" As one who has spent an entire career in international research and development, these case studies of immersion activities underscore the concept that there are several "right" answers to the question of "what works" as students and faculty identify their own world view, and the impact it has on understanding other cultures. Dunkel convincingly presents the challenge that some form of immersion is a must for any and all policies makers, researchers and practitioners seeking to effectively serve those they represent." --I. Miley Gonzalez, Former Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Former Deputy Director General of CATIE, Costa Rica "Storytelling is one of the most ancient, effective and universal means of transferring knowledge. Throughout this text, Dunkel expertly incorporates highly impactful and memorable stories that assist the reader in understanding the interdependencies of culture, food and science. While this book should be required reading for students of agricultural science and anyone doing what is commonly referred to as international development work, its careful overview of the holistic process also makes it a very useful text in undergraduate and graduate courses on education, ethnography and intercultural communication." --David Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Programs, University of Maryland-Baltimore "Hundreds of students and practitioners have benefited from Dunkel's holistic and visionary approach to incorporating cultural considerations in food and agricultural sciences. This book presents readers with the same opportunity. By carefully documenting keen insights and illustrative case studies that have emerged over the course of two decades, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for educators. Dunkel's abundant ingenuity, compassion, commitment, and wisdom inform every page." --Katy Hansen, PhD student, University Program in Environmental Policy, Duke University

" As one who has spent an entire career in international research and development, these case studies of immersion activities underscore the concept that there are several "right" answers to the question of "what works" as students and faculty identify their own world view, and the impact it has on understanding other cultures. Dunkel convincingly presents the challenge that some form of immersion is a must for any and all policies makers, researchers and practitioners seeking to effectively serve those they represent." --I. Miley Gonzalez, Former Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Former Deputy Director General of CATIE, Costa Rica "Storytelling is one of the most ancient, effective and universal means of transferring knowledge. Throughout this text, Dunkel expertly incorporates highly impactful and memorable stories that assist the reader in understanding the interdependencies of culture, food and science. While this book should be required reading for students of agricultural science and anyone doing what is commonly referred to as international development work, its careful overview of the holistic process also makes it a very useful text in undergraduate and graduate courses on education, ethnography and intercultural communication." --David Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Programs, University of Maryland-Baltimore "Hundreds of students and practitioners have benefited from Dunkel's holistic and visionary approach to incorporating cultural considerations in food and agricultural sciences. This book presents readers with the same opportunity. By carefully documenting keen insights and illustrative case studies that have emerged over the course of two decades, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for educators. Dunkel's abundant ingenuity, compassion, commitment, and wisdom inform every page." --Katy Hansen, PhD student, University Program in Environmental Policy, Duke University

Editor-in-chief of The Food Insects Newsletter since 1995; recipient of 1981 US National Academy of Sciences Visiting Scholar Award to People’s Republic of China; member of design team for state-of-the-art pre-departure training for US faculty, graduate students, and families to work on USAID food, storage, marketing project and live in Rwanda; author of 50 peer-refereed journal articles, 4 books and monographs, 2 patents; recipient of national and campus-wide awards for research, teaching, and service; principal investigator of numerous USDA and USAID, food, health, and agriculture related grants; presented 11 invited, food-related keynote addresses in US (e.g.,World Bank), Korea, Italy (FAO), Canada, Morocco, and the People’s Republic of China and a TEDx talk. Dunkel has worked with subsistence farmers in Asia, Africa, and Native American reservations for the past 33 years. She has also prepared and served insect feasts throughout the US including for more than 200 guests each at events in: San Francisco, California; Bozeman, Montana; and Charleston, South Carolina. Cultural aspects of food have been the topic of many TV appearances by Dunkel including PBS Evening News, Discovery Channel World of Wonder as well as radio interviews throughout the US, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Dunkel has initiated a pedagogy for food and agricultural sciences, the Expansive Collaborative Model, which she implemented in 2000 and taught every semester since. Dunkel has helped faculty adapt this pedagogy in several colleges at MSU and in other land grant institutions including a tribal college, and at a private urban university.