I am a researcher, analyst, and educator seeking to discover, aspire, and imagine how the fabric of society can be transformed by equality, community development, and innovative practice.

Andrea Rissing's research uses diverse qualitative methods to explore US agriculture in a global context. Foci include innerworkings of sustainable food systems, agrarian change, and farmland and livelihood equity.

Ryan Williams is an archaeologist, museum curator, and professor. With deep interests in the South American Andes, he studies climate change in the human past, as well as economic and political interactions in communities.