Analena B. Bruce

 Isaac, or “Ike,” is an environmental sociologist focused on justice, sustainability, and viability in food systems. Now an Extension Assistant Professor of Community Development at the University of Vermont, Ike previously led a study of New England farmers’ livelihood strategies as a postdoc in the lab. They co-authored the sixth edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology and co-edited a special issue of Society & Natural Resources, which unpacks the roles of gender and sexuality in farming. Ike’s work on U.S. and Argentinian food systems is also published in Rural Sociology, Agriculture and Human Values, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, the Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations, and elsewhere. Ike earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as an M.A. in Sociology and M.S. in Natural Resources from the University of New Hampshire. They are also a farmer at Magnetic Fields, an agroecological farm that supports rural queer and BIPOC farm community. For more, visit www.isaacleslie.com.