- BA in Global Studies, minor in Religious Studies, Colby College, 2019
- MPH in Nutrition, Tulane University, 2023
BIO
Kacey is a second year Ph.D. student in the Food Systems Graduate Program and a Graduate Fellow of the Food Systems Research Center and the Gund Institute for Environment here at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. She holds a BA in Global Studies from Colby College and graduated from Tulane University with a master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition. Kacey grew up in Colchester and after living in both rural Vermont and New Orleans and working on farms and in communities in both locations through COVID-19 and climate crises, she developed a strong passion for working alongside farmers to address future public health and climate-related shocks and stressors to our food system. These experiences led Kacey back home to Vermont, where she will investigate how farmers and food system stakeholders are enduring and responding to crisis and change. She loves to do all activities with her sweet pups Finn and Bear, read, and hang out with her grandparents.
Advisors:
Dr. Lisa Chase & Dr. Gillian Galford
Area(s) of expertise
Extreme weather events, public health, farmer behavior, community development
Bio
Kacey is a second year Ph.D. student in the Food Systems Graduate Program and a Graduate Fellow of the Food Systems Research Center and the Gund Institute for Environment here at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. She holds a BA in Global Studies from Colby College and graduated from Tulane University with a master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition. Kacey grew up in Colchester and after living in both rural Vermont and New Orleans and working on farms and in communities in both locations through COVID-19 and climate crises, she developed a strong passion for working alongside farmers to address future public health and climate-related shocks and stressors to our food system. These experiences led Kacey back home to Vermont, where she will investigate how farmers and food system stakeholders are enduring and responding to crisis and change. She loves to do all activities with her sweet pups Finn and Bear, read, and hang out with her grandparents.
Advisors:
Dr. Lisa Chase & Dr. Gillian Galford
Areas of Expertise
Extreme weather events, public health, farmer behavior, community development