Dana James
Agroecology; environmental governance; environmental justice; food sovereignty; participatory action research; science and technology studies; social-ecological systems
Background & Expertise
As an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, Dana James’s work is informed by political ecology, geography, rural and environmental sociology and settler-colonial studies. She uses qualitative, quantitative and participatory methods to advance sustainability transitions in land and food systems.
James completed her PhD and postdocs at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, where she conducted community-engaged research related to scaling agroecological transitions in Latin America; assessing how Indigenous-led conservation initiatives can enhance Indigenous food sovereignty; and decolonizing approaches to contaminants policy and governance. She also brings practitioner experience from the NGO sector, where she has worked to support young peoples’ environmental rights and climate justice advocacy.