About Ruri Duffy
Hello! My name is Ruri Duffy and I am a rising senior at Georgetown University, studying International Politics and Law in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
During my research summer, I worked with sociology professor Yuki Kato on an Oral History project investigating foodways in communities of color in recent DC history. Through interviews between DC youth and their older relatives, I explored how and why urban food provisioning practices have changed in these communities in response to environmental and social factors, and connected these findings to broader discourse on food justice in the United States.
For my Leadership in Action project, I spent 7 weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico working with Tejiendo Alianzas to establish sustainable agriculture initiatives in rural Mexico. I did on-site environmental research on soil degradation and studied indigenous water conservation techniques to create a project and funding proposal!
