Erin Nelson, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Community-engaged scholarship Food security Latin America Sustainable food systems Agroecology Community development Farmer networks Participatory action research

Latest papers

Transforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cuba.
Frontiers in sociology · 2023
Ontario Dairy Producers' Perceived Barriers and Motivations to the Use of Pain Control for Disbudding and Dehorning Calves: A Qualitative Study.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
Disbudding and dehorning practices for preweaned dairy calves by farmers in Wisconsin, USA.
Journal of dairy science · 2021

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Fostering sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a resilient and thriving food system in the Northwest Territories through co-created action and research
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,986,516
The Dual Feminine: The Body, Metaphor, and Crisis in Early Jewish Literature
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$275,000
Food Learning and Growing (FLAGship) Partnership: Seeding Sustainability Transformation
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$398,500

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Transforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cuba.

Benítez Fernández B, Nelson E, Crespo Morales A, Ortiz Pérez R, Acosta Roca R, Cárdenas Travieso RM

Frontiers in sociology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1256379 PMID: 37868090

02

Ontario Dairy Producers' Perceived Barriers and Motivations to the Use of Pain Control for Disbudding and Dehorning Calves: A Qualitative Study.

Saraceni J, Renaud DL, Nelson E, Van Os JMC, Miltenburg C, Winder CB

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI2022

DOI: 10.3390/ani12080973 PMID: 35454220

03

Disbudding and dehorning practices for preweaned dairy calves by farmers in Wisconsin, USA.

Saraceni J, Winder CB, Renaud DL, Miltenburg C, Nelson E, Van Os JMC

Journal of dairy science2021

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20411 PMID: 34364646

Fostering sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a resilient and thriving food system in the Northwest Territories through co-created action and research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Spring, Andrew J.

Keywords: Food systems; Northwest Territories; Climate Change; agriculture; Wildfire' Resilience; sustainable farmer-led research; traditional food

$1,986,516

The Dual Feminine: The Body, Metaphor, and Crisis in Early Jewish Literature

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Brownridge, Amelia A.

Keywords: Hebrew Bible; Old Testament; dead sea scrolls; intertextuality; feminist theory; crisis; conceptual metaphor theory; formation of scripture; history of interpretation; personification; comparative methodology; women; gender; early Jewish literature

$275,000

Food Learning and Growing (FLAGship) Partnership: Seeding Sustainability Transformation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: food regions; sustainability; resilience; climate change; participatory research; Indigenous knowledge; traditional knowledge; knowledge co-creation; monitoring; regional capitals; knowledge mobilization

$398,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-engaged scholarship Dear Professor Nelson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Transforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cuba." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]