Leslie A. Duram

Dr. Leslie A. Duram is a Professor of Geography and Environmental Resources and Director of Environmental Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and given more than 60 conference presentations and guest lectures that address two main environmental topics: local food and grassroots environmental sustainability. Her research illuminates the linkages between individual decision-making, local communities, regional ecology, and national policy initiatives. Her books include-- Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works (University of Nebraska Press, 2005); The Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable and Local Food (Greenwood/Praeger, 2010); and America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States (ABC-Clio, 2013); and Environmental Geography: People and the Environment (ABC-Clio, 2018).