Gund Fellow, Assistant Professor, Community Development and Applied Economics

Daniel Tobin is a rural sociologist who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. Theoretically interested in the political economy of agricultural development, his research focuses on how smallholder farmers respond to external influences like market forces, policy mechanisms, and environmental changes. With particular interest in the seed systems of smallholders and their conservation of landrace varieties, Tobin has projects in Peru, Mexico, Vermont, and Uganda.

In the classroom, Tobin also focuses on topics of rural and agricultural development, teaching large introductory lecture courses as well as a travel course to Peru in which students contribute to ongoing research on smallholders while partnering with a local NGO.Ìý

Publications

Selected

  • Reynolds, T.W., Tobin, D., Otieno, G., Guo, J., & McCracken, A.C. (forthcoming). Gendered preferences in crop selection and use in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Journal of Agriculture, Food Security, and Community Development.
  • Tobin, D., & Glenna, L. (2019). Value chain development and the agrarian question: Actor perspectives on native potato production in the highlands of Peru. Rural Sociology, 84(3), 541-568.
  • Tobin, D., Jones, K., & Thiede, B.C. (2019). Does crop diversity at the village level influence child nutrition security? Evidence from 11 Sub-Saharan African countries. Population and Environment, 41(2), 74-97.
  • Jones, K., & Tobin, D. (2018). Reciprocity, redistribution and relational values: Organizing and motivating sustainable agriculture. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 35, 69-74.
  • Tobin, D., Bates, R., Brennan, M., & Gill, T. (2018). Peru potato potential: Value chain development and biodiversity conservation. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 33(1), 19-32.

Associations and Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor, Community Development and Applied Economics
  • Affiliated Faculty, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Food Systems
  • Rural Sociology Society
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Gund Fellow Dan Tobin

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Agricultural development, rural sociology, in situ conservation, seed systems

Education

  • PhD, Dual-title in Agricultural and Extension Education and International Agriculture and Development, The Pennsylvania State University
  • MS, Agricultural and Extension Education, The Pennsylvania State University
  • BA, Religion, Bowdoin College

Contact

Email:

Daniel.Tobin@uvm.edu

Office Location:

101 Morrill Hall

Website(s):
  1. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Profile