Dr. Leslie A. Duram | Si Noyce | SIU

Dr. Leslie A. Duram

Dr. Duram's research interests are local food systems, alternative agriculture, environmental public participation, and campus sustainability.

• Ph.D., University of Colorado.

• GEOG 480: Internship in Geography
• GEOG 426: U.S. Environmental Policy
• GEOG 470: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies
• GEOG 429/529; ERP 594: Organic Farming and Local Food
• GEOG 500: Principles of Research

Books:

• Duram, L.A. 2018. Environmental Geography: People and the Environment. Understanding Our World. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA. 344 pages.
• Duram, L.A., Contributing Editor, and K. Kennedy-White. 2013. America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States. ABC-CLIO: SantaBarbara, CA. 3 Volumes, 1297 pages.
• Duram, L.A., Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable and Local Food. Bison Books (University of Nebraska Press). 462 pages. Paperback. 
• Duram, L.A., Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable and Local Food. Greenwood Press (Praeger), 462 pages.  Hardbound.
• Duram, L.A.  2005. Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works. University of Nebraska Press, 250 pages.

Journal Articles:

• Marshall, A.C. and L.A. Duram. 2017.  Factors Influencing Local Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Tisza River Basin Management: The Role of Employment Sector and Education.  Environmental Science & Policy 77(2017): 69-76.
• Sanabria, Julia and L.A. Duram. 2017. Climate Change and Health: Risk Awareness can Improve Patient Care. Illinois Pediatrician. 35 (2): 6-7.
• Bonney, M. and L.A. Duram. 2016. Applying AASHE STARS to Examine Geography’s “Sense of Place” in Sustainability Education.  Journal of Sustainability Education 11:2151-7452.
• Marshall, A.C., Paul, J.S., Brooks, M.L., and Duram, L.A. 2016. Anglers’ Perceptions and Fish Consumption Risks in the Lower Tisza River Basin. Exposure and Health, 1-15. doi.10.1007/s12403-016-0233
• Duram, L.A., and S. Klein. 2015. University Food Gardens: A Unifying Place for Higher Education Sustainability. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 9 (3/4): 282-302.
• Duram, L.A. and L. Williams. 2015. Growing a Student Organic Garden within the Context of University Sustainability Initiatives.  International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 16 (1): 3-15.
• Solís, P., Adams, J., Duram, L.A., Hume, S., Kuslikis, A., Lawson, V., Miyares, I., Padgett, D., Ramírez, A. 2014. Diverse Experiences in Diversity at the Geography Department Scale.  Professional Geographer 65: DOI:10.1080/00330124.2012.735940
• Duram, L.A. and A. Mead.  2013. Exploring Linkages between Domestic Fair Trade and Consumer Food Co-operatives in the United States.  Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 29(2): 151-160.
• Duram L.A. and M. Cawley.  2012.  ‘Local’ to Where? The Construction of ‘Local’ Cuisine in Restaurants in the West of Ireland.  The Open Journal of Geography 5:16-25.

• Association of American Geographers, Rural Geography Specialty Group. Donald Q. Innis Award for Excellence in Food and Agricultural Research. 2017.
• 2015 SIU University Women’s Professional Advancement (UWPA) Mentorship Award.
• Delegate from Ireland to the Fulbright Commission, European Meeting. 56^th Annual Berlin Seminar for Fulbright Scholars. Berlin, Germany, March 21-25, 2010.
• Best Paper Award: Balanced Development Theme.  Irish Social Science Platform. Paper title:  “Linking Research and Policy: Assessing a Framework for Organic Agricultural Support in Ireland.” 1-2 December, 2009.
• John Fraser Hart Award for Research Excellence.  Association of American Geographers. Rural Geography Specialty Group, 2008.

• Duram, L.A. 2016. “Universities Build Environments and Neighbors:  UBEAN.”  US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, 2015 Local Food Promotion Program. USDA-AMS-LFPP-2015 Grant. ($130,899).
• Duram, L.A. 2015. “Outreach and Education Coordinator for LOGIC and the Center for Sustainable Farming.” SIU Green Fund. Sustainability Award. ($18,992).
• Williams, L and L.A. Duram. 2012-15. “Growing LOGIC: Creating Long-Term, Sustainable Organic and Permaculture Gardens for the SIU Community.”  SIU Green Fund. Sustainability Award. ($88,054).
• Duram, L.A. 2009-10.  “Geography and Organic Farming in Ireland.”  Research portion of Fulbright Scholar Grant.  Council for International Exchange of Scholars. US State Department. Based at National University Ireland at Galway. (€40,000).