Research Click each project below to view a more detailed summary. Current Research Human Gut Microbiome and Soil Health in Kenya Doctoral dissertation: Relationship between the local soil microbiome, human gut microbiota, and health for children in rural households in Kenya Previous project Farmer preferences in irrigation in Uganda Exploring how irrigation technologies and social institutions manifest specific outcomes for women and men farmers within the local context of gendered norms in agricultural labor Previous project Drip irrigation and soil health in California Exploring how farmers approach crop management differently when using drip irrigation can help us more broadly understand the role of drip irrigation in benefiting or constraining soil health Previous project Participatory farm-system modeling in Uganda MSc capstone work: Exploring participatory processes for design of farm-system models that can simulate scenarios and help clarify the best farm management choices for a given set of climate and economic conditions
