About
I am an interdisciplinary public policy scholar trained in the social sciences. I am currently a Professor of Community and Regional Development in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis. My research and teaching interests focus on issues of economic and workforce development as they relate to the impact of economic […]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
To learn more about any research project please click a link below. LABOR AND AUTOMATION IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE: EQUITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE LABOR, AUTOMATION AND AgTECH: PROMOTING EQUITABLE AND PRODUCTIVE LABOR MARKET AND ECONOMIC TRAJECTORIES FOR US AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, JOB POLARIZATION, AND JOB QUALITY IN THE US COMING OF AGE IN THE GREAT RECESSION: […]
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles Visser, M. A., G. Kumetat, and G. Scott. (2024). Drought, Water Management, and Agricultural Livelihoods: Understanding Human-Ecological System Management and Livelihood Strategies of Farmer’s in Rural California. Journal of Rural Studies. Volume 109, Scott, S., T. Jakobsen, J.F. Rye, and M.A. Visser. (In Press). Labour Migration, Precarious Work, and Liminality. Forthcoming in […]
Teaching
Office Hour Appointments: Courses Taught: CRD 162: Transformation of Work; CRD 172: Social Inequality; CRD 247: Transformation of Work; CRD 240: Community Development Theory; CRD 241: Economics of Community Development; GEO 200DN: Research Methods; CRD 1: The Community; CRD 99: Developing Resilient Regional Economies and Workforces TEACHING PHILOSOPHY As a teacher, my objective is to […]
IN THE NEWS
Radio and Television California Edition – National Public Radio. “Economic Opportunity After the Great Recession: A View from the Golden State”. Vanessa Rancano KQED. September 2016. Valley Public Radio- National Public Radio. “New Report: 17 Percent of Valley Teens out of School and Out of Work”. Joe Moore. October 18, 2015. Valley Edition. […]
Contact
FOR INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL : mavisser@ucdavis.edu TO BE INFORMED ABOUT NEW PUBLICATIONS, FINDINGS AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS : @MAnneVisser https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-anne-visser-4395723/ CONNECT WITH RESEARCH AND ARTICLES THROUGH RESEARCHGATE