Nicole D. Peterson is an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an affiliated researcher at the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University. She has conducted research in the Baja California region of Mexico, in Ethiopia, and in Charlotte, NC. Her publications address challenges facing natural resource management, including participatory processes and decision-making in institutional contexts, the cultural and economic changes of communities involved in natural resource management, and the role of agricultural development projects in mitigating climate risks. Dr. Peterson is currently studying issues of sustainability and food access in urban areas. Webpage