Presenter

Originally from rural Kansas, Jakob is a research specialist and socio-cultural anthropologist at the National Farm Medicine Center. He works closely with Dr. Bendixsen on projects at the intersection of agricultural health and safety and anthropology. Jakob earned a master's degree in socio-cultural anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis where he studied the relationship between nutrient pollution, hydrological infrastructure, decision-making, social organization, and human and ecological health in the rural US Midwest. He also holds a master's degree in critical theory and politics from the University of Nottingham, which was funded by a Fulbright Scholarship. In his role as a research specialist, he aims to apply insights from social theory, ethnography, and philosophy to the practical and conceptual problems of agricultural health and safety.