Vanessa Daether is a scholar and practitioner of community-based research and food systems transformation. Vanessa spent the early part of her career working with agricultural, food security and seed savings organizations in Canada and abroad.
In 2011, an opportunity to lead community food security initiatives and collaborative research projects brought her back to Vancouver Island and fueled her interest in applied research. Today, Vanessa is a consultant who manages collaborative research projects within the private and public sectors, supports regional food organizations with program development, planning, and evaluation, and instructs research skills and other workshop/courses.
Experience
Vanessa completed a Doctor of Social Sciences at Royal Roads University in 2022, where her research focused on evaluating the systems-level impacts of community-based food initiatives.
Her ongoing scholastic interests include collaborative research methodologies, theoretical frameworks for food systems research, and community-led responses to food insecurity.
Education
2022
Doctor of Social Sciences
Royal Roads University
2011
Master of Arts Human Security and Peacebuilding
Royal Roads University
2008
Bachelor of Arts Global Studies (Hons.)
Wilfrid Laurier University
Publications
Daether, V. L. (2022). Community-based research for food systems change: A collaborative praxis. In M. Hassan Wafai & M. Bernard (Eds.), Socially Engaged Applied Doctoral Research in Canada: Approaches to Contemporary Social and Management Opportunities and Challenges Conference Proceedings (pp. 127–136). Victoria, Canada: Royal Roads University. Retrieved from https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/25304
Daether, V. L. (2021). Evaluating the impacts of community food initiatives: A food systems approach. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest database. (UMI No. 28776834).
Daether, V. L. (2019). Book review. [Review of the book Grassroots leadership and the arts for social change by S. J. Erenrich & J. F. Wergin (Eds.)]. Engaged Scholar, 5(2), 295–296. Retrieved fromhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/esj/issue/view/5122/pdf_6
Goodall (née), V., & Etmanski, C. (2017). Conclusion: Emerging trends and future directions for leadership and adult learning in global food systems transformation. In C. Etmanski (Ed.), Food leadership: Leadership and adult learning for global food systems transformation (pp. 141–153). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense.