Tea and the Taste of Climate Change: Effects of Global Change on Specialty Crop Quality and Agroecological Management

Selena Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food Systems at Montana State University where she leads the Agroecology and Phytochemistry Group of the MSU Food and Health Lab (http://www.montana.edu/food-health-lab/). Her research, teaching, and service interests are at the intersection of the ecological, cultural, and health aspects of food systems. Selena's research program focuses on the effects of environmental and management variation on multiple dimensions of agroecosystems and links to livelihoods, dietary quality, and food security. This work includes local, regional, and international projects that seek to inform evidence-based management plans and outreach to promote environmental and human wellbeing.