Faculty
Carolyn Sachs
Professor of Rural Sociology and Women’s Studies
Head of Women’s Studies Department
Ph.D. Sociology, University of Kentucky, 1981
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Email address: csachs@psu.edu Telephone:1-814-863-8641 Fax: 1-814-865-3746 Office address: 111C Armsby Building University Park, PA 16802 |
Research Interests
My research examines issues of gender and agriculture and gender and environmental issues. My first project involves exploring the new women agricultural entrepreneurs and their opportunities and barriers to success. I am also engaged in a comparative international project on gender and climate change in India in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization. My third project focuses on gender and the food system exploring gendered work in the food system from farm to table.
Outreach/Extension Interests
My extension and outreach interests include working with the Pennsylvania Women’s Agricultural Network (PAWAgN) http://wagn.cas.psu.edu/ to provide hands-on agricultural, entrepreneurship, and leadership training. I serve on an expert panel to the UN on Gender, Water, and Sanitation.
Current/Recent Courses
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RSoc 508: Sociology of Agriculture
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RSoc/WMNST 420 Women in Developing Countries
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RSoc/WMNST 597C: Qualitative Research Methods