Amy Trauger

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Contact info

Email:
atrauger@uga.edu
Office:
Geography-Geology Building, Room 138
Research Interests:

food and agriculture, human-environment-animal interactions, food production, rural geography

Education:
  • Ph.D. (2005), Pennsylvania State University Geography
  • M.S. (2001), Pennsylvania State University Geography
  • B.A. (1998), University of Minnesota-Duluth Geography
Courses Regularly Taught:
GEOG 8305
GEOG 4/6890
GEOG 8920
GEOG 2010H
GEOG 3660
GEOG 1101
Articles Featuring Amy Trauger
Dr. Trauger laughs, standing next to a horse

Dr. Amy Trauger's New Research Suggests Plant-Only Diets May Not Be Key to Saving the Planet

An entirely plant based diet has long been suggested as the most environmentally friendly way to eat. However, new research from University of Georgia Geography professor Dr. Amy Trauger suggests that a diet of mostly plants and humanely raised meat is likely…

Dr. Amy Trauger

A Year of Titles: Dr. Amy Trauger returns from Fulbright Scholar program

Amy Trauger, author and professor of geography, was named last year as the Canada Research Chair in Food…

Dr. Amy Trauger

Dr. Amy Trauger named the Canada Research Chair in Food Studies at the University of Guelph

Dr. Amy Trauger has been named the Canada Research Chair in Food Studies at the University of Guelph which is administered through the Fulbright Canada program. With this position, Dr. Trauger will research the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food…

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