Nicole Labruto Research Hub Co-Lead, Food Systems

Nicole Labruto is Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities. Her research integrates the anthropology of science, environmental anthropology, and postcolonial studies to bring new perspectives on the study of agriculture, food, and sustainability in Brazil, as well as scholarly engagements with plants, energy, and healing. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and her PhD in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is an Anthropologist-in-Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a member of the Curatorial Circle of the Ecological Design Collective. She is a board member of the Baltimore Compost Collective. She co-chairs the Environmental Justice Committee of the JHU Sustainability Leadership council.