WILLIAM G. MOSELEY EDUCATION · WILLIAM G. MOSELEY . DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography & Director of Food, Agriculture & Society Program Department of Geography Macalester College

WILLIAM G. MOSELEY

DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography & Director of Food, Agriculture & Society Program Department of Geography Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105-1899 U.S.A.

651-696-6126 (voice) 651-696-6116 (fax) [email protected] (email) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Ph.D., 2001, Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Dissertation: Sahelian ‘White Gold’ and Rural Poverty-Environment Interactions: The Political Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change, and Household Food Economy in Mali.

M.S., 1993, Environmental Policy, School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan, Ann

Arbor, MI M.S. Thesis: Indigenous Agroecological Knowledge Among the Bambara of Djitoumou Mali: Foundation for A Sustainable Community.

M.P.P., 1993, International Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.A., 1987, History, Carleton College, Northfield, MN RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Human-environment and development geographer with research and teaching interests in political ecology, tropical agriculture, development policy, food security, land reform, vulnerability assessment, environmental policy and agroecology. Regional interest is Sub-Saharan Africa (with extended experience in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi and Lesotho). ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Macalester College, July 2002 to Present • DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography, St. Paul, MN, March 2020 – Present • Professor, Department of Geography, St. Paul, MN, May 2011 – Feb 2020 • Associate Professor, Department of Geography, St. Paul, MN, January 2007 – May 2011 • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, St. Paul, MN, July 2002 – December 2006 • Director, Program in Food, Agriculture & Society, St. Paul, MN, May 2017 - Present • Director, African Studies Program, St. Paul, MN, Oct 2003- May 2005, Aug 2008–July 2010, June 2013- May

2015, June 2016-May 2017. • Chair, Department of Geography, St. Paul, MN, June 2012 – May 2015 • Acting Chair, Department of Geography, St. Paul, MN, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011 Northern Illinois University, August 2001 to June 2002 • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, DeKalb, IL University of Georgia, January 1998 to July 2001 • Instructor, Department of Geography, Athens, GA, May 1999 to June 2000 • Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, Athens, GA, January 1998 to April 1999 • Undergraduate Internship Coordinator, Department of Geography, Athens, GA, August 1999 to June 2000 • Research Assistant, Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support

Program (SANREM CRSP), Watkinsville, GA, June to August 1998, August 1999 University of Michigan, September 1990 to August 1993 • Teaching Assistant, Center for Research on Economic Development (CRED), May 1993 to August 1993 • Teaching Assistant, School of Natural Resources & Environment, January 1992 to May 1993

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• Research Assistant, Center for Research on Economic Development (CRED), September 1990 to December 1991

AFFILATIONS AND VISITING APPOINTMENTS • Steering committee member, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, World Committee on

Food Security, Rome, 2019-Present • Affiliated Professor, Dept of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February, 2012 - Present • Visiting fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Fall Semester 2015 • ACM India study abroad program faculty coordinator, Pune, India, Aug-Sept 2015 • ACM Study Abroad Program Director and Visiting Scholar, Department of Environmental Science, University

of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana , January-May 2012 • Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental and Technology Studies Program, Carleton College, Northfield,

MN Spring 2006 (a Mellon funded exchange between Macalester and Carleton) • Consortium Visiting Professor, Macalester-Swarthmore-Pomona sponsored study abroad program,

“Globalization & the Natural Environment: South Africa,” Cape Town, South Africa, J-term 2006, J-term 2007 • Visiting Academic, University of Cape Town, Dept of Env. & Geogr. Science, South Africa, June-August 2005 NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE AND CONSULTING International Livestock Research Institute, October 2016 • Consultant, Political Economy Study for Crop Livestock Integration Project, Burundi Africa Capacity Building Foundation, 2012-14 • Consultant, hired to write chapters for Africa Capacity Indicators Reports in 2013 and 2014. 2013 chapter on

“Structured Transformation and Natural Resources Management in Africa;” 2014 chapter on “Regional value chains and productivity enhancement in Africa.”

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), May to December 1997 • Environmental Analyst, Performance Measurement Analysis Project, Arlington, VA Save the Children Fund (UK), October 1993 to February 1997 • Regional Food Security Project Advisor for Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe, January 1996 to February

1997 • Food Security Advisor and Director of Village Food Security Project, Mopti, Mali, December 1994 to

December 1995 • Village Food Security Project Coordinator, Mopti, Mali, October 1993 to November 1994 The World Bank, Environment Department, June to August 1992 • Research Assistant to Herman Daly and Robert Goodland, Washington, D.C U.S. State Department, June to August 1991 • Summer Intern/Junior Economic Officer, Niamey, Niger National Safe Workplace Institute, January to September 1990 • Policy Analyst and Grants Writer, Chicago, IL U.S. Peace Corps, June 1987 to October 1989 • Agricultural Extension Agent, Ouelessebougou, Mali


PUBLICATIONS A. Books 8. Moseley, W.G., M. Schnurr and R. Bezner Kerr. 2016. Africa’s Green Revolution: Critical Perspectives on New Agricultural Technologies and Systems. Oxford, UK: Taylor & Francis. (ISBN 978-1-13-818595-1) 7. McCusker, B., W.G. Moseley and M. Ramutsindela. 2015. Land Reform in South Africa: An Uneven Transformation. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (ISBN: 978-1-4422-0716-5) 6. Fouberg, E. and W.G. Moseley. 2015, 2018. Understanding World Regional Geography. 1st & 2nd editions. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley/Blackwell. (ISBN: 978-0-471-73517-5, 978-1-119-39390-0) 5. Moseley, W.G., E. Perramond and H. Hapke and P. Laris. 2013. An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography: Local Dynamics and Global Processes. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley/Blackwell. (ISBN: 978-1-4051-8931-6). 4. Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray (eds). 2008. Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press and Nordic Africa Press. (ISBN 978-0-89680-260-5). 3. Moseley, W.G., D. Lanegran and K. Pandit (eds). 2007. The Introductory Reader in Human Geography: Contemporary Debates and Classic Writings. Malden, MA: Blackwell Press. (ISBN 978-1-4051-4922-8). 2. Moseley, W.G. (ed.) 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Editions. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. (ISBNs 0-07-284517-1, 0-07-351507-8, 0-07-351518-3, and 0-07-805008-1). 1. Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. (eds.) 2004. African Environment and Development: Rhetoric, Programs, Realities. King’s SOAS Studies in Development Geography. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited. (ISBN 0-7546-3904-5). B. Refereed Journal Articles 54. Clapp, J. and W.G. Moseley. 2020. “This Food Crisis is Different: COVID-19 and the Fragility of the Neoliberal Food Security Order. Journal of Peasant Studies. Forthcoming. 53. Moseley, W.G. and J. Battersby. 2020. “The Vulnerability and Resilience of African Food Systems, Food Security and Nutrition in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” African Studies Review. 63(3). DOI: 10.1017/asr.2020.72 52. Moseley, W.G. 2020. “Honoring the Unflinchingly Positive Chérif Keïta: the Mande World’s Extraordinary Ambassador.” Part of a special issue entitled “Scholar, Mansaba, and Master of the Word: Chérif Keïta’s Life in Mande and African Studies.” Mande Studies: The Journal of the Mande Studies Association. Forthcoming. 51. Morgan, J. and W.G. Moseley 2020. “The Secret is in the Sauce: Foraged Food and Dietary Diversity Among Female Farmers in Southwestern Burkina Faso.” Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue Canadienne d'Études du Développement, 41(2): 296-313. 50. Fehr, R and W.G. Moseley. 2019. “Gardening Matters: A Political Ecology of Female Horticulturists, Commercialization, Water Access and Food Security in Botswana.” African Geographical Review. 38(1): 67-80. 49. Moseley, W.G. 2018. “Geography and Engagement with U.N. Development Goals: Rethinking Development or Perpetuating the Status Quo?" Dialogues in Human Geography. 8(2): 201-205. 48. Moseley, W.G. 2018. “Trump’s America or the People’s America?: A View from the Periphery.” The Professional Geographer. 7(1): 152-156.


47. Gengenbach, H., R. Schurman, T. Bassett, W. Munro and W. Moseley. 2018. “Limits of the New Green Revolution for Africa: reconceptualising gendered agricultural value chains.” The Geographical Journal. 184(2): 208-214. 46. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “A risky solution for the wrong problem: Why GMOs won't feed the hungry of the world.” Geographical Review. 107(4): 578–583. 45. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “The New Green Revolution for Africa: A Political Ecology Critique.” The Brown Journal of World Affairs. 23(2): 177-190. 44. Moseley, W.G. and B. Hoffman. 2017. “Introduction: Hope, Despair and the Future of Mali.” African Studies Review. 60(1): 5-14. 43. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “The Minimalist State and Donor Landscapes: Livelihood Security in Mali During and After the 2012-2013 Coup and Rebellion.” African Studies Review. 60(1): 37-51. 42. Moseley, W.G. 2016. “Agriculture on the Brink: Climate Change, Labor and Smallholder Farming in Botswana.” LAND. 5(3), 21; doi:10.3390/land5030021 41. Moseley, W.G. and N. Wilson. 2016. “Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use in Advanced Placement Human Geography.” Journal of Geography. 115: 118–124. 40. Moseley, W.G., M. Schnurr and R. Bezner Kerr. 2015. “Interrogating the Technocratic (Neoliberal) Agenda for Agricultural Development and Hunger Alleviation in Africa.” African Geographical Review. 34(1): 1-7. 39. Peyton, S., W.G. Moseley and J. Battersby. 2015. “Implications of Supermarket Expansion on Urban Food Security in Cape Town, South Africa.” African Geographical Review. . 34(1): 36-54. 38. Jones, K., M. Schnurr, E. Carr & W.G. Moseley. 2015. “Should I stay or should I go? Incorporating a commitment to fieldwork throughout an academic career.” African Geographical Review. . 34(1): 55-68. 37. Moseley, W.G. 2013. “Recovering from Livelihood Insecurity and Political Instability in Northern Mali: Bouncing Back.” Special issue on the causes, effects and significance of the crisis in Mali. International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 63(3): 435-443. 36. Moseley, W.G. 2013. “Azawad: A Problematic African Ethnic Territory.” Hot Spots special Issue on Mali. Cultural Anthropology. Web: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/azawad-a-problematic-african-ethnic-territory. 35. Moseley, W.G. 2013. “The Evolving Global Agri-Food System and African-Eurasian Food Flows.” Eurasian Geography and Economics. 54(1): 5-21. 34. Larson, J. and W.G. Moseley. 2012. “Reaching the limits: A geographic approach for understanding food insecurity and household hunger mitigation strategies in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, USA.” Geojournal. 77(1): 1-12. 33. Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Famine Myths: Five Misunderstandings Related to the 2011 Hunger Crisis in the Horn of Africa.” Special Issue on “Reclaiming Food Sovereignty in Africa.” Guest-Edited by Noah Zerbe and Brian Dowd-Uribe. Association Concerned Africa Scholars Bulletin. 88: 26-32. 32. Moseley, W.G. 2011. “Lessons from the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Agro-Food Dynamics in Mali.” Development in Practice. 21(4-5): 604-612. 31. Moseley, W.G. 2011. “On Engaging with New Economic Geography.” Dialogues in Human Geography. 1(1): 94-97. 30. Moseley, W.G. and D. Teske. 2011. “Geographers in the Public Square: A Comparative Analysis of Op-Ed Productivity.” Applied Geography. 31(1): 232-236.


29. Moseley, W.G. and K.M. Otiso. 2010. “Assessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s University-Level Geography Resources: A Preliminary Investigation.” African Geographical Review. 29(1): 5-19. 28. Moseley, W.G., J. Carney and L. Becker. 2010. “Neoliberal Policy, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107 (13) 5774-5779. 27. Moseley, W.G. 2010. “Engaging the Public Imagination: Geographers in the Op-Ed Pages.” Geographical Review. 100(1): 109-121. 26. Otiso, K. and W.G. Moseley. 2009. “Examining Claims for Information and Communication Technology - Led Development in Africa.” African Geographical Review. 28: 99-116. 25. Moseley, W.G. 2009. “Making Study Abroad a Winning Proposition for Pre-Tenure Faculty.” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Volume 18: 231-240. 24. Moseley, W. G. 2009. “Beyond Knee-Jerk Environmental Thinking: Teaching Geographic Perspectives on Conservation, Preservation and the Hetch Hetchy Valley Controversy.” Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 33(3): 433-451. 23. Moseley, W.G. and K. Otiso. 2008. “The State of African Geography in the North American Academy.” African Geographical Review. 27: 5-15. 22. Moseley, W.G. 2008. “Strengthening Livelihoods in Sahelian West Africa: The Geography of Development and Underdevelopment in a Peripheral Region.” Geographische Rundschau International Edition, 4(4): 44-50. 21. Moseley, W.G. and B. McCusker. 2008. “Fighting Fire with a Broken Tea Cup: A Comparative Analysis of South Africa’s Land Redistribution Program.” Geographical Review. 98(3): 322-338. 20. Moseley, W.G. 2008. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.” Globalizations, 5(2):291-304. 19. *Ledermann, S.T. and W.G. Moseley. 2008. “The World Trade Organization’s Doha Round and Cotton: Continued Peripheral Status or a ‘Historical Breakthrough’ for African Farmers?” African Geographical Review. 26: 37-58. 18. Moseley, W.G. and P. Laris. 2008. “West African Environmental Narratives and Development-Volunteer Praxis.” Geographical Review. 98(1): 59-81. 17. Moseley, W.G. and I. Yeboah. 2007. “A New Day for African Geography.” African Geographical Review. 25: 1-6. 16. Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Collaborating in the Field, Working for Change: Reflecting on Partnerships Between Academics, Development Organizations and Rural Communities in Africa.” Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 28: 334-347. 15. Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” South African Geographical Journal .89(1): 4-13. 14. Moseley, W.G. 2006. “Farm Workers, Agricultural Transformation and Land Reform in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.” Focus on Geography. 49(1): 1-7. 13. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Reflecting on National Geographic Magazine and Academic Geography: The September 2005 Special Issue on Africa” African Geographical Review. 24: 93-100.


12. Gray, L.C. and W.G. Moseley. 2005. “A Geographical Perspective on Poverty-Environment Interactions” Geographical Journal. 171(1): 9-23. 11. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Global Cotton and Local Environmental Management: The Political Ecology of Rich and Poor Small-Hold Farmers in Southern Mali.” Geographical Journal. 171(1): 36-55. 10. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Regional Geographies of the U.S. Southeast and Sub-Saharan Africa: The Potential for Comparative Insights.” Southeastern Geographer 45(1): 44-53. 9. Logan, B.I. and W.G. Moseley. 2002. "The Political Ecology of Poverty Alleviation in Zimbabwe’s Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)." Geoforum. 33(1): 1-14. 8. Moseley, W.G. 2001. “Monitoring Urban Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa.” African Geographical Review. 21:81-90. 7. Moseley, W.G. 2001. “Political Ecology and the Rural Southern Vote: A Note on the 2000 Presidential Election.” Southeastern Geographer. 41(2): 289-295. 6. Moseley, W.G. 2001. “African Evidence on the Relation of Poverty, Time Preference and the Environment.” Ecological Economics. 38(3): 317-326. 5. Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. 2001. “Conceptualizing Hunger Dynamics: A Critical Examination of Two Famine Early Warning Methodologies in Zimbabwe.” Applied Geography. 21(3): 223-248. 4. Moseley, W.G., and C.F. Jordan. 2001. “Measuring Agricultural Sustainability: Energy Analysis of Conventional Till and No-Till Maize in the Georgia Piedmont.” Southeastern Geographer. 41(1): 105-116. 3. Moseley, W.G. 2001. "Computer Assisted Comprehension of Distant Worlds: Understanding Hunger Dynamics in Africa." Journal of Geography. 100(1): 32-45. 2. Moseley, W.G. 2000. "Paradoxical Constraints to Agricultural Intensification in Malawi: The Interplay Between Labor, Land and Policy." Department of Geography, Discussion Paper Series. No. 00-1. Athens: University of Georgia. 1. Moseley, W.G. 1994. "An equation for the replacement value of agroforestry." Agroforestry Systems. 26: 47-52. C. Book Chapters and Encyclopaedia Entries 41. Carter, E. and W.G. Moseley. (forthcoming and accepted). "Political Ecology" In: eds. Andrews, G., J. Pearce, V. Crooks and J. Messina (eds.). COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Geographical perspectives, issues and agendas. Berlin: Springer. 40. Moseley, W.G. (forthcoming and accepted). “Political Agronomy 101: An Introduction to the Political Ecology of Industrial Cropping Systems.” In: Alexandros Gasparatos and Abubakari Ahmed (eds). The Political Ecology of Industrial Crops. London: Earthscan/Routledge. 39. Moseley, W.G. 2020. “The African Sky is Best at Sunset: Debriefing to Reframe a Village Experience.” In Joan Gillespie, Dana Gross & Lisa Jasinski (eds.). Faculty as Global Learners: Opportunities and Strategies to Support Off-Campus Study Leaders at Liberal Arts Colleges. University of Michigan Press. Pgs 284-288. 38. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “La Nouvelle Révolution Verte pour l'Afrique et les Agricultrices au Mali et au Burkina Faso: Une Critique de l'Ecologie Politique.” In : Intersecting Identities: Coexistence, Conflict and Reconciliation in West Africa and Its Diasporas (Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference of the Mande Studies Association). August 2-6, 2017. International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) Côte d’Ivoire http://mandestudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Actes-du-congres_Proceedings_MANSA-10.pdf


37. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “One step forward, two steps back in farmer knowledge exchange: ‘scaling-up’ as Fordist replication in drag.” In: Sumberg, J. (ed). Agronomy for Development: The Politics of Knowledge in Agricultural Research, Abingdon: Routledge. 36. Moseley, W.G. 2017. “Dependency Theory.” In: Richardson, D. (ed). International Encyclopedia of Geography. New York: Wiley. 35. Moseley, W.G. 2016. “Leçons de la Crise Alimentaire Mondiale de 2008: Comment le Mali n'a éviter le Pire?” Proceedings of the Ninhth International Conference on Mande Studies (Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, June, 2014). http://mandestudies.org/wp-content/uploads/proceedings/ACTES-du-COLLOQUE-MANSA-9.pdf 34. Moseley, W.G. 2016. “Conservation-Preservation” In: Adamson, J., W.A. Gleason, and D.N. Pellow, eds. Keywords for Environmental Studies. New York: New York University Press. Pgs 41-44. 33. Moseley, W.G. 2015. “Regional value chains and productivity enhancement in Africa.” In: Hanson, K (ed). Contemporary Regional Development in Africa. Ashgate. (ISBN 978-1-4724-5143-9). Pgs 181-200. 32. Moseley, W.G. 2015. “Food Security and the ‘Green Revolution.’” In: Wright, J (ed). International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. Elsevier. Pgs 307-310. 31. Moseley, W.G. 2014. “Structured Transformation and Natural Resources Management in Africa” In: Kobena T. Hanson, Cristina D'Alessandro and Francis Owusu (eds). Managing Africa's Natural Resources: Capacities for Development. Hampshire, UK: Palgrave. Pges 91-117. 30. Moseley, W.G. 2013. “Chapter 4. Structured Transformation and Natural Resources Management in Africa” In: Africa Capacity Building Foundation. 2013 Africa Capacity Indicators Report. Pp. 147-162. 29. Moseley, W.G. 2012. “Myths of Famine.” In: Bhandari, R., A. Reuss and C. Sturr (eds). Real World Globalization: A Reader in Economics, Business and Politics. Boston, MA: The Dollars and Sense Collective. Chapter 7.4 (this is a reprint of a 2012 article in Dollars & Sense magazine). 28. Moseley, W.G. 2011. “What I Tell My Students.” In: Barlow, A (ed). One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo: 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories. Volume One: Africa. Pp. 68-74. 27. Moseley, W.G. and * E. Jerme 2010. “Desertification.” In: Warf, B. (ed). Encyclopedia of Geography. Sage Publications. Volume 2, pp. 715-719. 26. Murphy, A. et al. (w/ Moseley as co-author). 2010. Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 25. Moseley, W.G. 2009. “Response to Michael Watts.” Whither Development?: The Struggle for Livelihood in the Time of Globalization. Macalester International. Vol 24 (summer). Saint Paul: Macalester College. Pp. 140-149. 24. Moseley, W.G. 2009. “Understanding Africa in a Global Context.” In: Aryeetey-Attoh, S. (ed). Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa, 3rd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Pearson Education. Pp. 15-28. 23. Moseley, W.G. 2008. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.” In: Curran, S., A. Linton, A. Cooke, A. Schrank (eds). The Global Governance of Food. New York: Routledge. 22. Moseley, W.G. 2008. “Mali's Cotton Conundrum: Commodity Production and Development on the Periphery.” In: Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray (eds). Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Pp. 83-102. 21. Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray. 2008. “Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa.” In: Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray (eds). Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Pp. 1-31.


20. Gray, L.C. and W.G. Moseley. 2008. “Hanging by a Thread: The Future of Cotton in Africa.” In: Moseley, W.G. and L.C. Gray (eds). Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization and Poverty in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Pp. 272-281. 19. Moseley, W.G. 2008. “Understanding African Issues in Context: The Global and The Local as Interpreted by the Media, Scholars and Policymakers.” In: Moseley, W.G. (ed.). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues, 3rd Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. 18. Moseley, W.G. 2008. Entry on cotton for the Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Edited by Peter N. Stearns. New York: Oxford University Press. Vol. 3, pp. 361-364. 17. Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Post-Apartheid Vineyards: Land Redistribution Begins to Transform South Africa’s Wine Country.” In: Rakocy, B., A. Reuss and C. Sturr (eds). Real World Globalization: A Reader in Economics, Business and Politics. Boston, MA: The Dollars and Sense Collective. pp. 377-386. (this is a reprint of a 2006 article in Dollars & Sense magazine) 16. Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Discount Rate.” Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Edited by Paul Robbins. Sage Publications. Volume 2, pgs 464-465. 15. Moseley, W.G. 2007. “Mali.” Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Edited by Paul Robbins. Sage Publications. Volume 3, pgs 1085-1086. 14. Moseley, W.G., D. Lanegran and K. Pandit. 2007. “Introduction: Situating Geography.” In: Moseley, W.G., D. Lanegran and K. Pandit (eds). The Introductory Reader in Human Geography: Contemporary Debates and Classic Writings. Malden, MA: Blackwell Press. 13. Moseley, W.G. 2006. “Understanding African Issues in Context: Global and Local Forces.” In: Moseley, W.G. (ed.). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues, 2nd Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. Pp. xvii-xxv. 12. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Cotton.” In: Helmut Geist (ed.) Our Earth’s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change. Volume 1. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Pp. 148-151. 11. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Food Security.” In: Helmut Geist (ed.) Our Earth’s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change. Volume 1. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Pp. 234-235. 10. Moseley, W.G. 2005. “Poverty.” In: Helmut Geist (ed.) Our Earth’s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change. Volume 2. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Pp. 478-481. 9. Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. 2005. “Food Security.” In: Wisner, B., C. Toulmin and R. Chitiga (eds). Toward a New Map of Africa. London: Earthscan Publications. Pp. 133-152. 8. Moseley, W.G. 2004. "Yankee Go Home: Tales of a Northerner Educated in the South." In: Wheeler, JO and SD Braun. The Role of the South in the Making of American Geography: Centennial of the AAG. Blackwell Publishers. Pp 386-391. 7. Moseley, W.G. 2004. “Interpreting African Issues: Commentators, Scholars, Policymakers.” In: Moseley, W.G. (ed.). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial African Issues. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. Pp. xiii-xxi. 6. Moseley. W.G. 2004. “Environmental Degradation and ‘Poor’ Smallholders in the West African Sudano-Sahel: Global Discourses and Local Realities.” In: Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. (eds). African Environment and Development: Rhetoric, Programs, Realities. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited. Pp. 41-62.


5. Logan, B.I. and W.G. Moseley. 2004. “African Environment and Development: An Introduction.” In: Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. (eds). African Environment and Development: Rhetoric, Programs, Realities. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited. Pp. 1-14. 4. Moseley, W.G. 2004. “Whither African Environment and Development?” In: Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. (eds). African Environment and Development: Rhetoric, Programs, Realities. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited. Pp. 229-240. 3. Moseley, W.G. 2002. “Peripheral Vision: Globalization, Sustainable Development, and the Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” In: Logan, B.I. (ed.) Globalization, the Third World State and Poverty-Alleviation in The Twenty-First Century. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Pp. 181-196. 2. Moseley, W.G., J.A. Earl and L. Diarra. 2002. "La decentralization et les conflits entre agriculteurs et éleveurs dans le delta intérieur du Niger." [Decentralization and Farmer-Herder Conflicts in the Inner Niger Delta] In: Orange D., Arfi R., Kuper M., Morand P., Poncet Y. (eds.) La Gestion Intégrée des Ressources Naturelles en Zones Inondables Tropicales. Collection Colloques et Séminaires. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. Paris, France. Pp. 101-118. 1. Moseley, W.G. 1996. “A Foundation for Coping with Environmental Change: Indigenous Agroecological Knowledge Among the Bambara of Djitoumou, Mali.” In Adams, W.M., and Slikkerveer, J. (eds.). Indigenous Knowledge and Change in African Agriculture. Studies in Technology and Social Change Series, No. 26. pgs. 11-130. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University. D. Book Reviews 2020. Co-authored review. Corey Johnson, Marie Price, Glen MacDonald, William G. Moseley, Dawn Wright & Alexander B. Murphy (2020) Geography: Why It Matters. In: The AAG Review of Books, 8(1): 34-42. 2019. Review of Jane Battersby and Vanessa Watson (eds). Urban Food Systems Governance and Poverty in African Cities. London: Routledge. Urban Studies. 56(14), 3047–3050. 2019. Review of Chappell, J. Beginning to End Hunger: Food and the Environment in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Beyond. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. AAG Review of Books. 7(3): 181-183. 2013. Review of Carmody, P. The New Scramble for Africa. Malden, MA: Polity Press. Economic Geography. 89(3): 313-314. 2012. Review of Ryan, O. Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa. New York: Zed Books. Economic Geography. 88(3): 341-342. 2011. Review of T. Bassett and A. Winter-Nelson. The Atlas of World Hunger. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 101(5): 1173-1174. 2009. Review of N. Fold and M.N. Larsen (eds). Globalization and Restructuring of African Commodity Flows. Uppsala: The Nordic Africa Institute. Canadian Journal of African Studies. 43(3): 588-590. 2008. Review of C.M. Good, Jr. The Steamer Parish: The Rise and Fall of Missionary Medicine on an African Frontier. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. The Professional Geographer. 60(4): 593-595. 2005. Review (with Erika Jermé) of J. Fairhead and M. Leach. Science, Society and Power: Environmental Knowledge and Policy in West Africa and the Caribbean. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. African Studies Review. 48(3): 187-188. 2005. Review of W. Beinart and J. McGregor. Social History & African Environments. Oxford: James Currey. The Professional Geographer. 57(4): 614-615.


2005. Review of J. Keeley and I. Scoones. Understanding Environmental Policy Processes: Cases from Africa. London: Earthscan Publications. The Geographical Journal. 171(2): 190. 2003. Review of R. Tripp. Seed Provision & Agricultural Development. London: Overseas Development Institute/Oxford: James Curry/Portsmouth(N.H.): Heinemann. African Studies Review. 46(1): 201-203. 2002. Review of T.J. Bassett. The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa: Côte d’Ivoire, 1880-1995. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 92(4): 801-803. 2002. Review of T.A. Benjaminsen and C. Lund, eds. Politics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel: Understanding Natural Resources Management. Uppsala, Sweden: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. The Professional Geographer. 54(4): 568-570. 2001. Review of K.M. Baker. Indigenous Land Management in West Africa. An Environmental Balancing Act. New York: Oxford University Press. African Studies Review. 44(3): 110-111. E. Editorials, Radio, TV and Print Interviews, Reports, Non-Refereed Articles 2020 Clapp, J., B. Burlingame, W.G. Moseley, P. Termine et al. “Food Security and Nutrition: Building A

Global Narrative Towards 2030.” Report #15. High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE), UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS). June. http://www.fao.org/3/ca9731en/ca9731en.pdf

Moseley, W.G. “The Geography of COVID-19 and a Vulnerable Global Food System.” World Politics Review. May 12. Moseley, W.G. “How will COVID-19 affect Africa’s food systems?” African Arguments. March 25.

2019 Interview with Adam Klein. African Sky Podcast. Oct 1, 2019. (https://africansky.org/podcast/episode-5-

bill-moseley/) Moseley, W.G. “Africa’s Crippling Drought Shows the Importance of Climate Change Adaptation. World Politics Review. July 22. Video of live public conversation with Macalester College President Brian Rosenberg & former student Julia Morgan. Big Questions Seattle: How Will We Sustainably Feed Nine Billion People in 2050? January 31, 2019. Seattle, WA. (https://www.macalester.edu/news/2019/01/big-questions-seattle-how-will-we-sustainably-feed-nine-billion-people-in-2050/#/0) Moseley, W.G. “Städter wollen keine Hirse.” [City dwellers do not want millet]. Welt Sichten. Pgs 13-17. December/January.

2018 Moseley, W.G. “Transactional foreign aid doesn’t work.” MinnPost. November 2.

Moseley, W.G. “Trump is giving protectionism a bad name” Dollars and Sense. Sept/Oct.

Moseley, W.G. and J. Morgan. “Why it’s important to recognise multiple food systems in Africa.” The Conversation Africa. June 18.

Moseley, W.G. “Is food self-sufficiency making a come-back?” African Arguments. June 15.

Moseley, W.G. “National Geographic’s Mea Culpa Isn’t Enough.” Africa is a Country. April 24.

2017 Moseley, W.G. “Trump, tribalism and the end of American capitalism.” Al jazeera English. Dec 15.

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2016 Moseley, W.G. “A Political Economy Analysis of the ILRI/IITA Crop Livestock Integration Project in Burundi.” Policy report for International Livestock Research Institute and International Institute for Tropical Agriculture. Nov 15.

Moseley, W.G. and R. Fehr. “Female farmers suffer most in southern Africa drought.” Al jazeera English. Sept 30

2015 Moseley, W.G. “Climate change adaptation is not just about vulnerable countries.” African Arguments.

Dec 29

Moseley, W.G. "The dark alliance of global philanthropy and capitalism." Al jazeera English. Dec 1. Moseley, W.G. "The US must stand by Mali, our friend and ally." Minneapolis StarTribune. Nov 25. Moseley, W.G. "Beware the Green Revolution." African Arguments. Oct 7.

Moseley, W.G. “Africa’s entrepreneurial dilemma.” Al jazeera English (print). August 4.

Moseley, W.G. “How outsiders are complicit in African issues.” Minneapolis StarTribune. July 31. Moseley, W.G. “The pope, U.S. conservatives and the climate of capitalism.” MinnPost. July 15. Moseley, W.G. “Climate change and female farmers in Botswana.” Al jazeera English (print). June 19.

2014 Moseley, W.G. “The Limits of New Social Entrepreneurship.” Al jazeera English (print). Dec 22.

Moseley, W.G. “What we can learn from Cuba's agroecology.” Minneapolis StarTribune. Dec 21. Moseley, W.G. “What Westerners can learn from the Hajj.” Minneapolis StarTribune. October 7.

Moseley, W.G. 2014. “Artisanal Gold Mining's Curse on West African Farming.” Al jazeera English (print). July 9. Moseley, W.G. “Graduation advice for aspiring humanitarians.” Al jazeera English (print). May 28.

Moseley, W.G. “Geographic Perspective Matters in Policy Debates.” MN 2020. May 12. Moseley, W.G. “Minnesota’s Enduring Relationship with the Peace Corps.” MN 2020. March 12.

Moseley, W.G. “How a coup d’état drove a scholar to social media.” Africa is a Country. January 20.

Moseley, W.G. “Why we get fat?” Al jazeera-English (print). January 20.

2013 Moseley, W.G. “No food for the poor: Malthus and Republican ideologues.” Al jazeera-English (print).

November 18.

Moseley, W.G. and V. Malwatte. “Sri Lanka's tropical beaches: A development trap?” Al jazeera-English (print). October 25. Moseley, W.G., S. Peyton and J. Battersby. “The real solution to South Africa's food problem.” Al jazeera-English (print). September 8. Moseley, W.G. “Crossing the Sahara in a different era” Al jazeera-English (print). Aug 11.


Moseley, W.G. and J.M. Lindgren. “The 'invisible' farmer and the global hunger debate.” Al jazeera-English (print). July 21.

Moseley, W.G. “Eating together and expanding the table.” Al jazeera-English (print). June 5.

Moseley, W.G. “Too many elephants in African parks?” Al jazeera-English (print). April 21.

Moseley, W.G. “Don't make the same anti-terrorism mistakes in Mali.” Al jazeera-English (print). Jan 15.

2012 Moseley, W.G. “Don’t Go Soft on Study Abroad: a Call for Academic Rigor.” Chronicle of Higher

Education (print). December 12.

Moseley, W.G. "The corporate take-over of African food security and agricultural production." Good Governance Africa (print). November 1. Interview about drought and corn crop. News and Views with Susie Jones. WCCO-AM radio. August 12. Moseley, W.G. “A Silver Lining in the Drought.” New York Times (print). August 8.

Moseley, W.G. “Assaulting Tolerance in Mali.” Al jazeera-English (print). July 16.

Moseley, W.G. “Africa’s Future? Botswana’s Growth with Hunger.” Al jazeera-English (print). May 8. Moseley, W.G. “A more radical choice for World Bank president.” Al jazeera- English (print). April 28. Moseley, W.G. “Azawad: The latest African border dilemma.” Al jazeera-English (print). April 18. Panel discussion and interview regarding situation in Mali (TV). “Are sanctions beginning to bite in Mali?” Aljazeera’s ‘Inside Story.’ | April 6. Radio interview on “The World Today.” BBC. April 4. Moseley, W.G. “Massive corruption does not justify Malian coup.” Al jazeera-English (print). April 1. Moseley, W.G. “Mali's coup must be widely condemned.” Al Jazeera-English (print). March 23. Moseley, W.G. "Famine Myths: Five Misunderstandings Related to the 2011 Hunger Crisis in the Horn of Africa." Dollars & Sense. March/April. pp. 17-21.

Moseley, W.G. "American decline and the imperative for higher education." Al jazeera – English (print). Feb 9.

Moseley, W.G. “Imperialism 2.0: EU fosters Botswana degradation.” Al jazeera – English (print). Feb 1.

2011 Moseley, W.G. “China’s farming history misapplied in Africa.” Al jazeera – English (print). October 27.

Interview with Tom Crann (Radio). “Macalester's William Moseley brings hunger-violence research to U.N.” MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. October 3.

Interview (Television). “Famine in the Horn of Africa.” Almanac. Twin Cities Public Television. September 30. Moseley, W.G. "Famine in the Horn of Africa: Malthus Beware.” Al jazeera – English (print). August 23.

Interviewed by Radio Sweden about famine in the Horn of Africa. August 11.


Panel discussion and interview regarding drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Aljazeera's 'Inside Story' (TV). August 6, 2011. Interviewed on Southern California Public Radio regarding famine in the Horn of Africa. Pat Morrison Show. August 4, 2011. Moseley, W.G. "Why They’re Starving. The man-made roots of famine in the Horn of Africa." The Washington Post. July 29.pg. A19. (reprinted in Albany Times, Sacramento Bee, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, South Mississippi Sun Herald, Buffalo News, Muskegon Chronicle, Boulder Daily Camera, Takoma NewsTribune, Austin Statesman, Minn Post and West Hawaii Today). Moseley, W.G. "Make farming energy efficient." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 3. pg. 15A. Moseley, W.G. and Ana Miscolta-Cameron. Instructor’s Resource Guide: Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues (Online). 4th Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.

2010 Two Voice of America Stories profiling research undertaken by Moseley, Carney and Becker on the 2008 global food crisis in West Africa. 1) “West Africans, Free Markets and the '08 Food Crisis,” 3/14/2010. “Study Documents Effects of Market Policy Changes on Three West African Countries,” 3/22/2010

2009 Moseley, W.G. “Area Studies in a Global Context.” Chronicle of Higher Education. Nov 29.

Moseley, W.G. "Stop the Blanket Militarization of Humanitarian Aid." Foreign Policy. July 31 2008 Moseley, W.G. “Let’s not pull back on the Peace Corps.” Minneapolis StarTribune. Dec 11.

Moseley, W.G. “In search of a better revolution.” Minneapolis StarTribune. May 14. p. A11. Interviewed for article by Eric Blair. “Trading Places: The friction between the fair-trade and local-first movements” Charleston City Paper. April 30. Moseley, W.G. Instructor’s Manual for Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues, 3rd Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.

2007 Moseley, W.G. “Farmers in developing world hurt by 'eat local' philosophy in U.S.” San Francisco

Chronicle. November 18. pg. E5. (also published in the Seattle Post- Intelligencer on November 19, under the title “Change global marketplace rules,” reprinted in Farmer’s Market Today, March/April 2008).

Interviewed by Joel Grostephan. “Ethanol puts strain on immigrant farming.” Story produced by Great Lakes Radio Consortium for NPR affiliates. September 3.

Moseley, W.G. "A population remedy is right here at home: U.S. overconsumption is a bigger issue than fertility." The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 11.

Interviewed by Jean Feraca for Here on Earth, “Fair Trade Wine.” Wisconsin Public Radio. June 30.

*Kerr, LM and W.G. Moseley. “How Ethanol is Hurting the State’s Hmong Farmers.” Op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 18, pg. A19.

Moseley, W.G. “Transformation and the Delinquent South African Wine Connoisseur.” Op-ed in Cape Argus (Cape Town newspaper). March 19, pg. 13.

Selected and wrote summaries of articles appearing in the revised 11th edition of Global Studies: Africa. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.


2006 Estrada, HM. “Time to Try S. African Wine, Prof. Says.” Minneapolis Star Tribune. Monday, September 18. p. B3. (Interview regarding worker produced, fair trade wine from South Africa).

Moseley, W.G. “America’s Lost Vision: The Demise of Development.” International Herald Tribune. Pg. 7, August 9 (reprinted in the November 2006 issue of the AAG Newsletter, p. 17).

Interviewed by Paul Crann of Minnesota Public Radio for All Things Considered. “Black economic empowerment enters South African wine industry.” August 7.

Moseley, W.G. Instructor’s Manual for Taking Sides: Clashing Views on African Issues, 2nd Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.

Moseley, W.G. "Post-Apartheid Vineyards: land redistribution begins to transform South Africa’s wine country." Dollars & Sense Magazine. Pp. 16-21. Jan/Feb Issue (Reprinted in the revised 11th edition (2007) and 12th edition (2008)) of Global Studies-Africa. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. Also reprinted in Real World Globalization, 9th Edition (2007). Boston: Dollars & Sense; and Real World Labor (2009) Boston: Dollars & Sense).

2005 Moseley, W.G. and S.T. Ledermann. “Global Cotton Economy: Prospect and Peril.” Africa Week

Magazine. April. 2004 Moseley, W.G. “Cotton’s Not King: Farm Subsidies and Africa.” International Herald Tribune, July 20,

pg. 8.

Moseley, W.G. “On Geography and the American Liberal Arts College.” Association of American Geographer’s Newsletter. 39(7):10.

Moseley, W.G. and *Katie R. Ashton. Instructor’s Manual for Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial African Issues. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.

2002. Moseley, W.G. “Reflections of an American Geographer on the Anniversary of September 11th.”

Association of American Geographer’s Newsletter. 37(11):11-12 (reprinted in Moseley, W.G., D. Lanegran and K. Pandit (eds). 2007. The Introductory Reader in Human Geography: Contemporary Debates and Classic Writings. Malden, MA: Blackwell Press).

Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. “A Critical Examination of Two Famine Early Warning Methodologies in Zimbabwe: What Lessons May Be Learned?” Food Forum. Issue 60, p. 7-10. Moseley, W.G. “Bush grasps to define enemy.” Chicago Sun Times. March 16 (Op-Ed).

Moseley, W.G. “Voodoo environmentalism.” The Christian Science Monitor. February 27 (Op-Ed).

2001 Moseley, W.G. “Peace Corps and People-Centered Development.” Daily Chronicle. October 19, p. A6

(Op-Ed). 1999 Moseley, W.G. “Assessment of Natural Resource Decision-Maker Priorities, Mali (West Africa)” Mimeo.

SANREM CRSP. Watkinsville, GA, USA. 1997 Moseley, W.G. et al. Chapter regarding environmental programs in 1996 Agency Performance Report:

U.S. Agency for International Development. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development.

Moseley, W.G. “Consultancy to Demonstrate Malawi Database and Examine Possibilities for Longer Term Use of the RiskMap Approach in Malawi: Final Report.” Mimeo. Lilongwe: Save the Children Fund (UK).


Moseley, W.G. and J. Earl. “RiskMap Food Security Baseline: Final Report for Lesotho.” Mimeo. London: Save the Children Fund (UK).

1996 Earl, J. and W.G. Moseley. “RiskMap Food Security Baseline: Final Report for Malawi.” Mimeo.

London: Save the Children Fund (UK).

Earl, J and W.G. Moseley. “RiskMap Food Security Baseline: Final Report for Zimbabwe.” Mimeo. London: Save the Children Fund (UK).

1995 Moseley, W.G. “Credit, Market Women and Food Security in Mali.” In Learning From Experience,

Special Issue on Gender. Save the Children Fund, London. Overseas Information and Research. pp. 8-9.

Moseley, W.G. "Securing Livelihoods in Marginal Environments: Can NGOs Make a Long Term Difference?" in Policy In The Making, Poverty and Food Economy: Assessing Livelihoods. Save the Children Fund, London. Policy Development Unit Discussion Paper Number 4: 12-22.

1994 Moseley, W.G. et al. “Rapport d’Evaluation sur La Banque Grameen de L’Association des Femmes

d’Attara.” Mimeo. Mopti, Mali: Save the Children Fund (UK). 1993 Earl, J. and W.G. Moseley. “Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Non-Formal Education as the Core of

Sustainable Community Development: The Case of Djitoumou, Mali.” Mimeo. Ann Arbor: Population-Environment Dynamics Project, University of Michigan.

1992 Moseley, W.G. “Measuring the Environmental Sustainability of Human Economies: Some Suggestions and

Examples of Indicators at the National Level.” Mimeo. Washington, D.C.: Environment Department, The World Bank.

1991 Moseley, W.G. “Policy Prospects for a Post-Conference Niger.” Mimeo. Niamey, Niger: Economics

Section, U.S. Embassy.

Mora, L., W.G. Moseley and J. Kinney. Crisis at Our Doorstep: Occupational and Environmental Health for Mexico-U.S.-Canada Trade Negotiations. Chicago: NSWI Press.

1990 Moseley, W.G. "United States-Mexican Free Trade & The Occupational Health Crisis of Mexico's

Maquiladoras." Workplace Safety & Health, August, p.2. PRESENTATIONS / CONFERENCE ACTIVITY A. Invited Presentations at Other Universities, Colleges and Institutes 2020 Moseley, W.G. "Food Security and Nutrition: Building A Global Narrative Towards 2030." Trinity

University, Arlington, TX. November 12.

Moseley, W.G. “The New Green Revolution for Africa.” Alexandria Technical and Community College. Alexandria, MN. September 15.

2019 Moseley, W.G. “Problems with the Ricardian Food Security Dream: Botswana's Conundrum of Growth

with Hunger.” Workshop on Managed aquifer recharge with check dams to increase water availability in Botswana. University of Botswana. July 9-12.

Moseley, W.G. “Agriculture on the Brink: Climate Change, Labor and Smallholder Farming in Botswana.” Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. March 20-21.


2018 Moseley, W.G. “Rice Value Chains and Poor Female Farmers: A Political Ecology of the New Green Revolution for Africa and Women’s Nutrition in Burkina Faso.” Department of Geography, University of Denver, Denver, CO. May 31.

2017 Moseley, W.G. “The New Green Revolution for Africa and Female Farmers: A Political Ecology

Critique.” African Studies Dept, Penn State University, State College, PA, March 22.

Moseley, W.G. “The New Green Revolution for Africa and Female Farmers: A Political Ecology Critique.” Dept of Geography, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Feb 17.

2016 Moseley, W.G. “Has Development Agronomy Learned the Wrong Lessons from the First Green

Revolution? The Troubling Assumptions of the New Green Revolution for Africa.” African Studies Initiative, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Oct 28.

Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Dept of Geography, University of Minnesota at Duluth. April 20.

Moseley, W.G. Panellist for roundtable discussion on African Studies Beyond the Research Institution. African Studies Initiative, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, April 7. Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform & Food Security in West Africa.” Department of Geography, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Mar 17 Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Department of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, Feb 26.

2015 Moseley, W.G. 2015. “Can Markets & Technology Solve the Scourge of Global Hunger? The New Green

Revolution for Africa, Marginal Communities, & Rural Malnutrition in Mali.” Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. October 27.

Moseley, W.G. 2015. “Problems with the Ricardian Food Security Dream: Botswana's Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Oct 2. Moseley, W.G. 2015. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Department of Geography, University of Pune, Pune, India. Sept 12. Moseley, W.G. 2015. “A Critical Perspective on Mainstream American Environmental Thinking: Rethinking the Hetch Hetchy Valley Controversy.” American Studies Program, Ferguson College, Pune, India. Sept 8. Moseley, W.G. “Food Security and Food Crisis: An Interdisciplinary Conversation with Professor William Moseley.” Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. April 13.

Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Department of Geography, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. March 31. Moseley, W.G. “Public Scholarship and Social Media.” Department of Geography, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. March 31.

Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Global Studies Program, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, NY, Food Studies Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH. Feb 23.


Moseley, W.G. Value (Chain) Proposition: Mali's Smallholder Farmers and Global Agriculture's Final Frontier.” International Roundtable, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN. Feb 20.

2014 Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform

and Food Security in West Africa.” Geography Awareness Week Speaker. Geography Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. Nov 3.

Moseley, W.G. “Problems with the Ricardian Food Security Dream: Botswana's Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” Geography Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH. October 24. Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Food Studies Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH. October 23. Moseley, W.G. “Regional Value Chains & Productivity Enhancements: the Cases of Rice and Cacao in West Africa.” Webinar presenter for UNDP Learning Network on Capacity Development. May 5.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods & Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire & Mali.” Development Alternatives, Inc. Bethesda, MD. March 26. Moseley, W.G. “Getting to Real Agricultural Development in Africa.” Panel presenter for Weissberg Chair event, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, April 4. Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Keynote for conference: Mapping Outside the Lines: Geography as a Nexus for Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, February 21.

2013 Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods & Urban Food Security in West Africa: A

Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire & Mali.” African Studies Program, Penn State University, November 20, State College, PA

Moseley, W.G. “Understanding the Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Department of Environmental Science, University of Pune, Oct 24, Pune, India. Moseley, W.G. “Human-Environment Interactions in the Context of Globalization: An Introduction to Political Ecology.” ACM Study Abroad Program, Oct 23, Pune, India. Moseley, W.G. “Thoughts on global food security.” Perspectives on Global Food Security and Social Justice: A Roundtable Discussion. University of Minnesota, May 8, Minneapolis, MN.

2012 Moseley, W.G. “Migration and Urban Food Security Dynamism in Times of Change:

The Case of Mali.” Workshop on Migration, Urbanization and Food Security. African Food Security Urban Network. November 26-27. Cape Town, South Africa.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” African Studies Program, Gustavus Adolphus College, November 12. Saint Peter, MN. Moseley, W.G. “The Global Food System and Botswana’s Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” International Roundtable, Hamline University, Sept 21, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Hunger Amidst Plenty: Urban-Rural Food Insecurity Dynamics in Botswana.” Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, March 28, Gaborone, Botswana.


Moseley, W.G. “Lessons from the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Agro-Food Dynamics in Mali.” Oxfam USA, March 20, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, MN.

2011 Moseley, W.G. “Famine Myths.” Food Insecurity Forum of the Under-Told Stories Project. Saint Mary’s

University. Nov. 16, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development: Dis-Oriented Histories and Misapplied Lessons.” Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, Oct. 14, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Food insecurity and violence.” Presentation to closed-door seminar co-sponsored by United Nations Framework Team for Action and Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum. October 3. New York, NY.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, March 17, Gaborone, Botswana.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” Agrarian Studies Program, Yale University, Jan 21, New Haven, CT.

2010 Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy

Reform and Food Security in West Africa.” Featured Professional Night Speaker. Advanced Placement Human Geography Readings. Cincinnati, OH, June 6.

Moseley, W.G. “Agricultural Change in Mali (West Africa)” and “The Causes and consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis.” Institute of Public Health, University of Minnesota, June 1, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G, J. Carney and L. Becker. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” Coffee Hour Seminar Series. Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. May 7.

Moseley, W.G.. Panel on Development. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development (IPID). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. February 15.

2009 Moseley, W.G, J. Carney and L. Becker. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food

Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” African Studies Center, University of Kansas, September 18, Lawrence, KS.

Moseley, W.G. “African Studies and the Area Studies Debate: A Liberal Arts College Perspective.” Keynote address. Africa Network Conference. Lisle, IL, April 17. Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis. “ Keynote speaker. Annual Meeting of the UN Association of Minnesota. Feb 15. Minneapolis, MN.

2008 Moseley, W.G. “Trade and Development in Mali and South Africa.” Interdisciplinary Center for the Study

of Global Change Graduate Program. University of Minnesota, Nov 18, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.” Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture Series, Dept of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Sept 26, Madison, WI.

Moseley, W.G. “West African Environmental Narratives and Development-Volunteer Praxis.” Colorado College, September 5, Colorado Springs, CO.


Moseley, W.G. “Agricultural Change in Mali (West Africa).” Institute of Public Health, University of Minnesota, May 29, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “West African Environmental Narratives and Development-Volunteer Praxis.” Grinnell College, April 24, Grinnell, IA.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” Provincial Dept. of Agriculture, March 13 and 19, Elsenburg and Caledon, South Africa. Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” Dept. of Geography, Witwaterstrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa. Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” Dept of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, March 12, Cape Town, South Africa. Moseley, W.G. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.” Anderson Visiting Lecture, Center for African Studies, University of Florida, Feb 22, Gainesville, FL. Moseley, W.G. “Structural Myopia: Relative Wealth, the Environment and Vulnerability in the Malian Cotton Basin.” Anderson Visiting Lecture, Dept of Geography, University of Florida, February 21, Gainesville, FL.

2007 Moseley, W.G. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.”

International Roundtable Series. Hamline University, November 9. Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” Carleton College, February 27, Northfield, MN

2006 Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Policy versus Agrarian Justice: Farm Workers and Land

Redistribution in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.” Invited seminar presentation. Centre for Environment, Agriculture & Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, July 14, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and the Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Invited seminar presentation. Department of Geology, Carleton College, May 11, Northfield, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Invited seminar presentation. Department of Geography, University of Iowa, April 21, Ames, IA.

Moseley, W.G. “The Nature-Society Tradition in Geography: Examples of Research in Mali and South Africa.” Environmental and Technology Studies Program, Carleton College, April 13, Northfield, MN

2005 Moseley, W.G. “Poverty, Environment and Rural Livelihoods in Mali.” Invited Presentation. Carleton

College French Department, November 8, Northfield, MN. Moseley, W.G. “Mali’s Cotton Conundrum: Commodity Production and Development on the Periphery.” Invited seminar presentation. Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape, August 26, Belleville, South Africa. Moseley, W.G. and P. Laris. “Interrogating Past Lives: Development Volunteers and Environmental Narratives.” Invited seminar presentation, Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, August 24, Cape Town, South Africa.


Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Invited seminar presentation. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Western Cape, August 4, Belleville, South Africa.

2004 Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in

Mali.” Invited seminar presentation. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, June 15, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Invited seminar presentation. Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. University of Cape Town, June 8, Cape Town, South Africa. Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Coffee Hour Seminar Series. Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. April 2.


Mali.” Invited guest lecture. Department of History, Carleton College, October 3, Northfield, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “The Political Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change and Household Food Economy in Mali.” Geography Seminar Series. Minnesota State University, September 26, Mankato, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “The Political Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change and Household Food Economy in Mali.” Global Development Studies Seminar Series. Grinnell College. April 28. Grinnell, IA. Moseley, W.G. “Environment-Development Debates and Agricultural Transformation in Mali.” Invited guest lecture. Department of Anthropology. Grinnell College. April 28. Grinnell, IA.

2002 Logan, B.I. and W.G. Moseley. “The Politics of Discourse and Famine Early Warning Systems in Africa.”

World Food Day Symposium. Ethno-Ecology Biodiversity Lab. Department of Anthropology. University of Georgia. October. Athens, GA. Moseley, W.G. “The Political Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change and Household Food Economy in Mali.” Invited lecture at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan. October 11. Ann Arbor, MI.

Moseley, W.G. “A Journey Through Africa: Reflecting on Ten Years in the Development Business.” Northern Illinois University Department of Geography Colloquium Series. February. DeKalb, IL.

2001 Moseley, W.G. “La Dynamique Pauvreté – Dégradation Environnementale, L’Economie Alimentaire et La Production de Coton au Mali.” Paper presented at seminar organized by the Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER). January. Bamako, Mali.

Moseley, W.G. “L’Or Blanc et La Dynamique de la Pauvreté au Mali.” Paper presented at seminar organized by Point Sud. January. Bamako, Mali.

Moseley, W.G. “La Dynamique Pauvreté – Dégradation Environnementale, L’Economie Alimentaire et La Production de Coton au Mali.” Paper presented at seminar organized by the Centre Régional de Recherche Agricole (CRRA). January. Sikasso, Mali.

2000 Logan, B.I. and W.G. Moseley. “The Political Ecology of CAMPFIRE or How Programme

Implementation Threatens the Fire in the Camp.” Paper presented at seminar organized by the Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies. July. Harare, Zimbabwe.


1999 Moseley, W.G. “Images from Mali, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Lesotho: Reflections on Ten Years in the Development Biz.” University of Georgia, Department of Geography Brown Bag Series. March, Athens, GA.

B. Conference Paper and Roundtable Presentations 2020 Moseley, W.G. panellist in virtual roundtable. Discussion of HLPE Report: Radically Transforming Food

Systems for Global Food Security and Nutrition. July 13. Annual Conference of the Institute of Food Technologists.

Moseley, W.G. panellist in virtual roundtable. “Slow geographies and ecological-ethical dilemmas of international research.” Virtual Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. April 8.

2019 Moseley, W.G. “Diverse Diets and Markets: An Arranged Marriage? A Political Ecology of the New

Green Revolution for Africa and Women’s Nutrition in Burkina Faso.” Annual meeting of African Studies Association. Boston, MA. Nov 21-23.

Moseley, W.G. “Honoring the Unflinchingly Positive Chérif Keïta, the Mande World’s Extraordinary Ambassador.” Part of a special session entitled “Scholar, Mansaba, and Master of the Word: Chérif Keïta’s Life in Mande and African Studies.” Annual meeting of African Studies Association. Boston, MA. Nov 21-23. Moseley, W.G. “Turbulence on the Periphery: The New Green Revolution for Africa as a Contested Narrative of Incorporation. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. April 3-7, Washington, DC.

2018 Moseley, W.G. “Boserupian Intensification Under Geopolitical Isolation: A Political Ecology of Crop-

Livestock Integration in Burundi” Annual meeting of African Studies Association. Atlanta, GA Nov 28-30.

Moseley, W.G. 2018. “Rice Value Chains and Poor Female Farmers: A Political Ecology of the New Green Revolution for Africa, Agrobiodiversity, & Women’s Nutrition in Burkina Faso.” Political Ecology Network Biennial Conference. Oslo, Norway. June 19-22.

Moseley, W.G. 2018. “Rice Value Chains and Poor Female Farmers: A Political Ecology of the New Green Revolution for Africa and Women’s Nutrition in Burkina Faso.” Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. New Orleans, LA, USA. April 10-14.

2017 Moseley, W.G. “The New Green Revolution for Africa and Burkina’s Women Rice Farmers: A Feminist

Political Agronomy Perspective.” Annual meeting of African Studies Association. Chicago, IL Nov 16-19.

Moseley, W.G. 2017. “La Nouvelle Révolution Verte pour l'Afrique et les Agricultrices au Mali et au Burkina Faso: Une Critique de l'Ecologie Politique.” Tenth International Conference of the Mande Studies Association. August 2-6, 2017. International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) Côte d’Ivoire. Moseley, W.G. “The New Green Revolution for Africa and Female Farmers: A Political Ecology Critique.” Annual Meeting of the American Geographical Association, Boston, MA, April 5-8, 2017.

Moseley, W.G. “Trump’s America or Our America?: A View from the Periphery.” Special session on “Public Intellectualism in a Trump America.” Annual Meeting of the American Geographical Association, Boston, MA, April 5-8, 2017. Moseley, W.G. “Food & Water Plenary Session speaker.” Annual Meeting of the American Geographical Association, Boston, MA, April 5-8, 2017.


2016 Moseley, W.G. “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in Farmer Knowledge Exchange: ‘Scaling-Up’ as Fordist Replication in Drag.” Annual meeting of African Studies Association, Washington DC. Dec 1-3.

Moseley, W.G. “Value (Chain) Proposition: West Africa’s Smallholder Farmers and Global Agriculture’s Final Frontier.” An International, Interdisciplinary Conference, Development in Question, The 5th annual conference of the Development Sociology Section of the ASA. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. October 6-8. Moseley, W.G. “Why Capitalism Can’t Have Its Cake & Feed the Hungry Too: On the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal for Food Security and Agriculture in Africa.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Mar 29-Apr 1.

Moseley, W.G. Roundtable discussion on “Conversations Between STS and Agri-Food: The Global Geography of Knowledge-Making and Use.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Mar 29-Apr 1. Moseley, W.G. “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in Farmer Knowledge Exchange: ‘Scaling-Up’ as Fordist Replication in Drag.” Contested Agronomy Conference, University of Sussex, Bristol, UK. 23-25 Feb.

2015 Moseley, W.G. “Agriculture on the Brink: Climate Change, Labor and Smallholder Farming in

Botswana.” Annual meeting of the African Studies Association, San Diego, CA. Nov 19-21.

Moseley, W.G. “Value (Chain) Proposition: Mali’s Smallholder Farmers and Global Agriculture’s Final Frontier.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL 21-25 April.

Moseley, W.G. “Beyond the Resource Curse: Toward a Coordinated Approach to Natural Resource Management in Africa.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, 21-25 April.

2014 Moseley, W.G. “Value (Chain) Proposition: Mali’s Smallholder Farmers and Global Agriculture’s Final

Frontier.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Indianapolis, IN, 20-22 November.

Moseley, W.G. “Smallhold Farming on the Brink of Extinction in Botswana: Climate Change, Labor & Political Economy.”Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL, April 8-12.

Moseley, W.G. “Panelist for roundtable on teaching about Africa.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Tampa, FL, April 8-12.

Moseley, W.G. “Panelist for roundtable geographers in the media.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Tampa, FL, April 8-12.

2013 Moseley, W.G. “Reflecting on the way forward in Mali.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies

Association, Baltimore, MD, 22-23 November.

Moseley, W.G. “Problems with the Ricardian Food Security Dream: Botswana's Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9-13.

Moseley, W.G. Panelist for roundtable on “Geography of the Contemporary Global Food Crisis” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9-13. Moseley, W.G. Panelist for roundtable on “Environmental Management and the Respacing of Livelihoods and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9-13.

2012 Moseley, W.G. “The Global Food System and Botswana’s Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” Annual

Meeting of the African Studies Association. Philadelphia, PA, Nov 29-Dec 1.


2011 Moseley, W.G. “China’s Green Revolution Narrative and Its Implications for African Agricultural

Development.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Washington, DC, Nov 17-19.

Moseley, W.G. “China’s Green Revolution and African Agricultural Development: Dis-Oriented Histories and Misapplied Lessons.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, WA, April 12-16.

Moseley, W.G. Panelist for roundtable on “Geography, Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinarity.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, WA, April 12-16. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable on the Future of the African Geographical Review. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, WA, April 12-16.

2010 Moseley, W.G. “Lessons from the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Agro-Food Dynamics in Mali.” Annual

Meeting of the African Studies Association. San Francisco, CA, November 18-22.

Moseley, W.G. “Contrasting and Converging Perspectives of the American and Chinese Policy Establishments on Food and Agricultural Development in West Africa.” China and the Future of Human Geography, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, August 26-28.

Moseley, W.G. “Lessons from the 2008 Global Food Crisis: Urban Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in Mali.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Washington, DC, April 14-17. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Pragmatic critique and critical engagement in human-environment research.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 14-17. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences: The Forthcoming National Research Council Report.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 14-17.

2009 Moseley, W.G, J. Carney and L. Becker. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food

Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Doing land reform: geographers interpret contemporary struggles over land.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Long term collaboration and meaningful partnerships with African universities.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27.

2008 Moseley, W.G. . “Structural Myopia: Relative Wealth, the Environment and Vulnerability in the Malian

Cotton Basin.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Nov 14.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Narratives, Land Redistribution Policy and the Silent Small Farming Alternative in South Africa’s Western Cape.” International Geographical Congress, Tunis, Tunisia, August 12-15.

Moseley, W.G. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, April 15-19.

Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Writing for Success: Getting Geography Op-Eds in the Newspaper.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, April 15-19.


Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Study Abroad I: Critical Perspectives on Service Learning and Development.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, April 15-19.

2007 Moseley, W.G. “Collaborating in the Field, Working for Change: Reflecting on Partnerships Between

Academics, Development Organizations and Rural Communities in Africa.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, New York, NY. October 18-21.

Moseley, W.G and B. McCusker. “Fighting the Fire with a Broken Tea Cup: South Africa’s Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Programme.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. San Francisco, CA. April 17-21.

Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Bringing Geography to the World.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. San Francisco, CA. April 17-21.

2006 Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Agricultural Narratives, Land Redistribution Policy and the Silent Small

Farming Alternative in South Africa’s Western Cape.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. San Francisco, CA. November 16-19.

Moseley, W.G. “Environmental Justice and Land Reform in the New South Africa: The Case of Farm Workers in the Western Cape Province.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Chicago, IL. March 7-11.

2005 Moseley, W.G. “Subaltern Agroecological Knowledge and Environmental Justice in the New South

Africa: Neoliberal Agricultural Policy, Farm Worker Insights and Land Reform in the Western Cape Province.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Washington, D.C. November 17-19 Moseley, W.G. “Making Knee Jerk Environmentalists Think: A Geographic Perspective on Conservation and Preservation.” Annual Meeting of the West Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers. Iowa City, Iowa, November 4. Moseley, W.G. and P. Laris. “Interrogating Past Lives: Development Volunteers and Environmental Narratives.” Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “ Public Scholarship, Community Engagement, and Field Work.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Geography and the American Liberal Arts College: Ideas and Strategies for Augmenting the Presence of Geography.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO. Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on “Geography and the Media: Writing Opinion Pieces for the Print Media.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO.

2004 Moseley, W.G. “Mali’s Cotton Conundrum: Commodity Production and Development on the Periphery.”

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 11-14, New Orleans, LA.

Moseley, W.G. “Mali’s Cotton Dilemma: Commodity Production and Development on the Periphery.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 15-19, Philadelphia, PA.


Moseley. W.G. “The Role of Geographic Methods, Approaches and Perspectives in Addressing African Development Challenges.” Roundtable presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-19, 2004.

2003. Moseley, W.G. and P. Laris. “Interrogating Past Lives: Development Volunteers and Environmental

Narratives.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. October 31, Boston, MA.

Moseley, W.G. “Poverty-Environment Interactions and The Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Paper presented at Research and Pedagogy in Political Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Environment and Development Studies, October 24-25, St. Paul, MN. Moseley, W.G. “(Re)Examining Rural African Livelihoods and Environmental Change: Relative Wealth and Vulnerability in the Malian Cotton Basin.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (J. Warren Nystrom Dissertation Competition). New Orleans, LA, March 5-8.

Moseley, W.G. “The Region and Political Ecology in Africa.” Roundtable on Political Ecology in the Regions, Africa. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New Orleans, LA, March 5-8. Moseley, W.G. “Leaving Hallowed Practices for Hollow Ground: Wealth, Poverty and Cotton Production in Southern Mali.” Paper Presented at the Twin Cities Africanist Symposium. Sacred Ground: Memory, Ritual and Place in Africa. Carleton College, 21-22 February. Northfield, MN.

2002 Moseley, W.G. “Export Orientation, Environmental Change and Household Vulnerability in the Malian

Cotton Basin.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. December. Washington, D.C. Moseley, W.G. “Reflecting on Fieldwork in Geography.” Roundtable on Fieldwork in Geography. Annual Meeting of the West Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers. October 18. Minneapolis, MN. Moseley, W.G. “Collaborative Insight: Reflecting on Fieldwork Partnerships Between Academics, NGOs, Research Assistants and Rural Communities in Africa.” Paper presented at the West African Research Association’s Interdisciplinary Symposium on Fieldwork in Africa. June. Dakar, Senegal.

Moseley, W.G. “The Rural Wealth-Poverty Continuum and Environmental Management: The Case of Mali’s Cotton Belt” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. March. Los Angeles, CA.

2001 Moseley, W.G. “Rural Livelihoods and Old King Cotton: The Cotton Filière and Poverty-Environment

Interactions in Mali.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. November. Houston, TX.

Moseley, W.G. “Cotton and the Rural Poverty–Environment Dynamic in Mali.” Paper presented at conference Environmental Issues and Development in Africa. Center for African Studies, Ohio State University, May, Columbus, OH.

Moseley, W.G. “(Re)Examining Rural African Livelihoods and Environmental Change: Relative Wealth and Vulnerability in the Malian Cotton Basin.” Paper presented at the University of Georgia Year 2001 Conference. The Big Unknowns in Global Change. April. Athens, GA.

Moseley, W.G. “Sahelian ‘White Gold’ and Rural Poverty-Environment Interactions: The Political

Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change, and Household Food Economy in Mali.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. February-March. New York, NY.


2000 Moseley, W.G. “Discounted Forethought: Juxtaposing the Behavior of Food Insecure Households in

Africa and the Perceived Economic Wisdom Regarding Poverty and the Environment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. November. Nashville, TN.

Moseley, W.G., J.A. Earl and L. Diarra. “L’Échelle des Moyens d’Existence et la Gestion Communautaire des Ressources Naturelles: La Décentralisation et les Conflits Agro-Pastoraux dans le Delta Intérieur du Niger au Mali.’’ Paper presented at the International Seminar on Integrated Natural Resources Management in Tropical Wetlands. June. Bamako, Mali.

Moseley, W.G. “Peripheral Vision: Globalization, Sustainable Development, and the Political Ecology of Cotton Production in Mali.” Paper presented at the University of Georgia Year 2000 Conference. Globalization and Third World Development in the Twenty-First Century. April. Athens, GA.

Moseley, W.G. “Between the Market and Mother Nature: Economic Incentives and Environmental Change Among the Bambara of Southern Mali.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. April. Pittsburgh, PA.

1999 Moseley, W.G. “Virtual Understanding: Simulating African Food System Dynamics in a Classroom

Computer Exercise.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. November. Tampa, FL.

Moseley, W.G. “Between the Market and Mother Nature: Environmental Change, Economic Incentives and Livelihood Adaptation Among the Bambara of Southern Mali.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. November. Philadelphia, PA. Logan, B.I. and W.G. Moseley. “The Political Ecology of Poverty Alleviation in Zimbabwe’s Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. November. Philadelphia, PA. Moseley, W.G. and B.I. Logan. “Conceptualizing Hunger Dynamics: A Critical Examination of New Food Security Monitoring Methodologies in Zimbabwe.” Paper presented at the Applied Geography Conference. October. Charlotte, NC. Moseley,W.G., and C.F. Jordan. “Energy Analysis of Conventional Till and No-Till Maize in the Georgia Piedmont.” Paper presented at the Georgia Academy of Sciences. March. Lawrenceville, GA.

1998 Moseley, W.G. “The Farm Labor Bottleneck in Malawi: Unexpected Constraint in a Densely Populated

Country.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. November. Memphis, TN

Logan, B.I., and W.G. Moseley. “Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Management: The Case of Zimbabwe’s Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE).” Paper presented at the Third World Studies Conference. October. Omaha, NE.

1993 Moseley, W.G. “Indigenous Agroecological Knowledge: Foundation for Sustainable Village Based

Development.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Village-Based Development. September. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

C. Sessions Organized, Chaired and Discussed • Session chair and organizer. “Reflecting on the Legacies of Paul Richards' ‘Indigenous Agricultural Revolution’

Three Decades On.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Nov 16-19, 2017. • Discussant. “Transforming Identities, Institutions, and Interactions Through Environmental Governance.”

Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Nov 16-19, 2017


• Discussant. “Reports from the Field: Critical Perspectives on Food and Agricultural Development in Ghana.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Chicago, IL, Nov 16-19, 2017

• Discussant. “Toward new geographies of the rural global South.” Annual Meeting of the American Geographical Association, Boston, MA, April 5-8, 2017.

• Session chair and organizer. “Retrospective author meets critics: Abdi Samatar’s ‘African Development Miracle.’” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington DC, Dec 1-3, 2016.

• Session chair and organizer. “Roundtable: Public Scholarship, the Media, and Policy in Africa.’” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington DC, Dec 1-3, 2016.

• Discussant, Dialogues in Human Geography Plenary: The UN Development Goals, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Mar 29-Apr 1, 2016.

• Discussant, Navigating the Tenure and Promotion Processes, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Mar 29-Apr 1, 2016.

• Session chair and organizer. “It’s Never Just About #FeesMustFall.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San Diego, CA, Nov 19-21, 2015.

• Session discussant and panelist. “Political Ecology and Social-Ecological Interactions of Food Production and Systems.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, April 21-25, 2015.

• Session discussant. “Regionalism in Africa.” Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL, April 8-12, 2014.

• Session chair and organizer. “Reflecting on the way forward in Mali.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Baltimore, MD, Nov 22-23, 2013.

• Session chair and organizer. “Africa's Green Revolution: critical perspectives on new agricultural technologies and systems.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9-13, 2013.

• Session discussant. “The Political Ecology of Persistent Livelihoods in Degraded Environments.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9-13, 2013.

• Session chair, “Food Security: Policies and Local Concepts.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Philadelphia, PA, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2012.

• Roundtable discussant, “Geography, Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinarity.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle, WA, April 12-16, 2011

• Roundtable organizer and chair, “Whither African Studies in the Academy and in Practice.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. San Francisco, November 18-22, 2010.

• Session organizer and chair, “CAPE / HDGC Keynote Lecture.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Washington, DC, April 14-17, 2010.

• Session organizer and chair, “Political Ecology, Policy and Praxis.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Washington, DC, April 14-17, 2010.

• Discussant, “Which future for the cotton sector in West Africa.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2009.

• Session organizer and chair, “Future Directions in Political Ecology,” Annual Meeting of the West Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Saint Paul, MN, Oct 29-31, 2009.

• Session co-organizer and chair, “New Geographies of Food Security and Hunger, Parts I, II and III.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.

• Discussant, “Following the Green Revolution II: Ideologies, Inequalities, Offshoots.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.

• Session chair, “Structures of Agrarian Change.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November, Chicago, IL 2008.

• Session organizer and chair, “The Consumer’s Dilemma: Are Alternative Trade Regimes a Real Alternative? Parts I and II” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 15-19, Boston, MA, 2008.

• Session chair, “Environmental History and Policy II: Retelling Environmental Narratives.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November, San Francisco, CA, 2006.

• Session co-organizer (with Brent McCusker) and chair, “Land Reform and Agrarian Change in the Global South.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March, Chicago, IL, 2006.

• Discussant, “From the periphery to the center of attention? The evolving place of Africa in World Politics.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March, Chicago, IL, 2006.


• Session co-organizer (with David Lanegran) and chair, “Geography and the American Liberal Arts College: Best Practices and Successful Program Models.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO, 2005.

• Session co-organizer (with David Lanegran), “Geography and the American Liberal Arts College: Ideas and Strategies for Augmenting the Presence of Geography.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO, 2005.

• Session co-organizer (with Paul Laris) and chair, “New Perspectives on Environmental Narratives.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5-10, Denver, CO, 2005.

• Session organizer and chair, “Cotton, Natural Resources and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa I: Global and Local Policy Debates.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA November 11-14, 2004

• Session organizer, “Cotton, Natural Resources and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa II: Local Impacts.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA November 11-14, 2004

• Session co-organizer and chair, Roundtable on “The Role of Geographic Methods, Approaches and Perspectives in Addressing African Development Challenges.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-19, 2004.

• Session co-organizer, “Commodities II: The Contemporary Periphery.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-19, 2004.

• Session Chair, “Commodities I: A Historical Perspective.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 15-19, 2004.

• Session chair, “The Morality of Development and Environmental Change.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Boston, MA, October 30-31, 2003.

• Discussant, “Roundtable on Teaching Strategies and Materials in Political Ecology / Environmental Studies.” Research and Pedagogy in Political Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Environment and Development Studies, October 24-25, 2003.

• Participant, “Taking Advantage of New Opportunities For Environmental Sciences.” Project Kaleidoscope, University of Portland, Portland, OR September 19-21, 2003.

• Discussant, “Development and Security III: Where Might We Go From Here?” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New Orleans, LA, March 5-8 2003.

• Session chair, “Food Security, Coping and Environmental Change.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Washington, D.C., December 8, 2002.

• Roundtable organizer and chair, “Reflecting on Fieldwork in Geography.” Annual Meeting of the West Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers. Minneapolis, MN. October 18, 2002.

• Session co-organizer and chair, “Revisiting the Poverty -Environment Debate from a Political Ecology Perspective, Parts I, II and III.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA, March 2002.

• Session organizer and chair, “(Inter)National Political Economies and Local Ecologies: Rural African Livelihoods in a Political Ecology Context, Parts I, II and III.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Houston, TX, November 2001

• Session organizer and chair, “African Realities and Global Environment-Development Discourse.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Nashville, TN, November 2000.

• Session chair, “Agricultural and Environmental Issues in the Sahel.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. Nashville, TN, November 1999.

• Discussant, “Unintended Consequences of the 1991 Golf War: Iraq’s Great Hunger.” Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL, November 1999.

D. Invited Macalester and Community Presentations 2019 Presentation of SPA Report. “More than Just Beds: Exploring the Dynamics of Campus Residency.” March

Faculty Meeting. 2017 Presentation of RPC Report. “Seeking Balance: Trends & Distribution of Students & Faculty Across

Divisions & Departments at Macalester College. Fall Academic Issues Retreat (FAIR). Sept 23. 2016 Moseley, W.G. “Building on Study Abroad as a Spring Board to Future Research, Careers & a More

Intentional Life.” Study Abroad Retournee Series. Macalester Institute for Global Citizenship, Apr 19.


2015 Moseley, W.G. “China’s Green Revolution Narrative and Its Implications for African Agricultural

Development.” Afrika student group, Macalester College, April 7.

Moseley, W.G. “Building on Study Abroad as a Spring Board to Future Research, Careers & a More Intentional Life.” Study Abroad Retournee Series. Macalester Institute for Global Citizenship, Feb 17.

Moseley, WG. “Community Engagement and Participation in International Development.” Macalester Development Group, Macalester College, Feb 19.

2014 Moseley, W.G. “Smallhold Farming on the Brink of Extinction in Botswana: Climate Change, Labor &

Political Economy.” Great Decisions Forum, Edina Public Library, Edina, MN, December 9.

Moseley, WG. “A Liberal Arts Education as a Spring Board for International Development and Humanitarian Work.” Macalester Alumni event. Washington, DC. November 5.

Moseley, W.G. “Smallhold Farming on the Brink of Extinction in Botswana: Climate Change, Labor & Political Economy.” Great Decisions Forum, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN, October 20. Moseley, WG. Discussion of Hunger and Agriculture, Theatre of Public Policy, St Francis Cabrini, Church, September 29. Moseley, W.G and A. Damon. “Food and Agriculture Studies in a Liberal Arts Education.” Talking About Teaching Colloquium, Serie Center, Macalester College, September 12. Moseley, WG. “Riffing on Adichie’s Americanah: International Journeys, the Hybrid Life, and Thoughtful Engagement.” MacReads First lecture to Incoming Macalester Class. Macalester College, September 1. Moseley, W.G. “Wealth, Happiness and Life: Reflecting on Disparities after Study Abroad.” Study Abroad Retournee Series. Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, April 22. Moseley, W.G. “Development and food security in Mali.” Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Feb 6, Saint Paul, MN.

2013 Moseley, W.G. “Understanding the Global Food Crisis: Neoliberal Policy Reform and Food Security in

West Africa.” Alumni College, Macalester College, July 30, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Understanding the Crisis in Mali: History, Geography and Policy Options.” Twin Cities Committee on Foreign Relations. Feb 28. Saint Paul, MN.

2012 Moseley, W.G. “The Global Food System and Botswana’s Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.”

Conversations about our Scholarly Lives Series. Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching. Macalester College, Nov 19, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali..” Third Thursday Global Issues Forum. Global Solutions Org. Oct 18, Minneapolis, MN. Moseley, W.G. 2012. Opening remarks to the 2012 international roundtable, Macalester College, Oct 11, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “The Global Food System and Botswana’s Conundrum of Growth with Hunger.” Macalester International Development Group, Macalester College, Oct 2, Saint Paul, MN.


2011 Moseley, W.G. “Reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps.” Macalester College, Oct 4, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. and T. Krier. “Not the Usual Suspects: Sustainability in Geography and English Lit. Classes.” Talking about Teaching Series. Center for Scholarship and Teaching. Macalester College, April 29, Saint Paul, MN.

2010 Moseley, W.G. “The Pros and Cons of Food Aid.” Model UN of Minnesota. Macalester College, Nov 10,

Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Post-Apartheid Vineyards: South African Fair Trade Wine, Farm Workers, and the Global Economy.” Alumni College: Creating Sustainable Futures. Macalester College. August 1-4, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Global Food Crisis.” Back to the classroom talk. Alumni reunion. Macalester College, June 4, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Neoliberal Policy Reform, Rural Livelihoods and Urban Food Security in West Africa: A Comparative Study of The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.” Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Minneapolis, MN. March 24. Moseley, W.G. “Understanding African Issues in a Global Context.” Invited presentation to honors students and parents at Eastview High School, Apple Valley, MN, March 9. Moseley, W.G. “Africa’s Population Geography and Human-Environment Interactions.” Teaching About the Geography and Cultures of Africa. Minnesota Humanities Commission, Saint Paul, MN, Feb 12.

2009 Moseley, W.G. “Changes in US-Foreign Assistance.” Invited presentation to Macalester Development

Group (student group). Macalester College, November 24, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “From Research to Public Scholarship and Back Again.” Scholarly Lives Series. Center for Scholarship and Teaching. Macalester College, March 2, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Beyond Knee-Jerk Environmental Thinking: A Geographic Perspective on Conservation, Preservation and the Hetch Hetchy Valley Controversy.” EnviroMarathon. Feb 5. Macalester College.

Moseley, W.G. “Agricultural Change and Underdevelopment in Mali (West Africa).” School of Environmental Studies. January 7. Apple, Valley, MN

2008 Moseley, W.G. “Fair Trade Wine: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy.”

Panel on fair trade organized by Macalester student chapter of MPIRG. Macalester College, Nov 20, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Response to Michael Watts.” Whither Development?: The Struggle for Livelihood in the Time of Globalization. Macalester International Roundtable, Macalester College, October 3, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation. “The Global Food Crisis Here and Abroad.” Organized by the UN Association of Minnesota. Macalester College, Sept 6. Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on climate change policy. Face the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America. Macalester College. January 31. Saint Paul, MN.

2007 Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on Peace Corps experience in Mali. Organized by Peace Corps

Recruiting Office, Macalester College. September 12. Saint Paul, MN.


Moseley, W.G. Roundtable presentation on writing assignments. “Community of Inquiry” workshop for Macalester Faulty. Macalester College. May 14. Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Farm workers, South African Viticulture and Fair Trade Wine.” Fund raiser for Lutheran World Volunteers, Mount Olive Church, March 25, Minneapolis, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Africa’s Bio-Physical Regions and Human-Environment Interactions.” Teaching About the Geography and Cultures of Africa in the Middle Grades. Minnesota Humanities Commission, March 15, Saint Paul, MN.

2006 Moseley, W.G. “Mali’s Cotton Dilemma: Commodity Production and Development on the Periphery.”

Seminar organized by Students in Free Enterprise, Macalester College, December 5, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, WG. “Land Reform, Social Justice and Worker co-owned Vineyards in South Africa.” Adult Education Hour. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, October 8, Saint Paul, MN

Moseley, WG. and P. Laris. “Interrogating Past Lives: West African Environmental Narratives Then and Now.” EnviroTues Seminar Series. Dept. of Environmental Studies. Macalester College. October 3, Saint Paul, MN.

2005 Moseley, W.G. “Environmental Justice and Land Reform in the New South Africa: The Case of Farm

Workers in the Western Cape.” EnviroThursday Seminar Series. Environmental Studies Program. Macalester College. September 22. Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Reflections on Peace Corps.” Invited presentation for MacAction (Macalester student group), April 21, Macalester College, Saint Pail, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Defining and Measuring Agricultural Sustainability.” Invited presentation for MacMPIRG (Macalester student group), April 18, Macalester College, Saint Pail, MN.

2004 Moseley, W.G. “Exploring Africa’s Environment and Development Challenges.” Invited Presentation.

Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education. Summer Institute on the Developing World. July 29, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN

Moseley, W.G. “Africa: Rhetoric and Reality.” Invited presentation to the Macalester International Organization and Afrika! (both Macalester student groups). February 17. Macalester College. Saint Paul, MN.

2003 Moseley, W.G. “Exploring Africa’s Environment and Development Challenges.” Invited Presentation.

Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education. Regional Geography Workshop. Macalester College, November 22, Saint Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Exploring Africa’s Environment and Development Challenges.” Global Visions Program, Highland Park Senior High School, October 23, St. Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “An Environmental Geography Perspective on the War in Iraq.” Geographical Perspectives on Iraq. Roundtable organized by the Geography Honors Society. April 2. Macalester College, St, Paul, MN.

Moseley, W.G. “Reflections on Peace Corps and the Development Business.” Invited presentation to the Spradley Society (anthropology student group). Macalester College. February 26. Saint Paul, MN.


Mali.” Social Science Colloquium Series. Macalester College. December 8. Saint Paul, MN.


Moseley, W.G. “Reflections on African Development.” Roundtable on Africa organized by Macalester College student group ‘Afrika.’ Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. October 29, 2002.

Moseley, W.G. “The Political Ecology of Cotton Production, Environmental Change and Household Food Economy in Mali.” EnviroThursday Series. Environmental Studies Program. Macalester College. October 17. Saint Paul, MN.

STUDENT HONORS THESES Samuel T. Lederman, 2005 (advisor) Joel Larson, 2006 (committee member) Katherine Sachs, 2006 (committee member) Matthew Pritchard, 2006 (committee member) Sara Nelson, 2007 (advisor) Laura Kerr, 2007 (advisor) Claire Jacky, 2007 (advisor) Betsy Engerbretson, 2007 (committee member) Ariel Trahn, 2007 (committee member) Megan Grinde, 2008 (advisor) Michaela Palchick, 2008 (advisor) Christine Chung, 2009 (committee member) Annie Vernig, 2009 (committee member) Anna Popinchalk, 2009 (committee member) Becca Sheff, 2009 (committee member) Iryna Postolovska, 2010 (committee member) Elizabeth Larson, 2010 (committee member) Amanda Caneff, 2011 (advisor) Shoshi Gurian-Sherman, 2011 (committee member) Rye Carlson, 2012 (advisor) Stephen Peyton, 2013 (advisor) Hunter Bradley, 2013 (advisor)

Brianna Besch, 2013 (co-advisor) Zhe Yu Lee, 2015 (advisor) Amy Lebowitz, 2015 (committee member) Anoushka Millear, 2015 (committee member) Laura Humes, 2016 (committee member) Rachel Fehr, 2016 (advisor) Ibrahima Dieye, 2017 (committee member) Jessica Timmerman, 2017 (committee member) Henry Whitehead, 2017 (committee member) Xing Gao, 2017 (committee member) Millie Varley, 2018 (advisor) Julia Morgan, 2018 (advisor) Will Feeney, 2018 (advisor) James Spector-Bishop, 2018 (committee member) Kate Himonas, 2018 (committee member) Anna Bebbington, 2019 (co-advisor) Harrison Mitchell, 2019 (committee member) Khadidja Ngom, 2019 (committee member) Sophia Alhadeff, 2020 (advisor) Ben Trumble, 2020 (committee member) Jane Servin, 2021 (advisor)

GRANTS • ACM FaCE Grant ($28,100), Understanding and Fostering Food Access and Community Resiliency through

Experiential Lea rning and Civic Engagement, January 2020-December 2021 (with Dan Trudeau and Paul Schadewald).

• Durham University Global Challenge Fund (subgrantee on £149,710/200,000 USD project). Botswana check dams and livelihoods project. January 2020 – August 2021.

• Macalester Provost’s Concentration Innovation Fund ($3000), awarded to the Food, Agriculture & Society Concentration to take students to the MOSES Organic Farming Conference. Spring 2020

• Mellon student/faculty summer research collaboration grant ($5500). “Farmer’s Markets and Food Stamps: To Dance or Not to Dance.” (with Sophia Alhadeff). Summer 2019.

• Macalester Provost’s Concentration Innovation Fund ($3000), awarded to the Food, Agriculture & Society Concentration; and International Development Centration. To run a one-credit interdisciplinary course and bring in outside speaker. Spring 2019 (with Amy Damon).

• Wallace Travel Grant ($3000), for paper presentation at the Political Ecology Network Conference, Oslo, Norway, June 2018

• Wallace Travel Grant ($2500), for paper presentation at Contested Agronomy Conference in Sussex, UK, Macalester College, Spring 2016

• Womadix Foundation student/faculty summer research collaboration grant (to support students working on my NSF grant ($50,000), 2016-2020

• National Science Foundation ($480,000), w/ 4 co-PIs, “Assessing the New Green Revolution for Africa: The Impact of a Value Chain Approach on Women Farmers and Household Food Security.” 2016-2020.


• Womadix Foundation student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, “Exploring the Role of Women’s Gardening, Water and Markets in Alleviating Food Insecurity in Southern Botswana,” w/ Rachel Fehr ($10,000), Summer 2015

• Mellon student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, “Agricultural commercialization & changing land tenure arrangements: Implications for South Indian farmer livelihoods,” w/ Zhe Yu Lee ($5300), Summer 2014

• Wallace Travel Grant ($3997), Macalester College, Summer 2014 (for research travel in Mali & Burkina Faso) • Wallace Research Grant ($4320), Macalester College, Spring 2012 (for research in Botswana) • Mellon student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, “Trends in Supermarketization and its Impact on

Food Access in Cape Town, South Africa,” w/ Stephen Peyton ($4600), Summer 2012 • Mellon student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, “Exploring the West African Urban-Agriculture

Interface: Opportunities and Challenges for Urban Gardeners in Bamako, Mali,” w/ Amanda Caneff ($5430), Summer 2010

• Wallace Research Grant ($5285), Macalester College, Summer 2009 (for research in Mali) • Mellon Curricular Pathways Grant, for preparation of a new course on the Geography of Development and

Underdevelopment ($2000), Summer 2009 • ACM FaCE Visiting Scholars Program for a three way faculty exchange between Eric Perramond (Colorado

College), Eric Carter (Grinnell College) and Bill Moseley (Macalester College). ~ $4290. Fa 2007 to Sp 2009. • Keck student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, “Agricultural Transformation and Livelihood

Struggles in South Africa’s Western Cape,” w/ Michaela Palchick ($5850), Summer 2007 • African Studies Association (ASA) International Visitor’s Award ($4000). In support of the visit of Dr. Maano

Ramutsindela (Department of Geographical and Environmental Science, University of Cape Town) to Macalester College and the ASA annual meeting. Fall 2006.

• Keck/Bigelow student/faculty summer research collaboration grant, w/ Joel Larson ($3,460). Summer 2006. • National Science Foundation ($79,245), “Subaltern Agroecological Knowledge and Environmental Justice in

the New South Africa: Farm Worker Insights and Land Reform in the Western Cape Province.” August 2005-July 2007.

• Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship ($38,000), US Dept of Education, “Subaltern Agroecological Knowledge and Land Reform in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.” June-August 2005

• Wallace Research Grant ($6000), Macalester College, Summer 2005 (for research in South Africa) • FaCE Grant ($3000), Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Fall 2004 (for research in South Africa) • McColl Family Fellowship ($2000), American Geographical Society, Fall 2004 (for research in South Africa) • Wallace Travel Grant ($3000), Macalester College, Summer 2004 (for travel to South Africa) • Workshop Grant (with Dr. Montgomery Roper of Grinnell College), Associated Colleges of the Midwest

(ACM), faculty workshop entitled “Research and Pedagogy in Political Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Environment and Development Studies,” ($2000), October 2003.

• Grant ($600) from Association of American Geographers (Visiting Geographical Scientist Program) for outside speaker, October 2003

• Wallace Research Grant ($3700), Macalester College, Summer 2003 (for research in Mali) • Bush Faculty Grant on Race and Diversity ($2400), Macalester College, July 2002 • Research Grant ($1000), Association of American Geographers, May 2002. • Graduate School Finishing Dissertation Award ($8100), University of Georgia, Spring 2001. • Graduate School Travel Award ($750), University of Georgia, February 2001. • Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Award ($13,148), U.S. Department of

Education. “Environmental Change and Household Food Security in the Malian Sudano-Sahel.” July-Dec 2000. • Graduate School Overseas Field Study Award, ($3000), University of Georgia, June 2000 • SANREM CRSP Travel Award ($1350), University of Georgia, June 2000. • Graduate School Travel Award ($500), University of Georgia, November 1999. • Field Study Award ($400), Cultural Ecology Specialty Group, Assoc of American Geographers, April 1999. • Rackham Graduate School Travel Award ($500), University of Michigan, September 1993. • Center for Research on Economic Development Research Grant ($500), University of Michigan, 1993. • Population-Environment Dynamics Project Fellow ($12,000), University of Michigan and MacArthur

Foundation, August to December 1992. • Rackham Graduate School Fellowship ($2000), University of Michigan, 1992. • Baxter Academic Scholarship ($2000), 1984-87.


HONORS • 2020 Named DeWitt Wallace Endowed Professor, Macalester College • 2016 Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang Distinguished Scholar Award, Africa Specialty Group, American

Association of Geographers • 2014 Macalester Trustee Award for excellence in scholarship, teaching and service • 2013 Media Achievement Award, Association of American Geographers. • 2010-2011 Educator of the Year, Macalester College. • Finalist, Glenda Laws Award (award in recognition of socially relevant research undertaken by junior or mid

career faculty), Association of American Geographers, 2005 and 2006. • Finalist, J. Warren Nystrom Dissertation Competition, Association of American Geographers, March 2003. • Dissertation Award ($200), Economic Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers,

March 2002. • Excellence in Research Award ($1000), University of Georgia Graduate School, April 2001 • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, University of Georgia, April 2001. • Student Paper Award, Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group, Association of American

Geographers, June 2000. • Student Paper Award ($100), Cultural Ecology Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, May

2000. • Student Paper Award ($100), Africa Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, April 2000. • Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, inducted April 2000. • Ph.D. Honors Paper Competition Finalist, Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers,

November 1998, November 1999. • Behavior & Environment Award, University of Michigan, May 1993. • School of Natural Resources & Environment Merit Award ($2000), University of Michigan, 1991-93. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / SERVICE A. Editorial Service • Associate Editor, Food Policy, 2015-2019 • Editor, African Geographical Review, 2008-2010 • Associate Editor, African Geographical Review, 2006-2008 • Editorial Board Member, African Geographical Review, 2010 – Present • International advisory board member, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2014-Present • Editorial Board Member, AAG Review of Books, 2013-Present • Editorial Board Member, Geographical Review, 2017-Present • Editorial Board Member, African Studies Review, 2017-Present B. Peer Review – Academic Journals • Antipode, 2012 • Africa Insight, 2006 • Africa Today, 2006, 2007, 2008 • African Geographical Review, 2004, 2011x 2,

2012, 2013, 2018, 2020 • African Studies Review, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009,

2011, 2019, 2020 • Agricultural Systems Journal, 2005, 2007 • Annals of the Association of American

Geographers, 2007, 2008 x2, 2010 x 2, 2011, 2012x2, 2013

• City & Society, 2002

• Conservation and Society, 2009 • Development Policy Review, 2012 • Development in Practice, 2010 x 2 • Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2016 • Energy, 2008 x 2 • Environment and Planning A, 2005 • Environmental Management Review, 2009 • Environmental Management, 2006 • Focus on Geography, 2016 • Food Policy, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017,

2018, 2019 • Geoforum, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018


• Geografiska Annaler Series B, 2011 • Geographical Journal, 2009 x 2 • Geographical Review, 2008, 2013, 2019 x 2,

2020 • Geography Compass, 2011 • GeoJournal, 2008 • Global Environmental Change, 2010 • Globalizations, 2010 • International Journal of Agricultural

Sustainability, 2010 • International Migration, 2012 • Irish Geography, 2006 • Journal of Applied Geography, 2008 • Journal of Ecological Anthropology, 200, 2008 • Journal of Environmental Management, 2006 • Journal of Geography in Higher Education,

2006, 2009, 2010 x2

• Journal of Modern African Studies, 2013 • Journal of Peace Research, 2003, 2004, 2007 • Mande Studies, 2020 • PLOS ONE, 2018 • Prairie Forum, 2003 • Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

(PNAS), 2020 • Professional Geographer, 2006, 2008, 2009 • Progress in Development Studies, 2009 x 2 • Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 2004,

2009, 2010 • Society & Natural Resources, 2007, 2008 • Southeastern Geographer, 2006 • Third World Quarterly, 2012 • World Development, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013,

2016, 2020

C. Peer Review – Book Publishers • University of Wisconsin Press, 2019 • Johns Hopkins Press, 2018x2 • Polity Press, 2015 • Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2012 • Prentice Hall, 2007 • Blackwell Press, 2005, 2008, 2010 • Wiley, 2008, 2010, 2013 • Springer Press, 2005 • Routledge, 2004, 2018 • Guilford Press, 2004 • Chapter review, Engineering the Earth, 2009 D. Peer Review – Grant Proposals • National Science Foundation, Geography and Spatial Sciences Career Award panel member, virtual meeting,

Sept 2019 • National Science Foundation , individual proposal review, 2002, 2004, 2006 x 2, 2008, 2010 x 2, 2011 x 2,

2015, 2016 x 2 • National Science Foundation, Geography and Spatial Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant DDRI

panel member, Arlington, VA 2013-2015 • National Geographic Society, 2011 x 2, 2016 • Selection committee, McColl Family Fellowship, American Geographical Society, 2008 • International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program at the Social Science Research Council,

proposal reviewer (reviewed 21 proposals in the dissertation grant competition), 2008 • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, individual proposal review, 2007 • Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, individual proposal review, 2007 • National Science Foundation, Human and Social Dynamics environmental panel member (reviewed 11 NSF

grant proposals, lead reviewer for 3 proposals), Arlington, VA May 8-9 2006


E. External Reviewer for Faculty Promotion, Graduate Theses and Programs • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Kansas, 2020 • External examiner (committee member), PhD Dissertation, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2020 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2020 • External reviewer, African Studies Program, Gustavus Adulphus College, 2020 • Research rating of faculty for South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), 2019 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, 2019 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Oklahoma, 2019 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, Kent State University, 2019 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of the South, 2019 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Wright State University, 2018 • External examiner, PhD Dissertation, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Minnesota at Duluth, 2018 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, Cornell University, 2018 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, University of Minnesota, 2018 • External reviewer, Geography Dept, University of Vermont, 2017 • External reviewer, African Studies Program, Saint Olaf College, 2017 • External reviewer, Geography Dept, Gustavus Adulphus College, 2017 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, University of Toronto, 2017 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Michigan, 2016 • External reviewer, faculty review for extended sabbatical after 3rd yr review, Grinnell College, 2016 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Ohio University, 2016 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, Colgate University, Hamilton NY, 2016 • External examiner, PhD Dissertation, AgroParis, Paris, France, 2016 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, 2015 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 2015 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 2015 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2015 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Clark University, Worchester, MA, 2015 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Yale –National University of Singapore College, Singapore, 2015 • External reviewer (committee member) for accreditation of Faculty of Social Sciences, Um al Qura University,

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 2014 • External examiner, PhD Dissertation, “Hungry Farmers: A Political Ecology of Agriculture and Food Security in

Northern Ghana.” Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, 2014 • External examiner (committee member), Master’sThesis, “The role of land return and rural development in

sustaining small scale food production: a case study of comprehensive rural development programme (CRDP) in Dysselsdorp, WC,” Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2013

• External reviewer, faculty review for third year review, Colgate University, 2013 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Washington at Bothell, 2013 • External reviewer, faculty review for promotion, University of Ghana, 2013 • External reviewer (member of two person team) for review of the Department of Geography, Augustana College,

Rock Island, IL, March, 2013 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Ohio University, 2012 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of New Mexico, 2012 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of New Hampshire, 2012 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of California at Davis, 2012 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Saint Lawrence University, 2012 and 2013 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, University of Waterloo, 2011 • External reviewer (committee member) for accreditation of Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King Saud

University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2011 • External reviewer, faculty review for tenure, Willamette University, 2011 • External reviewer (member of two person team) for review of African and African American Studies Program,

Carleton College, May 2011


• External reviewer (member of three person team) for review of the Department of Geography, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, February, 2011

• External reviewer (committee member), PhD Thesis, “Vulnerability and Resilience in Crisis: Urban Household Food Insecurity in Harare, Zimbabwe,” Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2010

• Research rating of faculty for South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), 2010 x 2, 2011 x 1 • External reviewer (committee member) for accreditation of College of Social Sciences, University of Kuwait,

Kuwait City, 2009 • External reviewer (committee member), PhD Thesis, “Constructions of Nature in South Africa: The Case of

Driftsands Provincial Nature Reserve,” Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2009

• External reviewer – faculty review for tenure, Colorado College, 2008 • Review of job candidate for Department of Geography, University of Ghana, 2008 • External reviewer – third year faculty review, Colorado College, 2006 • External reviewer (committee member), Masters Thesis, “Contested Conservation: past and present conservation

praxis in the Great Lakes Region of Africa,” Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2006

F. Association Service • Nystrom Dissertation Competition, American Association of Geographers, Chair of selection committee, 2017 • African Studies Association, 2016 Annual Meeting Program co-chair (2015-2016) • Association of American Geographers Undergraduate Program Award Committee (2015-2016) • Association of American Geographers Nomination Committee (elected position), 2014-15 • Advisory board member, Mande Studies Association (2013-2016) • Association of American Geographers Healthy Departments Committee (2013 – Present) • National Councilor (elected position), Association of American Geographers, 2008-2011 • Chair (elected position), Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers,

2008-2010 • Committee member, “Strategic Directions for Geography in the Next Decade,” National Academy of Science,

2008-2010 • National Program Committee Member, Section head for the environmental sub-theme, Annual Meeting of the

African Studies Association, 2002, 2010, 2013 • Reader, Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography Exam, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2014 • Judge and reader for McColl fellowship competition, American Geographical Society, Fall 2008 • Judge and reader for graduate student paper competition, Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group,

Association of American Geographers, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 • Central Regional Councilor (elected position), Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group, Association of

American Geographers, 2004-2006 • Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Faculty Workshop Co-Director, “Research and Pedagogy in

Political Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Environment and Development Studies,” 24-25 October, 2003, Macalester College.

• Board of Directors, Student Representative (elected position), Africa Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2000-2002.

• Chair (elected position), Geography Graduate Students Association, University of Georgia, May 1999 to May 2000.

G. College/University Service • Chair, Strategic Planning and Analysis Planning Committee, 2018-2019 • Strategic Planning and Analysis Planning Committee, 2016-2019 • Director, Food, Agriculture and Society Program, 2017-Present • Chair, Department of Geography, June 2012 – May 2015


• Director, Interdepartmental Program in African Studies, Macalester College, 2003-2005, Aug 2008 - July 2010, June 2013 – May 2015, June 2016-May 2017

• Director/Dean, Macalester College Alumni College on Food and Agriculture, July 2013 • Co-chair, Organizing committee for 2012 International Roundtable • Acting Chair, Geography Department, Macalester College, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011 • Member, Faculty Personnel Committee, 2010-2011 • Search Committee Chair, Urban-Environment and Asian Geography Position, Geography, Fall 2014 • Search Committee Member, Health-Environment Geography Position, Dept of Geography, Fall 2011 • Search Committee Chair, Humphrey Scholar, 2010-2011, 2012-2013 • Search Committee Member, Geography post-doc, Geography Dept, 2010-2011 • Connected Colleagues Program (mentor to junior faculty member), 2010-2011 • Faculty advisory board, ACM Botswana Program, 2013-Present • African Studies Reading Group, 2010-2011 • Member of Candidate Review Committees (CRC), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 • Inaugural convener of the caucus of concentration directors, Macalester College, 2009-2010 • Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program, mentor to local PhD student, 2005-2006 and 2009-2010 • Academic Leadership Seminar, 2009-2010 • Reading Group on Scholarship and Teaching, Spring 2010 • Search Committee Member, Humphrey Scholar, International Studies Dept, 2009-2010 • Faculty co-adviser, Macalester Development Group (student group), 2009 - Present • Search Committee Member, African history position, History Dept., Macalester College, 2008-09 • Search Committee Member, LGBTQ position, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Dept., Macalester

College, 2008-09 • Search Committee Member, development position, Economics Dept., Macalester College, 2007-2008 • Search Committee Member, climatology position, Environmental Studies Dept, Macalester College, Fall 2007 • Social Science Institutional Review Board (IRB), 2006-2007 • Judge, Minnesota State Geography Bee, Macalester College, Spring 2007 • Projects for Peace selection committee, Macalester College, Sp 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014,2015 • Fulbright screening committee, Macalester College, Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 • Search Committee Member, Chair Position, Dept of Environmental Studies, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007 • Search Committee Member, Urban Geography Position, Department of Geography, Fall 2005 • African Studies reading group coordinator, Macalester College, 2004-2005 academic year • Search Committee Member, Environmental Policy Position, Department of Environmental Studies, Fall 2004 • Search Committee Member, GIS Geography Position, Department of Geography, Fall 2004 • Search Committee Member, Urban Geography Position, Department of Geography, Fall 2003 • Chair, Exploratory Committee for an Interdepartmental Program in African Studies, Macalester College, 2003 • Environmental Studies Program Committee, Macalester College, 2002-Present. • Department Library Representative, Geography Department, Northern Illinois University, 2001-2002 • Organizer of Geography Department Brown Bag Speaker Series, University of Georgia, 1999-2000. • Co-Organizer of Geography Department Symposium Series, University of Georgia, 1999-2000. • Wrote and obtained grant of $1480 for Geography Graduate Students Association, Univ of Georgia, May 2000. H. Professional Affiliations • American Association of Geographers, 1998 - Present • African Studies Association, 1998 - Present • Mande Studies Association, 2000 - Present • West Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, 2002 - Present • Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, 1998-2002