Selima Harleston Lust

Selima Harleston Lust serves as an Adjunct Professor & Herbalist within the Food Studies program at Spelman College, where she integrates academic scholarship with practical herbal knowledge.

Her research spans interdisciplinary domains including:

• Food sovereignty and cultural heritage
• Medicinal plant applications
• Traditional knowledge systems
• Decolonial approaches to nutrition
• Botanical healing practices
• Sustainable food economies

Professor Lust's work emphasizes the intersection of food justice, ethnobotanical traditions, and community wellness, positioning Spelman College at the forefront of critical food studies through her unique dual expertise as both academic and practicing herbalist.