Ben Iuliano, Doctoral Lecturer, is a landscape agroecologist interested in the relationship between food systems and the environment. He holds a PhD in Integrative Biology and an MSc in Agroecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Iuliano’s teaching and research are concerned with the sustainable management of human-modified landscapes to promote the mutual flourishing of people and the rest of nature. In particular, the way humans farm has profound consequences for the environment and biodiversity. His work is concerned with 1) the mechanisms by which land use shapes biotic communities, or how agriculture affects biodiversity 2) the ecological interactions among crops and associated species, or how biodiversity affects agriculture, and 3) the social, economic, and political systems in which farming occurs, or how people interact with agricultural landscapes. As an instructor, he seeks to creatively integrate multi-disciplinary perspectives on these topics in order to equip students with the tools required to analyze and confront humanity’s most pressing challenges.