2014
WGD Discussion Series Spring 2014
The American Experience: stories of Somali Refugee women from the American Heartland
Dr. Shimantini Shome, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Concord University
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:30 pm
The Gendered Dimensions of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Northwestern Cambodia
Daniel Sumner, Graduate Student, Geography Department, Virginia Tech, with
Dr. Maria Elisa Christie, Director, WGD, OIRED
Dr. Manuel Reyes, Professor, North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Stephane Boulakia, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Linking gender, nutrition, and agricultural development: the role of the United States Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Nutrition (Nutrition IL) in developing an integrated approach to improving nutritional security and agricultural productivity
Dr. Shibani Ghosh, Executive Director of the Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation and Associate Director, United States Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Nutrition (Nutrition IL)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
WGD Discussion Series Fall 2014
Agriculture and pest management in Bangladesh: Gendered perspectives from the house-lot garden
Maria Elisa Christie, WGD Program Director, OIRED
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Gendered Implications for Conservation Agriculture in Uganda
Mary Harman Parks, Gender Research Associate, OIRED
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
“Mind Your Cattle”: How a Board Game Simulator Addresses Sustainability, Development, and Gender in a Rural Kenyan Maasai Community
Jennifer E. Coffman
Associate Executive Director, International Program; Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University; Director, East Africa Field School; Chair, Board of Directors, Carolina for Kibera, Inc.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)
526 Prices Fork Road
Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1:00 pm