- PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
- MPhil (2015): Geography, Newcastle University
- BSc (2013): Environmental Resource Management, Penn State University
- BSc (2013): Community, Environment and Development, Penn State University
Bio
Dana is a PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and a settler of German, Dutch, and British descent. Broadly, her research interests centre on social and environmental justice, with a focus on agroecology, food sovereignty, and land justice. Her doctoral research investigates the spatial distribution of agroecological indicators across Brazil, participation in agroecology movements, and the contributions of agroecology to rural peoples’ well-being. She’s also a community organizer with social movements focused on climate justice and Indigenous self-determination.
Dana graduated from Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College in 2013 with dual degrees in Environmental Resource Management and Community, Environment, and Development, and dual minors in International Agriculture and Watersheds and Water Resources. She was granted a 2013 US-UK Fulbright award to attend Newcastle University, where she completed her MPhil in Geography. At UBC, Dana’s academic and public scholarship are supported by a Vanier CGS Award; UBC’s Public Scholar Initiative, Four Year Doctoral Fellowship, and International Tuition Award; the Liu Institute for Global Issues; Mitacs; P.E.O. International; and SSHRC.
Email at: dana.james@ubc.ca