Each year, the Canadian Association for Food Studies presents two awards for excellence, one for an outstanding student paper, and one that rotates every through years through one of the following:
- Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in Food Studies
- Research Award for Excellence in Food Studies
- Award for Excellence in Public Service
The Student Paper award was created in 2011 to recognize scholarly excellence and encourage participation in CAFS by undergrad and grad students. The award includes a $200 prize, a one-year CAFS membership, complimentary conference registration, and a banquet ticket for the CAFS conference.
Current Award Winner
Student Paper Award: Johanna Wilkes
“Reconnecting with Nature through Good Governance: Inclusive Policy across Scales”
Johanna’s research explores how international institutions tackle issues surrounding food systems and sustainable futures. Before starting her PhD at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Johanna worked as a senior policy advisor to the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Infrastructure.
Johanna’s paper was published in March of 2022 in the journal Agriculture, as part of a special issue called Reconnecting People with Nature through Agriculture. Her review paper looks at how good governance can reconnect people with nature through inclusive structures across scales. The text draws on four examples that focus on place-based and rights-based approaches.
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