Juliana Neira
Ph.D. Candidate, Community Development and Applied Economics
PRONOUNS she/her
- MS, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
- BS, Florida International University
BIO
Juliana is a PhD Candidate exploring just and sustainable food markets through participatory ethnographic research in southern Brazil. She intersects knowledge, place, development, and power to critically understand alternative food systems and support resistance against the corporate commodification of foods. Juliana was born in Bogotá, Colombia, migrated to Florida, USA, and has a bachelor’s in Biology and a master’s in Sociocultural Anthropology. Juliana is funded through , a joint program between ¶¶Òõ̽̽ and McGill University. She is pursuing a certificate in Ecological Economics and is affiliated with the Gund Institute for Environment. Juliana has been a schoolteacher in her beloved home country Colombia, and in the US, South Korea, Spain, and Trinidad and Tobago. She loves snorkeling, sea turtles, arts, and caring communities.
Area(s) of expertise
Political agroecology, political ecology, post-development, degrowth, post-growth, alternative food networks, Latin America, participatory action research, ethnography.
Bio
Juliana is a PhD Candidate exploring just and sustainable food markets through participatory ethnographic research in southern Brazil. She intersects knowledge, place, development, and power to critically understand alternative food systems and support resistance against the corporate commodification of foods. Juliana was born in Bogotá, Colombia, migrated to Florida, USA, and has a bachelor’s in Biology and a master’s in Sociocultural Anthropology. Juliana is funded through , a joint program between ¶¶Òõ̽̽ and McGill University. She is pursuing a certificate in Ecological Economics and is affiliated with the Gund Institute for Environment. Juliana has been a schoolteacher in her beloved home country Colombia, and in the US, South Korea, Spain, and Trinidad and Tobago. She loves snorkeling, sea turtles, arts, and caring communities.
Areas of Expertise
Political agroecology, political ecology, post-development, degrowth, post-growth, alternative food networks, Latin America, participatory action research, ethnography.