Ali Joglekar

Ali is a principal investigator with GEMS Informatics and holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Applied Economics. After finishing her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Montana State University, she moved to the Twin Cities and completed a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota. Ali’s research and teaching focus on the spatially explicit characterization of farming and its implications on agricultural productivity throughout the developing and developed world. Her work informs practical and policy decisions of governments, food and agribusiness interests, and others. In her spare time, Ali enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two dogs, as well as dragon boating with the St. Paul Dragon Divas.