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Dr. Colleen Hammelman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), where she also directs the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP). Her work focuses on social justice in urban food systems, particularly in the Americas. She holds a PhD in Geography and Urban Studies from Temple University, an MA in International Affairs from American University, and a BA in Political Science and Technical Journalism from Colorado State University.
Her research spans urban agriculture, migrant foodscapes, and public space dynamics in cities like Rosario (Argentina), Toronto (Canada), Medellín (Colombia), and Charlotte (USA). Key themes include political ecology, gentrification, and food systems governance. She has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Grant to study migrant foodscapes in U.S. gateway cities. Her 2022 book Greening Cities by Growing Food examines urban agriculture’s socio-environmental impacts.
- Education:
- PhD in Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University
- MA in International Affairs, American University
- BA in Political Science and Technical Journalism, Colorado State University
- Teaching:
- Geography of Cities
- Food, Migration, and Place
- Qualitative Methods in Geography
- Urban Identities
- Grants:
- NSF CAREER Grant (#1945132) for studying migrant foodscapes in gateway cities
- Labs/Teams:
- Director of the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP), focusing on community-university partnerships for social justice
Her current projects include analyzing pandemic impacts on smallholder farming in Thailand and investigating how global restructuring reshapes migrant foodscapes in U.S. cities.
