Leland Fellow: Quinn Bernier »
6th Class, 2011-2013
Field Placement: World Agroforestry Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
Quinn is working with the World Agroforesty Center (ICRAF) at field sites in Western Kenya on the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research program. He provides research support focused on understanding the barriers and incentives to smallholder adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices for a carbon payment project implemented by CARE and is investigating the livelihood strategies employed by households in Western Kenya in response to climatic, economic, and social changes.
Pre-Fellowship Education/Experience:
Quinn Bernier recently graduated from American University’s International Development Master’s program, where his studies focused on participatory community development and livelihood adaptations to climate change. Prior to graduate school, Quinn served as an Environmental Education Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador. Quinn is originally from Illinois and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, where he studied Environmental Studies and Law, Letters, and Society.
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