Faculty member Shoshanah Inwood is the in-coming president of the Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS). The AFHVS founded in 1987 promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the broad areas of agriculture and rural studies. Dr. Inwood will assume the role of President at the upcoming 2023 Association for the Study of Food and Society and AFHVS annual conference, Knowing Food hosted by Boston University’s Metropolitan College.
Dr. Inwood is an associate professor and rural sociologist in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, who leads an integrated research and extension program at The Ohio State University that focuses on the role and impact of national, state and local efforts to create economic development through food and agriculture.