Reviewing for MDPI is a waste of time and a corruption of the scientific peer review process. Yesterday I sent back a second major revision, frustrated that the authors had ignored many of my comments. Today, paper is accepted. What a farce.

Dearest, I beg of you, sleep properly and go for walks. Franz Kafka, 1912.

#systemsthinking #foodsystems #socialcare

We talked about this today in my qualitative methods class. I'm partial to "interlocutor" or "participant".

Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows theguardian.com/environment/20…

This thread demystifies academic (journal article) publishing and helps to clarify why predatory and semi-predatory journals with dubious peer review processes are on the rise.

Wondering what kind of research the Univ. of New Mexico Geography and Env Studies faculty members engage in? Check out our new GES department Google Scholar page to find out! scholar.google.com/citations?user… #geography #environmentalstudies Univ. of New Mexico

I got nominated for a teaching award. Kid read my teaching philosophy, his assessment: "long, dry, wordy and boring". I'm killing it out here.

Teaching the history of geography? Want to think about how to do so in a more inclusive and critical way? Check out our panel at American Association of Geographers 3/23 at 12:50. You can also read this Annals paper where we analyze history of geog syllabi: bit.ly/42ewV8g. DM for zoom info.

Here are the big takeaways from the IPCC Synthesis Report released today. First, climate change has already caused widespread and substantial losses to almost every aspect of human life on this planet, and the impacts on future generations depend on the choices we make NOW.

Ok this is big. Web of Science just removed the MDPI flagship journal IJERPH from their lists. This means IJERPH has no more an Impact Factor. Why is this big? What are the implications? 🧵

Hopefully your #AAG2023 dance card isn't full and you can join the "Critical Interdisciplinarities in Food Studies" sessions co-organized by Constance Gordon and myself. Ft (those on Twitter): Hannah Kass Josh Sbicca Marygold Walsh-Dilley Sponsored by Geographies of Food & Agriculture Specialty Group , Sat. Granite A, Hyatt 3rd floor!

I'm super excited to be stepping into the role of Faculty Advisor to the Lobo Garden and looking forward to the upcoming growing season!

Day 1 @ #AAG2023, my two fave sessions were the Author Meets Critics about @wahgraphy 's forthcoming book, about which the "critics" simply gushed, and the fabo CAPE Book Award lecture by Adam Romero about industrial waste as key for agricultural industrialization in 20thC U.S.

'Agroecology has the potential to tackle major planetary challenges, including climate change, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation.' Check out this new evidence review - agroecology for food system transformation 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

*Such* a great political ecology class this week! Students led a great discussion. The most productive discussion question was deceptively simple: Is Judith Carney a feminist political ecologist? Deep, wonderful engagement by all students in class. CAPE AAG