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
Gerard, A., García, M. A., Lopez, M. C., Bizoza, A., & Vuguziga, B. (2025). Understanding female household heads’ barriers to profiting from coffee in Southern Rwanda. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 19(3), 409-430. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2025.2605718
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