Loka Ashwood
Loka uses interdisciplinary collaborations to expose the causes and dire implications of rural discontent while equipping rural communities with resources to build critical agency.
Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences College of Letters and Science Work: 608-265-4239 — Home and cell phones available upon request ashwood@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Rural democracy
- Corporate power and concentration
- Environmental justice
- Farmland financialization
Achievements
- 2024 MacArthur Fellow
- Rural Sociological Society's 2025 Excellence in Research Award
- Rural Sociological Society's 2020 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Book Award
- University of Kentucky 2024 Teacher Who Made a Difference Award