Anna Hawkins

Dr. Anna Hawkins is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Social Science at the Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield. She specializes in planning and regeneration, with a focus on sustainable resource consumption, land management, and policy evaluation. Her work bridges social science and environmental studies, addressing challenges in food systems, ecological restoration, and urban resilience.

**Education**: Holds a BA (Hons), PgCert, and a PhD in Social and Cultural Geographies of Food and Consumption from the University of Sheffield.

**Research Interests**: Nature recovery farming, sustainability policy, spatial barriers in school food policy, and high-consumption patterns. She employs methods like institutional ethnography and outcome mapping to analyze policy effectiveness.

**Recent Work**: Key projects include the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre’s 'Nature Recovery Farming' initiative (2024–2026) and research on high-energy consumers’ behavioral dynamics. Her publications explore themes like food equity, biodiversity conservation, and climate justice.

**Teaching**: Offers courses on geographies of consumption, sustainable food systems, urban ecologies, and green political thought. Innovates pedagogy through virtual fieldwork and inclusive assessment strategies.

**Grants & Collaborations**: Involved in multidisciplinary projects funded by institutions like Sheffield Hallam University and the European Society for Rural Sociology. Supervises undergraduate/postgraduate research on food systems and environmental behavior change.