{"id":105,"date":"2017-10-31T01:32:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2021-11-30T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T01:00:12","slug":"personnel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/perez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. <strong>Ramona P\u00e9rez<\/strong>\u00a0is a Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies. Her research areas include youth identity and empowerment among transnational, Mexican, and Central American migrant youth; food, nutrition, and health among marginalized populations; and rural to urban community growth. Her current work spans the US\/Mexico border, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Brazil. Dr. P\u00e9rez conducts a summer qualitative research field school, directs internship opportunities for graduate students in the border region and throughout Latin America, and coordinates the Mixtec and Zapotec language programs at SDSU. <a href=\"http:\/\/ramonaperez.sdsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/love.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. <strong>John Love<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Environmental Sciences Program. Dr. Love runs a Biochemistry Laboratory in which he mentors Ph.D., M.S., and undergraduate students who study protein design, molecular biology, and multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. Dr. Love also has extensive experience culturing high-carbohydrate producing plants (sugarcane), various insects, reptiles, and is an avid beekeeper. He is also experienced in aquaculture, aquaponics, and the production of sustainable sources of nutritional protein needed for large-scale fish and shellfish production.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemistry.sdsu.edu\/faculty\/index.php?name=Love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/larom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"104\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. <strong>David Larom<\/strong>\u00a0is a Lecturer in the ISCOR, Asia Pacific Studies, and Environmental Sciences programs. He is fluent in Spanish and performed expeditions into the remotest regions of central Baja California, Mexico, as part of his \u201cProyecto Californio\u201d program. Dr. Larom has undertaken water purification research in the Philippines, created and taught \u201cFood Justice and Food Security\u201d for Community Service Learning, and established Aztec Farms and the Food Security internship, in which SDSU students grow and distribute drip-irrigated and hydroponic vegetables to SDSU Food Services and elsewhere. <a href=\"http:\/\/asiapacific.sdsu.edu\/faculty_staff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-382 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/liu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"104\" \/>Dr. <strong>Changqi Liu<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of Food Science. His research focuses on food safety, food security, and functional foods. Dr. Liu is currently exploring the utilization and repurposing of proteins from underutilized (<em>e.g.,<\/em> legumes and cereals) and novel (<em>e.g.,<\/em> edible insects) sources to enhance food security. He is also interested in sustainable food production methods such as hydroponics and agroecological farming. <a href=\"https:\/\/ens.sdsu.edu\/people\/changqi-liu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Assistant<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-384 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/maya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"105\" \/>Cassandra Maya<\/strong> received her M.S. in Nutritional Sciences under the support of the SOULA project. For her thesis project, Cassandra explored the integration of Mesoamerican and urban agriculture techniques. Her interests also include sustainable food systems, novel protein sources, and food security in Latinx communities. Cassandra is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Lifecourse Nutrition &amp; Health at the University of Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Partnership<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegeareagarden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-113 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CACG-300x59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CACG-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CACG-380x75.png 380w, https:\/\/soula.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CACG.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The College Area Community Garden (CACG) is a privately run, non-profit, community-based organic garden\/urban farm next door to San Diego State University. 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