Lisa Meierotto

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Lisa Meierotto

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2075-4718
    20052025

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    Lisa Meierotto is an associate professor in Global Studies and Environmental Studies, in the School of Public Service, at Boise State University. She earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Washington in 2009 with an emphasis on environmental anthropology. She received a MA in International Development, Community & Environment from Clark University in 2002.

    Meierotto's research centers on global migration and environmental conservation. She has three current research streams: 1) The relationship between Homeland Security, nature conservation and human rights on the border. Between 2007-2010 she conducted fieldwork in Arizona at a wildlife refuge on the U.S.-Mexico border and currently explores how race and ethnicity influence perceptions of environmental degradation in the borderlands. 2) Migrant farm worker well-being. Current ethnographic fieldwork is located in southwestern Idaho and focuses on understanding food security among Latinx farm workers. 3) The refugee crisis in Greece. Current research focuses on understanding how the refugee crisis is experienced by refugees and displaced people in Greece.

    External positions

    Instructor, College of Idaho

    1 Jan 2011 → 1 Jan 2013

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University

    1 Aug 2010 → 1 Jul 2011

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
      SDG 1 No Poverty
    2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
      SDG 2 Zero Hunger
    3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
    4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality
    5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    7. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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