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Steffanie Scott is Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Waterloo. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in 2001. Her dissertation and subsequent research has focused on rural livelihoods in the face of agricultural decollectivization. In particular, she has examined processes shaping vulnerability of small farmers, including female-headed households and ethnic minority populations, through property rights reforms. Steffanie has also been involved in academic capacity-building and consulting on localized poverty reduction in Vietnam, and research on development cooperation and the role of universities in local development.