Andrea Marston
Research Interests: Water governance, gender, rural livelihoods, Latin America
Biography: Andrea is a Master’s student in Geography. Her M.A. research examines multiple uses of domestic and irrigation water in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She is looking specifically at the degree to which peri-urban residents use domestic water for “productive” purposes, and how these activities are affected by increased urbanization and expanding city limits. Andrea is also continuing a research project that she began as an undergraduate that examines certification processes for Fair Trade crafts in relation to the needs and resources of rural craftswomen in Latin America. Andrea graduated from Duke University in 2009 with a B.A. (Hon) in International Comparative Studies and Environmental Science and Policy. Her past research experience has taken her to Panama, Mexico, Ecuador, and Argentina, and has focused mostly on craft-based livelihoods and gendered resource access.
Contact: andrea.marston at geog.ubc.ca
