Emma Mullaney completed her PhD dissertation on “Working with maize: Livelihoods, agrobiodiversity, and uneven development in Mexico’s Central Highlands.” Emma has been awarded the NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF) to conduct research on agrobioiversity and diverse smallholder livelihoods. It is hosted by Michigan State University and is being mentored by Professor Laura Schmitt Olabisi in MSU’s Department of Community Sustainability.

Ramzi Tubbeh is preparing for his dissertation meeting on December 13^th and final stages of his dissertation. Ramzi’s dissertation is titled “Making hydrosocial territories: Peru’s Majes-Siguas inter-basin water transfer project and the multi-scale evolution of Integrated Water Resources Management.” Lab members and others are invited to the public portion of Ramzi’s dissertation meeting that will be held 2:00-2:30 pm. During fall 2021, Ramzi has been teaching the Geography of Water Resources (Geog 431).

Gabriel Tamariz is completing data analyses and drafting of dissertation chapters in anticipation of final stages of his PhD in Winter/Spring 2022. Gabriel’s new article is “Agrobiodiversity conservation with illegal-drug crops: An approach from the prisons in Oaxaca, Mexico” in a special issue of Geoforum that he has co-led and organized with Megan Baumann on “Agrobiodiversity in Conflict and Post-Conflict Landscapes.” Gabriel also authored an online piece on “Growing Maize and Illicit Drugs in Oaxaca, Mexico.”