Projects

We study the interactions between Food, Agriculture, Climate, and Environment to support Sustainability! Learn more here:

Agricultural Diversity

How does land use change affect agricultural systems?

Climate Adaptation

How will agricultural systems adapt to new climate realities?

Rural Livelihoods

What are barriers and bridges to thriving rural livelihoods?

The Team

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Caroline Maki

BS, Environmental Sciences

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Dr. Emily Burchfield

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Scott Schnur

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Ilana Fischer

BS, Environmental Sciences

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Jesus Palenzuela

BS, Environmental Science and Economics

Recent Publications

Shifting cultivation geographies in the Central and Eastern US

Climate change is projected to transform agricultural systems around the globe. Though climate strongly influences where and how …
Dr. Emily Burchfield
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Shifting cultivation geographies in the Central and Eastern US

The State of US Farm Operator Livelihoods

In nine of the last 10 years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that the average funds generated on-farm …
Dr. Emily Burchfield, Britta Schumacher, Dr. Kaitlyn Spangler, Dr. Andrea Rissing
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The State of US Farm Operator Livelihoods

Landscape complexity and US crop production

Agricultural expansion and intensification have simplified Earth’s landscapes, thereby adversely affecting the biodiversity and …
Dr. Kate Nelson, Dr. Emily Burchfield
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Landscape complexity and US crop production

Past and current dynamics of US agricultural land use and policy

How has agricultural land use and land cover changed? What are the major policy shifts associated with these changes? We show that …
Kaitlyn Spangler, Dr. Emily Burchfield, Britta Schumacher
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Past and current dynamics of US agricultural land use and policy

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