Dr. Andreas Hernandez + Graduate MALAS student Esther Hewitt create participatory action group

January 21, 2026

Dr. Andreas Hernandez + Graduate MALAS student Esther Hewitt create participatory action group

Congratulations to Professor Andreas Hernandez, Director of UNM's Sustainability Studies Program, and Esther Hewitt, first-year master’s student in Latin American Studies, for forming participatory action research working group focused on advancing food justice in Albuquerque’s District 6. 
 
In collaboration with city agencies, community organizations, neighborhood leaders, UNM students and faculty, Hernandez and Hewitt helped identify key barriers to food access, modeling the powerful impact of community-engaged scholarship at UNM. 
 
Link to News: https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-students-and-faculty-support-budgeting-and-food-justice-efforts-in-district-6