CURRICULUM VITAE May 2015

NAME: Diego Thompson

E-mail: dthompsonbello@middlebury.edu

diegot018@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Co-Major in Sociology and Sustainable Agriculture (Concentration Areas of

Sociology: Social Change and Development, Food Systems, Agriculture, and the

Environment). Iowa State University. 2014. Major Professor: Dr. Cornelia Flora.

Dissertation: “Environmental Stresses and Community Responses in Four

Communities of Southwestern Uruguay.”

Master of Sciences. Co-Major in Sociology and Sustainable Agriculture. 2010. Iowa State

University. Major Professor: Dr. Cornelia Flora.

Thesis: ““Somos del campo.” Latino/a Gardeners and Farmers in two Rural

Communities of Iowa. A Community Capitals Framework Approach.”

Graduate Certificate of Social Justice in Higher Education. Department of Education,

Leadership, and Policy Studies. 2012. Iowa State University.

Licenciado en Ciencias Antropológicas (Bachelor- Anthropological Sciences). 2006.

Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

Thesis: “Una Mirada Antropológica a la Economía e Identidad de la Comunidad de

Pescadores de la Barra de la Laguna de Rocha” (An Anthropological Approach to the

Economy and Identity of the Fisher Community in Laguna de Rocha).

PUBLICATIONS

Books

D’Ambrosi, Leticia, Victoria Lembo, Diego Thompson, and Blass Amato. 2010. Mundo

Sumergido; Buzos-Mejilloneros de Punta del Este y Piriápolis (Underwater World;

Divers-Mussels in Punta del Este and Piriápolis). Montevideo, Uruguay: Editorial

Publicaciones de Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de

la República.

Thompson, Diego. 2007. Historias de ayer y de hoy-Comunidad de pescadores de la Laguna

de Rocha (Stories of The Fisher Community of Laguna de Rocha). Montevideo,

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Uruguay: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. Digital Version at:

http://www.amigosdelaslagunasderocha.org/media/pdf/Antropolog%20laguna%20de%

20Rocha.pdf

Peer-reviewed Articles

Carter, Angela, Claudia Marcela Prado-Meza, Jessica Soulis, and Diego Thompson. 2014.

“Students Creating Curriculum Change: Sustainable Agriculture and Social Justice.”

Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 3 (5). http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/jctp/vol3/iss1/5

Thompson, Diego. 2013. “Governance under Sociopolitical Decentralization Efforts and

Local Adaptive Actions to Disturbances and Increasing Environmental Risks among

Rural Communities; Four Case Studies from Southwestern Uruguay.” Agrarian

Frontiers: A Rural Studies Review, 1 (1): 55-74.

https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/35700/AgrarianFrontiers

V1No1.pdf?sequence=1

Flora, Jan L., Mary Emery, Diego Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, and Cornelia Flora.

2012. “New Immigrants in Local Food Systems: The Case of Central Iowa.”

International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 19 (1): 1-16.

Thompson, Diego. 2011. ““Somos del Campo”: Latino and Latina Gardeners and Farmers in

Two Rural Communities of Iowa. A Community Capitals Framework Approach.”

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 1(3).doi:

10.5304/jafscd. 2011.013.001

Under Review

Thompson, Diego. “The Influence of Cultural Capital on Social and Political Capitals and

Community Responses to Environmental Stresses: Four Case Studies from

Southwestern Uruguay.”

Thompson, Diego. “Governance and its Role in Community Adaptations to Environmental

Stresses under Decentralization Programs in Southwestern Uruguay.”

In Progress

Thompson, Diego. “Environmental Stresses and Community Mobilization for Adaptation:

Two Case Studies from Southwestern Uruguay.” To be submitted to Community

Development Society Journal.

Flora, Jan L., David Peters, Diego Thompson, Saúl Abarca-Orozco, Claudia M. Prado-Meza,

and Cornelia Flora. “Typology of Latino Entrepreneurs in the Rural Midwest.” To be

submitted to Economic Development Quarterly.

Chapters in Books

Thompson, Diego. 2009. “Pescadores de Lagunas” (Fishermen of Lagoons). Pp. 101-106 in

Gastronomía de las Costas de Rocha. Varese, J. Antonio, 2009. Ediciones Cruz del

Sur. Montevideo. Uruguay.

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Thompson, Diego. 2007. “Una Mirada Antropológica a la Economía e Identidad de los

Pescadores de la Barra de la Laguna de Rocha.” (An Anthropological Approach to the

Economy and Identity of the Fisher Community in Laguna de Rocha). Pp. 125-140 in

Anuario de Antropología Social y Cultural del Uruguay. Montevideo, Uruguay:

UNESCO. Editorial Nordan. Departamento de Antropología. Facultad de

Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad de la República. Uruguay.

http://www.unesco.org.uy/shs/areas-de-trabajo/ciencias-

sociales/publicaciones/anuario-2007.html

Proceedings

Thompson, Diego. 2013. “The Influence of Community Governance on Local Adaptations to

Natural and Anthropogenic Changes and Increasing Environmental Risks; Four Case

Studies from Southwestern Uruguay.” In Proceedings of the RC21 Sociology of Urban

and Regional Development Annual Conference, International Sociological Association.

Berlin, Germany.

http://www.rc21.org/conferences/berlin2013/RC21-Berlin-Papers-2/14-1-

%20Thompson.pdf

Flora, Jan L., Diego Thompson, Saúl Abarca-Orozco, Hector Bombiella Medina, and

Caroline Olivera. 2013. “Exploring the Meanings of Food and Agriculture for Latino

Youth Through the Use of Photovoice in Three Iowa Cities.” In Proceedings of the

2012 Annual Conference: “Cambio de Colores -Change of Colors; Latinos in the

Heartland”. University of Missouri. Columbia. U.S.

http://www.cambio.missouri.edu/Library/Publications/2012CambioDeColoresProcedin

gsBookWEB.pdf

Emery, Mary, Diego Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, Jan L. Flora, and Cornelia Flora.

2012. “Involving Immigrant Latino Farmers in Local Food Systems: A Community

Capitals Approach.” In Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference: “Cambio de

Colores -Change of Colors; Latinos in the Heartland”. University of Missouri.

Columbia. Missouri. U.S.

Thompson, Diego.2011.“Human, Social, and Cultural Capitals among Latino Gardeners in

Denison and Marshalltown, Iowa.” In Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference:

Change of Colors; Latinos in the Heartland; Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern

Communities. University of Missouri. Columbia. Missouri.

http://www.cambiodecolores.org/Library/

Thompson, Diego, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2009. “Cooking up COMIDA; a Learning

Experience of How Latino Immigrants Can Be Included in the Development of Local

Food Systems in the Midwest.” In proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference:

Cambio de Colores -Change of Colors; Latinos in the heartland. University of

Missouri. St. Louis. U.S.

http://www.cambiodecolores.org/Library/2009proceedingsDRAFT.pdf

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Theses

Thompson, Diego. 2010. “Environmental Stresses and Community Responses in Four

Communities of Southwestern Uruguay.” Doctoral Dissertation, Iowa State

University. Copyright ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing 2014:

http://search.proquest.com/docview/1659795213

Thompson, Diego. 2010. ““Somos del campo.” Latino/a Gardeners and Farmers in two

Rural Communities of Iowa. A Community Capitals Framework Approach.” Iowa

State University: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/11228/

Thompson, Diego. 2006. “Una Mirada Antropológica a la Economía e Identidad de los

Pescadores de la Barra de la Laguna de Rocha” (An Anthropological Approach to the

Economy and Identity of the Fisher Community in Laguna de Rocha). Facultad de

Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República. Uruguay.

Reports and Evaluations

Anderson, A., Nancy Grudens-Schuck, Diego Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, Mary

Wiedenhoeft, and Betty Wells. 2009. “Evaluation and Final Report of RSAEA,

Sustainable Agriculture Education Association, 3rd

National Conference.” Iowa State

University. http://sustainableaged.org/2009Conference/tabid/89/Default.aspx

Emery, Mary, Jan Flora, Diego Thompson, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2009. “Scaling up to

Market: Building Capacity among Immigrant Community Gardeners-Denison &

Marshalltown, Iowa.” Evaluation and Final Report. NIFFI (The National Immigrant

Farming Initiative) and Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State

University.

D’Ambrosi, Leticia, Victoria Lembo, Diego Thompson, and Blass Amato. 2010. “Buzos-

Mejilloneros de Piriápolis y Punta del Este” (Underwater World; Divers-Mussels in

Punta del Este and Piriápolis). Evaluation. Fondos Concursables 2007-2008.

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay.

Thompson, Diego. 2008. “Historias de Ayer y de Hoy; Comunidad de Pescadores

Artesanales de la Laguna de Rocha” (Stories of The Fisher Community of Laguna de

Rocha). Evaluation. Fondos Concursables 2006-2007. Ministerio de Educación y

Cultura, Uruguay.

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Positions

Present- Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology. Department of Sociology and

Anthropology. (Affiliated to the Environmental Studies Program). Middlebury College.

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2014- Visiting Research Scholar. Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Middlebury

College.

2013- 2014. Teaching Assistant. Department of Anthropology, Iowa State University.

2013-2014. Teaching Assistant. Department of World Languages and Cultures, Iowa State

University.

2008-2013. Research Assistant. Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.

Supervisors: Dr Jan Flora & Dr Cornelia Flora.

2013. Teaching Assistant. Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.

2008-2009. Research Assistant. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

(NCRCRD), Iowa State University. Supervisors: Dr Jan Flora & Dr Cornelia Flora.

2012- Present. Associated Professor Member of the Graduate College (Miembro del Colegio

de Posgrados) of Department of Agriculture (Facultad de Agronomía), Universidad de

la República, Uruguay.

2006-2010. Collaborator of the Group of Social Anthropology (Grupo de Antropología

Social), Programa de Arqueología Sub-Acuática, Department of Humanities and

Education (Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación), Universidad de la

República, Uruguay.

Teaching- Courses Taught

2015. “Environmental Sociology.” SOAN 0209. Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Middlebury College, U.S.

2014. “Environmental Sociology.” Sociology 382. Guest Lecturer. Department of Sociology,

Iowa State University, U.S.

2013-2014. “Globalization and the Human Condition.” Anthropology 230. Sole Instructor

(curriculum development and teaching). Enrollment: 70 students. Department of

Anthropology, Iowa State University, U.S.

2014. “Introduction to Spanish.” Spanish 102. Sole Instructor. Enrollment: 30 students.

Department of World Languages and Cultures, Iowa State University, U.S.

2013. “Introduction to Sociology.” Sociology 134. Sole Instructor (curriculum development

and teaching). Enrollment: 30 students. Department of Sociology, Iowa State

University, U.S.

2013. “Introduction to Spanish.” Spanish 101. Sole Instructor. Enrollment: 30 students.

Department of World Languages and Cultures, Iowa State University, U.S.

2012. “Integrating Social Justice into Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture.” Three

Experimental Classes in Graduate Course: Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture

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(SUSAG 610). Guest Lecturer (curriculum development and teaching). Professors: Dr.

Betty Wells and Dr. Clark Wolf, Iowa State University, U.S.

2012. “Cultura, Negocios, y Economía en las Américas” (Graduate Course). Guest Lecturer.

Professor: Dr Claudia Marcela Prado Meza. Departamento de Economía. Universidad

de Colima, Colima, México.

2012. “Civic Agriculture.” Guest Lecturer. Course: Food and Society (SCSS) 145. Professor:

Dr. Michael Haedicke. Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

2011. “Food for Thought.” Guest Lecturer. Graduate Course: English 557. Professor: Dr.

Mary Swander. Iowa State University, U.S.

2011. “Integrating Social Justice into Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture.” Three

Experimental Classes in Graduate Course: Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture

(SUSAG 610). Guest Lecturer (curriculum development and teaching). Professors: Dr.

Betty Wells and Dr. Clark Wolf, Iowa State University, U.S.

2011. Bilingual Course for Latino Youth: “Photo-voice Summer Internship on Food and

Agriculture”, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Ottumwa (Iowa). Instructor (curriculum

development and teaching). Project: “Inclusion of Immigrants and Minorities into Local

Food Systems of Iowa.” Department of Sociology, Iowa State University. Supervisors:

Dr Jan Flora & Dr Cornelia Flora.

2010. “Integrating Social Justice into Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture.” Three

Experimental Classes in Graduate Course: Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture

(SUSAG 610). Guest Lecturer (curriculum development and teaching). Professors: Dr.

Betty Wells and Dr. Clark Wolf, Iowa State University, U.S.

2009-2010. Bilingual Course for Adults: “How to Start your own Diversified Farm.” Iowa

Valley Marshalltown Community College. Instructor (curriculum development and

teaching). Funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Iowa State

University, among other institutions. Supervisor: Dr Jan Flora.

2008. “General Ethnology.” Guest Lecturer. Departmento de Antropología, Facultad de

Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Professor: Dr. Sonnia Romero, Universidad

de la República, Uruguay.

Research and Outreach

2012- 2014. Doctoral Research Project: “Environmental Stresses and Community Responses

in Four Communities of Southwestern Uruguay.” Department of Sociology, Iowa State

University.

2012- 2013. Research and Outreach Project: “Accelerated Development of Commercial

Hydrotreated Renewable Jet (HRJ) Fuel from Redesigned Oil Seed Feedstock Supply

Chains.” USDA-ARS Western U.S. Oil Seed Research Strategy. Department of

Sociology, Iowa State University. Supervisor: Dr Cornelia Flora.

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2010-2012. Research and Outreach Project: “Inclusion of Immigrants and Minorities into

Local Food Systems of Iowa.” Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.

Supervisors: Dr Jan Flora & Dr Cornelia Flora.

2008- 2011. Research and Outreach Project: “Rural Community Development in Regions

Heavily Impacted by Immigration, Rural Latino Entrepreneurs: Social and Cultural

Capitals in 4 communities of Iowa.” Department of Sociology, Iowa State University.

Supervisors: Dr Jan Flora & Dr Cornelia Flora.

2008-2010. Master Thesis: “Somos del Campo: Latino/a Gardeners in Marshalltown and

Denison, Iowa. A Community Capital Framework Approach.” Submitted to the

Graduate College in Spring 2010. Iowa State University.

2008- 2010. Coordinator of Denison Community Gardens. Multi-institutional Collaboration:

Iowa State University, RC&D, Farmland, Denison City Hall, and New Iowan Center,

among other institutions. Supervisor: Dr Jan Flora.

2008- 2010. Research and Outreach Project: “Immigrant Farmers and Local Multicultural

Food and Marketing Systems, in Marshalltown and Denison, Iowa.” Department of

Sociology, Iowa State University. Supervisor: Dr Jan Flora.

2008-2009. Research and Outreach Project: “COMIDA”, County of Marshalltown Investing

in Diversified Agriculture, A Locally Experience of how Latino can be included in the

Development of Local Food Systems in the Midwest.” Multi-institutional

Collaboration. Supervisor: Dr Jan Flora.

2008-2009. Research Project: “Market Research of the Local Food System in Marshalltown

for “COMIDA.”” Marshalltown Chamber of Commerce, ISU Extension, and the

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Supervisor: Dr Jan Flora.

2006-2008. Research Project: “Historia de la Pesca Artesanal y Patrimonio Subacuático de

Piriápolis.” Grupo de Antropología Social, Programa de Arqueología Sub-Acuática,

Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República,

Uruguay.

2006. Research Projects of the Graduate Program of Sustainable Agriculture. Academic

Exchange and Internship. Supervisor: Dr.Matt Liebman. Iowa State University, USA.

2005. Research Project: “Co-Management of Natural Resources of the Region of Laguna de

Rocha Area.” (Collaborator) Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República,

Uruguay.

2003-2006. Research Project: “Una mirada Antropológica a la Economía e Identidad de los

Pescadores de la Barra de la Laguna de Rocha.” (An Anthropological Approach to the

Economy and Identity of Fisher Community in Laguna de Rocha).

Departamento de Antropología, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación,

Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

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Consulting

2008-2009. Research Project: “Buzos- Mejilloneros de Piriápolis y Punta del Este.”

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay. Grupo de Antropología Social, Programa

de Arqueología Sub-Acuática, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación,

Universidad de la República, Uruguay. (Co-Principal Investigator).

2007- 2008. Research Project: “Historias de ayer y de hoy-Comunidad de Pescadores

Artesanales de la Laguna de Rocha.” Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay.

(Principal Investigator).

2006. Research Project: “Socioeconomic and Cultural Characteristics of the Classification of

Garbage in Mercedes (Soriano), Uruguay.” Departmento de Higiene, Intendencia

Departamental de Soriano, Uruguay. (Co-Principal Investigator).

GRANTS

Funded

2011. “Uruguayan Farmers’ Access to Information and Perception of Climate Change and

Possible Adaptations in the Light of Agricultural Transformations.” Butler Travel

Award for International Studies in Sustainable Agriculture. Henry A. Wallace Chair

for Sustainable Agriculture. Iowa State University. (U$2,000). Principal

Investigator.

2011. “Integrating Social Justice into the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture

(GPSA) Curriculum at Iowa State University.” Claudia Prado-Meza, Diego Thompson,

Jessica Soulis, Angela Carter, and Amy Alesch. Diversity Grant Program of Iowa State

University. Co- Principal Investigator. (U$ 5,000)

2011. “Involving New Immigrants and Minorities in Local Food Systems.” Funded by the

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture- RE: M2011-8. (U$40,434). (PIs- Jan Flora

and Cornelia Flora).Research Assistant (Participation in Writing the Proposal).

2008. “Buzos- Mejilloneros de Piriápolis y Punta del Este.” D’Ambrosi, Leticia, Victoria

Lembo, Diego Thompson, and Blass Amato. Fondos Concursables 2008. Ministerio de

Educación y Cultura. (Uruguayan Pesos $90,000). Co- Principal Investigator.

http://www.mec.gub.uy/images/PREMIOS2008.pdf

2007. “Historias de Ayer y de Hoy; Comunidad de Pescadores Artesanales de la Laguna de

Rocha.” Fondos Concursables 2006-2007. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. Uruguay.

(Uruguayan Pesos $ 50,000). Principal Investigator.

http://www.mec.gub.uy/cultura/Eventos/Marzo07/Fond07.html

Not Funded

2014. “Mobilization of Community Capitals for Climate Change Adaptation under the

Emergency Housing Program ‘Plan Juntos’, Uruguay.” Lincoln Institute of Land

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Policy. Research on Land Policy and Urban Development in Latin America.

(U$28,700). Principal Investigator.

2011. “Uruguayan Farmers’ Access to Information and Perception of Climate Change and

Possible Adaptations in the Light of Agricultural Transformations.” National Science

Foundation (NSF), Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: Science

Technology and Society. (U$ 15,000). Co-Principal Investigator.

2011. “Involving New Immigrant and Minority Producers in Local Food Systems.” NCR-

SARE- R&E Proposal 2011- ($193,717). (PI- Jan Flora). Research Assistant

(Participation in Writing the Proposal).

2011. “Small and Disadvantaged Farmers’ Responses to Industrial Agriculture Growth and

Climate Change in Two Regions of Uruguay: a Community Capitals Framework

Approach.” Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowship

Program. (U$ 3,000 pro-rated monthly: Total U$12,000). Principal Investigator.

2009. “Analysis and improvement of Denison, Iowa’s food systems.” Graduate Student Grant

Program. NCR-SARE Proposal. (U$9,856). Principal Investigator.

2008. “Entre Monte, Río y Ciudad; Pescadores y Montaraces de Mercedes.” Fondos

Concursables 2007-2008. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay. (Uruguayan

Pesos $50,000). Principal Investigator.

2008. “Investigación Sociocultural de la Comunidad de Pescadores Artesanales de

Piriápolis.” D’Ambrosi, Leticia, Victoria Lembo, Diego Thompson, and Blass Amato.

Fondos Concursables 2007-2008. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay.

(Uruguayan Pesos $100,000). Co-Principal Investigator.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

International Food and Nutrition Conference (IFNC) Global Fellow. 2011. Tuskegee

University, Alabama.

The Student Paper Award of the Society of Agriculture and Food Research and Food

Research Interest Group (SAFRIG).2011. Rural Sociological Society Annual

Conference, Boise, Idaho.

The Rural Sociological Society Diversity Award. 2011. Rural Sociological Society and

Community and Development Society Annual Conference, Boise, Idaho.

Freeman Memorial Award. 2011. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University.

Department of Sociology Achievement Fund Scholarship. 2011. Iowa State University.

The Honor Society of Agriculture- Gamma Sigma Delta. Membership in recognition of high

scholarship, outstanding achievement or service. 2011. College of Agriculture. Iowa

State University.

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Innovative Program Award of Community Development Society (CDS). 2010. Project:

“Creating Multicultural Food Systems with Immigrants in Iowa, U.S.” Flora, Jan, Diego

Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, and Hannah Lewis. Community Development

Society Annual Conference. New Orleans. Louisiana. U.S.

Mención de Fondos Concursables. 2008. Project: “Entre Monte, Río y Ciudad; Pescadores y

Montaraces de Mercedes.” Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay.

Mención de Fondos Concursables. 2008. Project: “Investigación Sociocultural de la

Comunidad de Pescadores Artesanales de Piriápolis.” D’Ambrosi, Leticia, Victoria

Lembo, Diego Thompson, and Blass Amato. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura,

Uruguay.

Scholarship in the Media

EFE International News Agency. (Interview) Results from the study: “Somos del Campo:

Latino/a Gardeners in Marshalltown and Denison, Iowa. A community Capital

Framework Approach.” Published in several Webpages and Newspapers, November

29th

, 2010. See:

http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/950/Campesinos-hispanos-aportan-capital-cultural-a-

las-comunidades-que-los-reciben/

SEMINARS & CONFERENCES

Presentation of Papers and Books

Thompson, Diego. 2015. March 3rd

. “Exploring Social Justice and Sustainable Agriculture:

Experiences of Social Integration in Local and Regional Food Systems in the U.S.”

Howard E. Woodin Colloquium Series, Middlebury College.

Thompson , Diego. 2014. July 22nd

. “Governance and its Role in Community Adaptations to

Environmental Stresses under Decentralization Programs in Southwestern Uruguay.”

Community Development Society Conference, Dubuque, Iowa.

Thompson, Diego. 2013. April 18th

. “Governance and its Role on Community Adaptations to

Environmental Stresses under Decentralization Programs in Southwestern Uruguay.”

Latin American Urbanism Symposium. Department of Architecture & Department of

Anthropology. Iowa State University, EEUU.

http://www.design.iastate.edu/events.php?CID=2904

Thompson, Diego. 2013. August 29th

-31st. “The Influence of Community Governance on

Local Adaptations to Natural and Anthropogenic Changes and Increasing

Environmental Risks; Four Case Studies from Southwestern Uruguay.” RC21

Sociology of Urban and Regional Development, International Sociological Association.

Berlin, Germany.

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Thompson, Diego. 2013. August 6th

-9th

. “Community Governance and Local Adaptive

Actions to Disturbances and Increasing Environmental Risks under Political

Decentralization Efforts; Four Case Studies from Southwestern Uruguay.” Rural

Sociological Society Annual Meeting. New York City, U.S.

Thompson, Diego. 2013. June 19th

-22nd

. “The influence of Community Governance

Structures and Processes on Local Adaptive Actions to Disturbances and Increasing

Environmental Risks in Four Rural Communities in Southwestern Uruguay.”

Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society Annual Meeting. East Lansing,

Michigan, U.S.

Flora, Jan L., Saúl Abarca Orozco, and Diego Thompson. 2013. June 12th

- 14th

. “Latino

Social Innovators and Economic Entrepreneurs in Four Rural Communities of Iowa:

Comparisons using a Capitals Framework.” Change of Colors Annual Conference;

Latinos in the Heartland; Migration and Shifting Landscapes. University of Missouri.

St. Louis, U.S. Program: http://www.cambiodecolores.org/2013/Program/

Thompson, Diego., Angie Carter, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, Jessica Soulis, Nicholas Leete,

John Dean, and Victoria LeBeaux. 2013. February 25th

-26th

. “Students Creating

Curriculum Change in Sustainable Agriculture and Social Justice.” Iowa State

University 2013 Symposium on Sustainability – “Connecting Today's Bottom Line with

a Sustainable Future: Our Growing Commitment.” Ames, Iowa, U.S.

Flora, Jan L., Saúl Abarca-Orozco, Diego Thompson, Hector Bombiella Medina, and

Caroline Olivera. 2013. February 25th

-26th

. “Latino Youth, Food and Agriculture in

Iowa.” Iowa State University 2013 Symposium on Sustainability – “Connecting Today's

Bottom Line with a Sustainable Future: Our Growing Commitment.” Ames, Iowa, U.S.

Flora, Cornelia. B., Jan L. Flora, Diego Thompson, and Claudia Prado-Meza. 2012. August

2nd

. “Common Means, Disparate Ends: Convergence and Divergence in the Heartland.”

XIII World Congress of Rural Sociology. International Rural Sociological Association.

Lisbon, Portugal. See:

http://irsa2012.com/media/uploads/events/wcrs2012/wcrs_2012_final_programme2.pdf

Flora, Jan L., Diego Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, Saúl Abarca-Orozco, and Cornelia

B. Flora. 2012. July 26th

-30th

. “Resources and Barriers to Innovation among Latino

Businesspersons in Rural Iowa: A Capitals Approach.” Rural Sociological Society

Annual Conference. Chicago, U.S. See: http://www.ruralsociology.us/wp-

content/uploads/2012/05/2012-RSS-Preliminary-Program-Revised-053112-1024am.pdf

Flora, Jan L., Diego Thompson, Saúl Abarca-Orozco, Hector Bombiella Medina, and

Caroline Olivera. 2012. June 12th

-15th

“Exploring the Meanings of Food and

Agriculture for Latino Youth Through the Use of Photovoice in Three Iowa Cities.”

Change of Colors Conference; Latinos in the Heartland; Migration and Shifting

Landscapes. University of Missouri. Columbia. U.S. Program:

http://cambiodecolores.org/2012/Program/

Thompson, Diego, Jan L. Flora, and Saúl Abarca-Orozco. 2012. June 12th

-15th

“Exploring

how to Make the North Central Education/Extension and Research Activity (NCERA)

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Sustainable over Time.” Change of Colors Conference; Latinos in the Heartland;

Migration and Shifting Landscapes.University of Missouri. Columbia. U.S. Program:

http://cambiodecolores.org/2012/Program/

Jan L. Flora, Diego Thompson, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, and Cornelia B. Flora. 2012. April.

“Latino Business Entrepreneurs and Social Innovators in Four Iowa Communities.”

Latino Entrepreneurs in Iowa Meeting. See:

http://www.soc.iastate.edu/extension/diverse/latinoentrepreneurship/reports.html

Thompson, Diego, David Peters, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, Jan L. Flora, Saúl Abarca Orozco,

and Cornelia B. Flora. 2012. April. “Entrepreneurial and Non Entrepreneurial Latino

Proprietors in Four Iowa Communities: How do they differ from one

another?” Presented at USDA Webinar on Latino Entrepreneurs.

http://www.soc.iastate.edu/extension/diverse/latinoentrepreneurship/reports.html

Thompson, Diego. 2011. November 11st. “Climate and Land Use Change: Exploring the Case

of Uruguayan Farmers’ Access to Information and Perception of Climate Change and

Possible Adaptations in the Light of Agricultural Transformations.” Sociology Research

Seminars and Latino Research Seminars. Department of Sociology, Iowa State

University, U.S.

Thompson, Diego. 2011. October 9th

-11th

. “New Immigrants in Local Food Systems: Two

Iowa Cases.” International Food and Nutrition Conference (IFNC 2011), Tuskegee

University, US. Program: http://www.ifnc.info/resources/2011-IFNC-Program.pdf

Thompson, Diego, Jan Flora, and David Peters. 2011. July 28th

-31st. “Latino Social

Innovators and Economic Entrepreneurs in Four Rural Iowa Communities.” Rural

Sociological Society and Community Development Society Annual Meeting. Boise,

Idaho, U.S. Program:

http://www.ruralsociology.org/RSS%20website%20Dw/2011%20AnnualMeetingProgr

am21-6.pdf

Thompson, Diego. 2011. July 28th

-31st. “Somos del Campo; Latino/a Gardeners and Farmers

in two Rural Communities of Iowa. A Community Capita Framework Approach.” Rural

Sociological Society and Community Development Society Annual Meeting. Boise,

Idaho, U.S.

http://www.ruralsociology.org/RSS%20website%20Dw/2011%20AnnualMeetingProgr

am21-6.pdf

Thompson, Diego, Angie Carter, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, and Jessica Soulis. 2011. July 15th

.

“Closing Gaps: Integrating Social Justice within the Graduate Program in Sustainable

Agriculture Curriculum at Iowa State University.” Social Justice Iowa Area Meet-up,

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.

Flora, Jan, Cornelia B. Flora, Mary Emery, Diego Thompson, and Claudia M. Prado Meza.

2011. June 8th

-10th

. “Involving Immigrant Latino Farmers in Local Food Systems: A

Community Capitals Framework Approach.” Change of Colors Annual Conference;

Latinos in the Heartland; Migration and Shifting Landscapes. University of Missouri,

Kansas City, U.S. Program: http://www.cambiodecolores.org/2011/Program/

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Thompson, Diego. 2011. May 2nd

- 5th

. “Somos del Campo: Latino Gardeners and Farmers in

Two Rural Communities of Iowa”. National Urban Extension Conference. Des Moines,

Iowa, U.S.

Thompson, Diego. 2011. March 24th

. “Somos del Campo”: Latino/a Gardeners and Farmers

in Two Rural Communities of Iowa. A Community Capitals Framework Approach.”

Latino Research Seminars and Sociology Research Seminar Series. Department of

Sociology, Iowa State University. See:

http://www.soc.iastate.edu/newsletter/seminar.html

Thompson, Diego, Jan Flora, Cornelia Flora, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2010. May 24th

-

26th

. “Human, Cultural, and Social Capitals Among Latino/a Gardeners in

Marshalltown and Denison, Iowa.” Change of Colors Conference; Latinos in the

Heartland; Migration and Shifting Landscapes, University of Missouri. Columbia, U.S.

Flora, Jan, Diego Thompson, Cornelia Flora, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2010. May 24th

-

26th

. “Latino Business Entrepreneurs and Social Innovators in Four Iowa

Communities.” Change of Colors Conference; Latinos in the Heartland; Migration and

Shifting Landscapes, University of Missouri. Columbia, U.S.

Thompson, Diego. 2010. April 28th

. “Somos del Campo”: Latino/a Gardeners and Farmers in

Two Rural Communities of Iowa. A Community Capitals Framework Approach.”

Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium, Iowa State University. See Podcast:

http://www.sust.ag.iastate.edu/gpsa/600_podcasts.html

D’Ambosio, Leticia, Victoria Lembo, and Diego Thompson. 2010. January 11th

. “Mundo

Sumergido, Buzos-Mejilloneros de Punta del Este y Piriápolis.” (Book and

Documentary). Cultural Center of La Paloma. Recipient of: Fondos Concursables 2008

del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. Rocha, Uruguay.

Thompson, Diego, Jan Flora, Cornelia Flora, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2009. November

5th

-7th

. “An Asset-based Perspective on Latino Entrepreneurs: Reflections from Iowa

Communities.” Latino/a Communities in the Midwest, Julian Samora Research

Institute, 20th

Anniversary. Lansing, Michigan State University, U.S.

Prado-Meza, Claudia and Diego Thompson. 2009. October 10th

-13th

. Workshops: “Mapping

Comida”, “How to Develop Diversified Local Food Systems” & “Planning your

Community’s Local Food System: The Experience of COMIDA–County of Marshall

Investing in Diversified Agriculture.”13th

Annual Conference Community Food

Security Coalition, “From Commodity to the Community” Conference, Des Moines,

Iowa, U.S. http://communityfoodconference.org/13/conference-schedule/workshops/

Flora, Jan, Diego Thompson, and Cornelia Flora. 2009. July 30th

-August 1st. “Rural Latino

Entrepreneurs: Social and Cultural Capitals.” Rural Sociological Society 72nd

Annual

Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

Thompson, Diego, Joseph Malual, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2009. July 15th

-16th

. “Social

Justice in Food Systems; COMIDA.” Sustainable Agriculture Education Association

(SAEA), 3rd National Conference, “Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education.”

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(Other Tasks: Facilitator of Workshops, Organizer, and Evaluator of the Conference),

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. See:

http://sustainableaged.org/2009Conference/tabid/89/Default.aspx

Flora, Jan L., Cornelia Flora, Diego Thompson, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. May 28th

-31st.

2009. “Growing our own Farmers: Expanding the Supply of Local Food.” Food and

Human Values Society (AFHVS) and the Association for the Study of Food and Society

(ASFS) Conference. Penn State University. Program:

http://www.afhvs.org/AFHVS-ASFS2009ConferenceProgram_FINAL.pdf

Flora, Jan, Diego Thompson, and Claudia M. Prado-Meza. 2009. May 18th

- 20th

.

“Empowerment of Latino Immigrants through Farming: a Community Capitals

Approach.” Change of Colors Conference; Latinos in the Heartland; Migration and

Shifting Landscapes, University of Missouri, St. Louis, U.S. Program:

http://www.cambiodecolores.org/2009/Program/

Thompson, Diego, Joseph Malual, and Claudia M. Predo-Meza. 2009. April 23 th

.

“COMIDA Project; How to Involve new Immigrants into Local Food Systems.” Annual

Presentations of the Graduate Program of Sustainable Agriculture, Memorial Union,

Iowa State University, U.S.

Flora, Jan, Claudia M. Prado-Meza, and Diego Thompson. 2009. February 6th

. “Latino/as

Participating in Community Gardens.” Conference for Immigration and Human Rights

in the U.S. Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Thompson, Diego. 2008. January 10th

. “Historias de ayer y de hoy; Comunidad de Pescadores

de la Laguna de Rocha.” Centro Cultural La Paloma. Ciclo: Presentaciones de Verano.

Intendencia Municipal de Rocha, La Paloma, Rocha, Uruguay.

Thompson, Diego. 2007. April, 5th

. “Situación Cultural de los Pescadores Artesanales de la

Laguna de Rocha.” Conferencia Nacional de Ecoturismo y Áreas Protegidas. Trinidad,

Flores, UDELAR, MVOTMA, IMF, MTYD, Uruguay.

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS- REFEREED JOURNALS

- The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension: One Manuscript (2015)

- Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability: Two

Manuscripts (2013-2014)

- Journal of Rural Studies: One Manuscript (2012)

- Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Journal: One Manuscript (2011)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

Community Development Society (CDS)

Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social y Cultural (AUAS)

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Honor Society of Agriculture Gamma Sigma Delta

SERVICE

2013. Member of the Organizing Committee for the Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium.

Iowa State University.

2011-2013. Member of the Executive Board of North Central Education/Extension and

Research Activity (NCERA 216). Michigan State University.

2009-2013. Member of the Organizing Committee for Latino Research Seminars, Iowa State

University.

2011- Member of the Organizing Committee for Sociology Research Seminars, Iowa State

University.

2010. President of Latin-American Students at Iowa State University (LATAM).

2010. Officer of International Issues at the Sustainable Agriculture Student Association. Iowa

State University.

2010-2011. Vice-President of Students of Sociology Association. Senator at the Graduate

Student Body. Iowa State University.

2010. Member of Latino Heritage Committee. Iowa State University.

2009- 2011. Secretary and Vice-President of MATES- Argentineans, Uruguayans, and

Chileans Association. Iowa State University.

ACADEMIC ADVISING

2012-Present. (Master Thesis-Committee Chair). Goldberg, Nathalie. Master in: Manejo

Costero Integrado del Cono Sur. Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Mother tongue.

English: Reading, speaking, and writing.

Portuguese: Reading and speaking.

Italian: Reading.

French: Reading.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

SPSS/ NVivo/ R/ SAS/Excel/ Microsoft Office.