Research Interests
- Rural Development
- Environmental Justice
- Women in agriculture and the environment
- Social dimensions of sustainable agriculture
- Latin American studies
Education
- PhD. Community Sustainability. Michigan State University, 2024
- M.S. Sociology, Universidad del Valle, Colombia, 2016
- B.Sc. Sociology, Universidad del Valle, Colombia, 2012
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
External Links
Recent Publications
Correa-Salazar, C., Marín-Carvajal, I., García, M. A., Fox, K., & Chilton, M. (2024). Earth Rights for the Advancement of a Planetary Health Agenda. Health Education and Behavior, 51(6), 787-795. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981241232642
García, M. A., Mayer, A., Cavallini Johansen, I., Lopez, M. C., & Moran, E. F. (2024). Spatial injustice to energy access in the shadow of hydropower in Brazil. World Development, 178, Article 106570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106570
Castro-Diaz, L., García, M. A., Villamayor-Tomas, S., & Lopez, M. C. (2023). Impacts of hydropower development on locals’ livelihoods in the Global South. World Development, 169, Article 106285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106285
Mayer, A., García, M. A., Castro-Diaz, L., Lopez, M. C., & Moran, E. F. (2022). Pretend Participation: Procedural Injustices in the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex. Global Environmental Change, 75, Article 102524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102524
Moran, E. F., Lopez, M. C., Mourão, R., Brown, E., McCright, A. M., Walgren, J., Bortoleto, A. P., Mayer, A., Johansen, I. C., Ramos, K. N., Castro-Diaz, L., Garcia, M. A., Lembi, R. C., & Mueller, N. (2022). Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(49), Article e2207754119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207754119