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Anna-Liisa Aunio is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Dawson College, Montréal, where she co-ordinates the Environmental Studies profile. She leads the Food Justice and Sustainability research project that maps Montréal’s food system and convenes community dialogues to inform municipal food policy.
Education:
- Ph.D. Sociology, McGill University (2010)
- M.A. Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University (2000)
- B.A. History & Political Science, Rutgers University (1996)
Her research integrates environmental sociology, critical food studies and social-network analysis to examine how grassroots actors influence climate and food policy. She studies transnational coalition strategies, urban food justice and the pedagogical power of garden-based active learning.
Empirically, her publications trace how climate NGOs navigate generational divides and how states deploy soft repression to decouple international human-rights commitments from domestic practice. A forthcoming piece extends this lens to food-sovereignty governance.
Campus Contributions & Initiatives:
- Founder, Dawson Rooftop Gardens (2012) – three organic sites including a Three Sisters garden developed with the First Peoples’ Centre
- Co-ordinator, Environmental Studies profile
- Developer of active-learning curricula that use campus gardens as living laboratories for disciplines ranging from humanities to natural sciences
She regularly supervises student researchers and community interns, although specific student names are not listed in the supplied text. No external grants or scientific awards are documented here.
