Meredith Niles

Meredith Teresa Niles
Niles in 2023
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
Catholic University of America
Scientific career
WorkplacesUniversity of Vermont
Brown University
United States Department of State
ThesisAgricultural innovation for climate change mitigation and adaptation : a comparison of New Zealand and California farmers and policies (2014)

Meredith T. Niles is an American environmental scientist who is the Robert L. Bickford Endowed Professor at the University of Vermont. In 2022, she was named the National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar.

Early life and education

Niles is from Maryland. She was an undergraduate student in politics and environmental studies at Catholic University of America. She moved to the University of California for her doctoral research, where she worked in ecology and agricultural innovation. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, where studied climate smart agriculture.

Research and career

Niles worked for the United States Department of State in the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, contributing to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Her research has addressed food systems and sustainable agriculture, particularly how farmers adapt to climate change and the barriers to adopting sustainable practices.

She is the founding director of the National Food Access and COVID Research Team (NFACT), a collaboration monitoring the pandemic's impact on diet and nutritional security.

Awards and honors

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Food Systems Faculty Profile: Meredith Niles". The University of Vermont. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "What's Buzzing National Academy of Medicine Names Meredith Niles An Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine". What's Buzzing. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Meredith Niles, PhD". The University of Vermont. Retrieved 2025-09-12.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "About NFACT: Executive Team". National Food Access and COVID Research Team. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Executive Team". Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award". AIBS. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  7. ↑ "CALS Faculty and Staff Awards". The University of Vermont. Retrieved 2025-09-12.