Krista Harper, associate professor of anthropology and public policy, will present her research at the International Conference on Urban Harvest and Sustainability, held on April 7-8, 2011, in Seixal, Portugal.
Harper’s presentation, “Youth Participation in the School Food Systems: Examples from the United States,” will discuss community-based participatory research projects with two Western Massachusetts community organization, Fertile Ground (in Williamsburg) and Nuestra Raices (Holyoke).
Harper’s research team included CPPA alumna Catherine Sands ’09.
For additional information about Professor Harper, please visit the CPPA website.