Matthew J. Zinsli

EDUCATION

• PhD, Sociology and Development Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• MS, Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• MA, Environmental Studies, University of Illinois Springfield

• BA, English, University of St. Thomas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Matthew has been a Visiting Researcher with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT as part of a project assessing actions and constraints to catalyzing food system transformation in Honduras. He was previously a Visiting Researcher with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and a Visiting Scientists with the Charles Darwin Foundation, where he worked on collaborative projects concerning commercialization opportunities for coffee producers on the Galápagos Islands. At UW–Madison, he was instructor for an introductory course in environmental sociology. He also has experience working in the nonprofit sector, including for a social enterprise in the Amazonian region of Ecuador working with indigenous communities to support alternative crops and commercialization strategies.

HONORS/AWARDS

• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
• UW–Madison University Fellowship
• UW–Madison/Mellon Foundation Area and International Studies Research Fellowship

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Rural Sociological Society

• American Sociological Association

• European Society for Rural Sociology

• Society for Social Studies of Science

As part of the Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute, Matthew is conducting needs assessment research using qualitative methods in agriculture, forestry, and rural industries on the challenges and opportunities for rural Alabama.

Zinsli, Matthew J. 2023. “Authorizing the ‘Taste of Place’ for Galápagos Islands Coffee: Scientific Knowledge, Development Politics, and Power in Geographical Indication Implementation.” Agriculture and Human Values 40(2):581-97. doi: 10.1007/s10460-022-10364-9.