Dr. Charles Z. Levkoe
- PhD, University of Toronto, 2014
- MES, York University, 2004
- BA, Hon., McMaster University, 1998
Other Appointments
- Adjunct Professor, Carleton University
- Adjunct Scholar, Dalhousie University
- Adjunct Professor, Queens University
- Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
Editorial Positions
- Co-Editor in Chief, Canadian Food Studies/Le Journal canadien des études sur l’alimentation
- Editorial Board, Social Movements, Institutions and Governance, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
- Publications Committee, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP)
- Editorial Committee, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
- Editorial Bord, Culinaria Book Series
Charles Levkoe is the Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University. His work focuses on how people and communities are transforming the way we grow, share, and think about food. He studies the relationships between social movements, public policy, and community-based initiatives that are building more just, sustainable, and democratic food systems. He is also the Director of the Sustainable Food Systems Lab, where he brings together researchers, community organizations, and Indigenous partners to explore how food can be a powerful tool for social and environmental change. Charles has published widely on food systems governance, community-based research, and social change — including more than 200 articles, book chapters, and reports, as well as several edited volumes on food sovereignty and sustainability. Through his teaching, research, and activism, Charles is helping to shape a future where healthy, sustainable food systems support both people and the planet.
For more information on Dr. Levkoe's research program see https://foodsystems.lakeheadu.ca
Watch this short clip about Dr. Levkoe's research https://youtu.be/9RVh4PZZIes?feature=shared