Congratulations to Kellen for his paper, "Converging Worldviews of Food and Land: A Theoretical Framework Grounded in Manoomin in the Upper Great Lakes".

Bio: 

Kellen was born in Bridgeport, CT, and raised in Ossining, NY. He still calls the Hudson Valley home, and loves it to the extent that the Hudson Valley is the focus of his undergrad thesis. During his time at Cornell and after, Kellen would like to dream alongside communities about equitable and decolonial futures, and work towards making those dreams a reality within their landscape, especially with communities who often lack the privilege to turn their spatial dreams into a reality. This career goal could translate into housing policy and justice work, high school teaching, getting a PhD, community organizing, or politics. He is not quite sure yet and wants to keep himself flexible as he explores career pathways focused around spatial justice. Kellen likes singing R&B and Indie music, exploring new and familiar places, hanging with friends and family, reading sci-fi, and watching the Knicks in his free time.