My name is Sapna Thottathil, and I am a PhD student in Geography at the University of California – Berkeley.
My field research will take me to Kerala, India, where my family is from, and where I will study organic agriculture and biodiversity.
My general interests include sustainable agriculture (especially Fair Trade and organic), ethical consumption, Development, environmental politics, and ideas of nature.
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 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.
