My name is Sapna Thottathil, and I am a PhD Candidate in Geography at the University of California – Berkeley and Fulbright Scholar for 2010-2011.
My field research brought me to Kerala, India, where my family is from, and where I studied the politics and growth of the organic farming movement.
My research interests include sustainable agriculture, ethical consumption, international development, and environmental politics and policy.
My other interests include: vegetarian cooking, identifying wildflowers and birds, rapporteuring, and the French language.
I received my Masters degree from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute in 2006. My undergraduate education took place at the University of Chicago, where I received a dual BA in Environmental Studies and International Studies in 2004.
I have worked brief stints at/with Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Morris K. Udall Foundation, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Department of State. I am currently on the Board of the Udall Alumni Association.
