Andy R. Smolski
- Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology
112D Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
University Park, PA 16802
- Email ars7770@psu.edu
- Office 8149549381
- PDF Curriculum Vitae
- Pronouns He/Him/Él
Areas of Expertise
- Comparative-historical analysis of agricultural production and environmental sustainability
- Latin America and the Carribean
- United States
- Race, Scale, and Agrarianism
- Farmer and Farmworker Stress
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Education
- North Carolina State University - Ph.D. in Sociology, 2021
- Illinois State University – M.A. in Sociology, 2013
- University of Houston-University Park – B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, 2011
Current Research Agenda
Andy Smolski's research centers the resilience and sustainability of agriculture and food systems in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. One major project analyzes qualitative data on how small-scale farmers navigate farm stress and resource access according to multiple social identities (e.g., new and beginning farmer, race, gender, veteran status, etc.). A second major project involves comparative-historical analysis of how structural and institutional factors condition the types and sustainability of agricultural production practices implemented in different national contexts.
