Jennifer Ann Clapp (born December 6, 1963) is a Canadian political economist. She is a Professor and
Canada Research Chair
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Program goals
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in Global Food Security and Sustainability at the
University of Waterloo
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.
Education
Clapp earned her
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
in Economics from the
University of Michigan
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and her master's degree and PhD in International Political Economy from the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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, type = Public research university
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.
Career
After conducting her post-doctoral fellowship at
Cambridge University
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, Clapp returned to North America and accepted an Associate Professor position at
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
. She later joined the faculty at
Trent University
Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes. , where she taught courses regarding shrinking the Global Food Supply Chain. While there, she also received funding from the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC; french: Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, CRSH) is a Canadian federal research-funding agency that promotes and supports post-secondary research and traini ...
to help Canadians " improve their quality of life." Clapp joined the faculty of Environment at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...
in 2005.
A few years later, while still at Waterloo, Clapp edited "''The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and Opportunities''" with Marc J. Cohen.
From 2008 until 2012, Clapp served as co-editor of the journal ''
Global Environmental Politics
''Global Environmental Politics'' (''GEP'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which examines the relationship between global political forces and environmental change. It covers such topics as the role of states, international finance, ...
''. In her last year as co-editor, Clapp published "''Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of International Food Aid''" and "''Food.''" Her book "''Food''" focused on what contributes to society that influences and shape the current global
food system
The term food system describes the interconnected systems and processes that influence nutrition
Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients ...
, with a specific interest on industrial agriculture, corporate control, inequitable agricultural trade rules, and the financialization of food. Similarly, her book "''Hunger in the Balance: The New Politics of International Food Aid''" focused on the politics of food aid with a specific focus on contemporary clashes between donors and recipients. It was also shortlisted for the
Donner Prize The Donner Prize is an award given annually by one of Canada's largest foundations, the Donner Canadian Foundation, for books considered excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy. The prize was established in 1998 and is meant to ...
, an award given to a book considered to be excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy. She would also be appointed Associate Dean of Research on January 1, 2012
and win the Canadian Association for Food Studies Award for Excellence in Research.
The year after her last term, Clapp was appointed a Tier 1
Canada Research Chair
Canada Research Chair (CRC) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program.
Program goals
The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 as a part of the Government of Canada ...
in Global Food Security and Sustainability, and was the recipient of a Trudeau fellowship for her work in global environmental and food policy. In 2014, Clapp was the recipient of Waterloo's Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award. Two years later, she was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...
for her contributions to global environmental politics and international food security.
By 2017, Clapp was honoured as with Waterloo's Outstanding Performance Award. The next year, she received the
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...
's Innis-Gérin Medal for enriching social sciences literature, and the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association.
References
External links
CV
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Living people
1963 births
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Canadian women academics
Canadian women economists
Alumni of the London School of Economics
York University faculty
Trent University faculty
University of Waterloo faculty
University of Michigan alumni
Political economists
21st-century Canadian economists
Women political scientists