Dr Liza Wood

About me:

Liza is an environmental social scientist, working as a postdoctoral research fellow. She joins Exeter to work on the InBestSoil Horizon Europe/UKRI project, which studies the integration of soil health metrics into alternative agricultural business models. Her research also focuses on innovation systems and policy for alternative agricultural systems, particularly related to seed and breeding innovation. Prior to starting at Exeter, Liza was at the University of California Davis, where she conducted nationwide assessments of the organic seed system. In this work she combined innovation system theories with network analytical methods to better understand the structure and function of a developing niche innovation.

• Innovation systems
• Network analysis
• Innovation for the public good