Rodriguez, Luz Angela
Luz Angela Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor at the School of Rural and Environmental Studies, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from Duke University (2016).
Research interests
Luz Rodriguez’ current research focuses on the intersection between peasant economies, environmental governance and peacebuilding. She is particularly interested in exploring the interactions between the management of common-pool resources, environmental justice and peacebuilding in rural Colombia. She has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects in Colombia and Mexico, following a multi-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative tools with participatory research to study the implications of different governance structures to promote sustainability and wellbeing in social-ecological systems.
Mentoring
Chair 10+ master's and more than 15 undergraduate theses. Participation in three PhD committees in Rural and Environmental Studies.
Grants
- TREES (Teaching and Researching Equitable Economics from the South) Research Grant. Project: Zonas de Reserva Campesinas: Land, environmental justice and peacebuilding in rural Colombia.
- Low emissions food systems GGIAR initiative. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical.
- Multi-criteria valuation of ecosystem services in Ciénaga Grande de Beté in Chocó, Colombia. Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
- Sustainability and development in rural territories of Latin America. Centro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para América Latina (CODS), Universidad de Los Andes. Research grant to study Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America.
- Rules in transition: changes in the institutional arrangements for common-pool resource management in the post-agreement. Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Research grant to study environmental peacebuilding in Colombia’s post conflict.