I'm a Senior Lecturer in Food Systems in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) in the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne. I'm a specialist in the governance of resilient and sustainable food systems and food policy. Specific areas of interest include the resilience of food systems to shocks and stresses, city region food systems, urban agriculture, local food policy and food systems planning. I have a PhD from the University of Manchester and an MSc Food Policy (with distinction) from the Centre for Food Policy, City University, London.