Mackenzie Gill is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at CSU. Broadly, her primary area of research interest is the intersection of consumer choice and regional food system growth. Her work as a research assistant at CSU has focused on issues of food access, nutrition security, and market choices in Colorado. Going forward, she plans to delve more deeply into factors that impact regional food systems’ ability to resiliently respond to economic shocks. Prior to her time at CSU, Mackenzie earned her B.S. in Animal Science and M.S. in Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee. On the weekends, you can find her either enjoying the Colorado scenery or at the Farmers’ Market information booth.
