Arizona State University expert directory

Andrea Rissing studies changing livelihood strategies among U.S. farmers and other aspects of agrarian change and food system governance. 

Her research is providing answers long-standing questions about the relationships between agriculture and industry, countries and cities, the rural and the urban – matters that are increasingly urgent given climate change impacts on food production and uncertainty around how to support the next generation of farmers.

Formerly the president’s postdoctoral scholar in Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University, she's led qualitative research for National Institute of Food and Agriculture on crop diversification.