultural, ecological, and historical contexts and use critical and analytical skills to develop solutions to create a more sustainable and equitable food future - one in which people and communities are able to meet their food needs and lead secure and dignified food-based livelihoods.

The minor complements majors in many disciplines and prepares students for jobs in the green and cultural economy in the public, private and nonprofit sector. It is also useful for those planning to continue onto graduate school in various programs associated with the study of food.