- Joanne Gaskell
Biographical Information
A Canadian citizen, Joanne Gaskell received her BA (hons) in Biology and Economics from Swarthmore College and her MS in Economics from Stanford. She was a Research Assistant at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, D.C. before joining E-IPER to continue her inquiry into food policy and development questions as a PhD student. Joanne lives with her husband in Redwood City.
Research Interests
Joanne has authored publications on biofuels, food security, international trade, and the environmental impacts of agriculture. Her dissertation (advised by Roz Naylor) focuses on the palm oil industry, and its impacts on economic development, land use, and the environment.
Joanne is a member of Stanford’s Program on Food Security and the Environment.
Teaching Activities
Joanne's teaching experience includes two years as the head Teaching Assistant for the World Food Economy (a popular undergraduate Economics course), in addition to class lectures in the departments of Earth Systems and Biology.
Previously, Joanne worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where she was a member of the Spatial Analysis Research Group, headed by Stanley Wood, that addressed the spatial dimensions of agricultural production systems, productivity, ecosystem services, and market access.
Professional Activities
Publications:
The Ripple Effect: Biofuels, Food Security and the Environment. Environment. 49 (2007) 30-43. R. Naylor, A. Liska, M. Burke, W. Falcon, J. Gaskell, S. Rozelle and K. Cassman.
A Global Model Tracking Water, Nitrogen, and Land Inputs and Virtual Transfers from Industrialized Meat Production and Trade. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. April 2008. M. Burke, K. Oleson, E. McCullough, and J. Gaskell.
International Trade in Meat: The Tip of the Pork Chop. Ambio (2007). J. Galloway, M. Burke, E. Bradford, R. Naylor, W. Falcon, A. Champagain, J. Gaskell, E. McCullough, H. Mooney, K. Oleson, H. Steinfeld, T. Wassenaar, and V. Smil.
The Development of Biofuels Within the Context of the Global Water Crisis. Journal of Sustainable Development, Law and Policy (in press). S. Hughes, L. Partzch, and J. Gaskell.
Child Hunger in the Developing World: An analysis of environmental and social correlates. Food Policy. 30 (2005) 584 – 611. D. Balk, A. Storeygard, M. Levy, J. Gaskell, M. Sharma and R. Flor.
Food, (Chapter 8)in Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Volume 1: Current State and Trends. R. Hassan, R. Scholes, and N. Ash (eds.) Washington, D.C., Island Press. 209-243. S. Wood, S. Ehui, J. Alder, S. Benin, K. G. Cassman, H. D. Cooper, T. Johns, J. Gaskell, R. Grainger, S. Kadungure, J. Otte, A. Rola, R. Watson, U. Wijkstrom, and C. Devendra.
Cultivated Systems, (Chapter 26) in Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Volume 1: Current State and Trends. R. Hassan, R. Scholes, and N. Ash (eds.) Island Press. 745-795. K. G. Cassman, S. Wood, P. S. Choo, H. D. Cooper, C. Devendra, J. Dixon, J. Gaskell, S. Khan, R. Lal, L. Lipper, J. Pretty, J. Primavera, N. Ramankutty, E. Viglizzo, and K. Wiebe.