Antonio Roman-Alcalá, PhD Faculty Profile

Antonio  Roman-Alcalá, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Earth, Environmental & Sustainability Sciences

Antonio Roman-Alcalá is an educator, researcher, writer, and organizer based in Berkeley, ҹɫÊÓÆµ who has worked on issues of sustainable food systems for over 20 years. Antonio is currently an Assistant Professor at CSUEB teaching Geography and Environmental Studies. Previously, he co-founded San Francisco’s , the San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance, and the , and his 2010 documentary film, , can be viewed free online. He holds a BA in urban sustainability from UC Berkeley, and received his PhD from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague in 2021. In addition to his role at CSUEB, Antonio conducts education, research, and consulting with the  and the UC-based ҹɫÊÓÆµ Organic, Agroecological, and Regenerative Transitions (COAR) project, and co-facilitates the scholar collaborative . He also plays in bands, contributes to local alternative publications, and maintains a life of balanced, sustainable hedonism.

Food systems, food justice, food sovereignty, social movement organization, human geography, political ecology,

  • PhD, International Institute of Social Studies
Fall Semester 2025
Course #SecCourse TitleDaysFromToLocationCampus
EESC 4551ASustainable Food SystemsW2:00PM3:40PMSC-N321
ENVT 33002Sustainability and JusticeARRWEB-ASYNCH
GEOG 12002Human GeographyARRWEB-ASYNCH
EESC 45502Sustainable Food SystemsM2:00PM3:40PMSC-N321
ENVT 46502Sustainable DevelopmentMW11:00AM12:15PMAE-0379
GEOG 46502Sustainable DevelopmentMW11:00AM12:15PMAE-0379

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