Cornelia Flora · Distinguished Professor
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Contact Information North Central Regional Center (515) 294-1329 http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/about/people BA University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. Cornelia Floras research interests include international and domestic development, community, and the sociology of science and technology, particularly as related to agriculture and participatory change. Socio-technical regime change and capitals transformations (natural, cultural, human, social, political and financial/built capitals) guide her current research includes work on the community development, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, with particular attention to how class, gender, and ethnicity influence and are influenced by technology and policy. Current research on rural poverty includes action research with persistent poverty communities on the impact of investments by government and private foundations on community-driven holistic sustainability. Current research on sustainable natural resource management focuses on linking social indicators of context, process and impact to information on the threats to environmental quality. Current research on science, technology and community looks at the impact of broadband access on excluded communities.
