Jessica Decker Sparks

Research Assistant Professor

Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

United States

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Jessica Decker Sparks is a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Based in the United States, her research focuses on food systems sustainability, labour rights in fisheries, and the environmental impacts of industrial practices. Recent articles include studies on combating illegal fishing, assessing the drivers of Lassa Fever, and evaluating the role of Earth Observation data in disaster recovery.

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Zoe Trodd

University of Nottingham

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Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

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Tufts University

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Henrik Österblom

Stockholm University

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Giles Foody

Professor of Geographical Information Science

University of Nottingham

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Sean Cash

Bergstrom Foundation Professor

Tufts University

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Jonathon Gass

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Tufts University - Boston Campus

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Articles (17)

The future of decent work: Forecasting heat stress and the intersection of sustainable development challenges in India's brick kilns

Assessing the Environmental Drivers of Lassa Fever in West Africa: A Systematic Review

Leveraging port state measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The illusion of social improvements: A case study of the role of Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) in fairwashing the UK Nephrops fishery

Utility of Earth Observation data in mapping post-disaster impact: A case of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

Diets cannot be sustainable without ensuring the well-being of communities, workers and animals in food value chains

Forced labour risk is pervasive in the US land-based food supply

Fishery improvement projects: A voluntary, corporate “tool” not fit for the purpose of mitigating labour abuses and guaranteeing labour rights for workers

Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and equitable: A scoping review of metrics, findings, and research gaps

Towards a model of port-based resilience against fisher labour exploitation

Worker-less social responsibility: How the proliferation of voluntary labour governance tools in seafood marginalise the workers they claim to protect

Revealing global risks of labor abuse and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

Decent work in fisheries: Current trends and key considerations for future research and policy

Author Correction: The true cost of labour must be worker-defined

The true cost of labour must be worker-defined

Risk of forced labour embedded in the US fruit and vegetable supply

Growing evidence of the interconnections between modern slavery, environmental degradation, and climate change

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Zoe Trodd

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

Henrik Österblom

Giles Foody

Sean Cash

Jonathon Gass

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