FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Laura Raynolds

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1993. Development Sociology. Major: State, Economy and Society; Minors: Sociology of Agriculture, & International Planning

M.S., Cornell University, 1987. Development Sociology. Major: Rural Sociology; Minor: Development Economics

B.A., Bowdoin College, 1981. Sociology.

 

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2006- Professor, Sociology Dept., Colorado State University. Undergraduate Courses: Introductory Sociology; Social Stratification; Research Methods; Gender Roles. Graduate Courses: Gender and Global Society; Globalization and Socio-Economic Restructuring; Development Theory.
• 2005- Co-Director, Center for Fair and Alternative Trade Studies, Colorado State University.
• 2000-06 Associate Professor, Sociology Dept., Colorado State University.
• 1994-00 Assistant Professor, Sociology Dept., Colorado State University.
• 1993-94 Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology Dept., SUNY Binghamton University.
• 1992-93 Research Associate, Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Cornell University.
• 1992 Instructor, Rural Sociology Dept., Cornell University.
• 1989-90 Visiting Professor, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Affiliated with the Equipo de Investigación Social.
• 1981-83 Project Associate, Equity Policy Center, Washington D.C.

RECENT HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

• 2005-06 Bohemian Foundation, Community Outreach Grant, Pharo Fund, (with Douglas Murray).
• 2003-06 Ford Foundation, Research Grant, Community and Resource Development Program, (with Douglas Murray).
• 2003 Institute of International Education, Workshop Grant, (with Douglas Murray).
• 2002-03 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Research and Writing Grant, Program on Global Security & Sustainability.
• 2002 The Ford Foundation, Research Grant, Community and Resource Development Program, (with Douglas Murray).
• 1999-00 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Collaborative Research Grant, Program on Global Security & Sustainability, (with Douglas Murray).

SELECTED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

• 2008 “The Organic Agro-Export Boom in the Dominican Republic: Maintaining Tradition or Fostering Transformation?” Latin American Research Review. 43 (1): 161-184.
• 2007 (with Douglas Murray and John Wilkinson) (eds.) Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalization. London: Routledge Press.
• 2007 (with second author Michael Long) “Fair / Alternative Trade: Historical and Empirical Dimensions.” in L. Raynolds, D. Murray, and J. Wilkinson (eds.) Fair Trade. London: Routledge Press.
• 2007 (with second author John Wilkinson) “Fair Trade in the Agriculture and Food Sector: Analytical Dimensions.” in L. Raynolds, D. Murray, and J. Wilkinson (eds.) Fair Trade. London: Routledge Press.
• 2007 “Fair Trade Bananas: Broadening the Movement and Market in the United States.” in L. Raynolds, D. Murray, and J. Wilkinson (eds.) Fair Trade. London: Routledge Press.
• 2007 (with second author Douglas Murray) “Fair Trade: Contemporary Challenges and Future Prospects.” in L. Raynolds, D. Murray, and J. Wilkinson (eds.) Fair Trade. London: Routledge Press.
• 2007 (with second authors Douglas Murray and Andrew Heller) “Regulating Sustainability in the Coffee Sector: A Comparative Analysis of Third-Party Environmental and Social Certification Initiatives.” Agriculture and Human Values. 24 (2):147-163.
• 2006 “Organic and Fair Trade Movements in Global Food Networks.” Pp.49-62 in S. Barrientos and C. Dolan (eds) Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System. London: Earthscan.
• 2004 (with second authors, Douglas Murray and Peter Leigh Taylor) “Fair Trade Coffee: Building Producer Capacity via Global Networks.” Journal of International Development 16 1109-1121.
• 2004 “The Globalization of Organic Agro-Food Networks.” World Development 32 (5): 725-743.
• 2003 “The Global Banana Trade.” Pp. 23-47 in M. Moberg and S. Striffler (eds.) Banana Wars: Power, Production, and History in the Americas. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
• 2002 “Consumer/Producer Links in Fair Trade Coffee Networks” Sociologia Ruralis 42 (4):404-424.
• 2002 "Wages for Wives: Renegotiating Gender and Production Relations in Contract Farming in the Dominican Republic." World Development. 30 (5): 783-98.
• 2001 "New Plantations, New Workers: Gender and Production Politics in the Dominican Republic." Gender & Society. 15 (1):7-28
• 2000 "Negotiating Contract Farming in the Dominican Republic." Human Organization. 59 (4):441-51.
• 2000 "Re-Embedding Global Agriculture: The International Organic and Fair Trade Movements." Agriculture and Human Values. 17:297-309.
• 1998 (with second author, Douglas Murray) "Yes, We Have No Bananas: Re-Regulating Global and Regional Trade." International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food. 7:7-44.
• 1998 "Harnessing Women's Work: Restructuring Agricultural and Industrial Labor Forces in the Dominican Republic." Economic Geography. 74(2): 149-69.

RECENT MEDIA LINKS

• Laura Raynolds and Douglas Murray “The Fair Trade Future.” Policy Innovations, New York: Carnegie Council. January 31, 2008.
• Laura Raynolds provided background information and was quoted in the Miami Herald, Latin America Finds the Green in Organic, By: Tyler Bridges. December 18, 2006.
• Laura Raynolds was interviewed for National Public Radio, Justice Talking, Alleviating World Poverty, By: Margo Adler. Aired October 16, 2006.
• Laura Raynolds “The Organic and Fair Trade Movements: Fostering Global Ecological Sustainability and Social Justice.” The Optimist Magazine. Geneva: Green Cross International. Autumn 2006.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Rural Sociological Society, 2002-03 Annual Meeting Program Chair; 1999-2002 Awards Committee; 1997-98 Nomination Committee.
• International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Agriculture and Food 1998-2002 Executive Committee.
• American Sociological Association, Political Economy of the World System Section, 1995-96 Nomination Committee.