Leif Brottem Assistant Professor of Political Science Grinnell College Grinnell, IA

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1 Leif Brottem Assistant Professor of Political Science Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Education PhD, Geography, September 2007-June 2013, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI. o Dissertation: The place of the Fula: Intersections of political and environmental change in western Mali, advisor: Matthew D. Turner MS Environment and Resources, January 2008, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. o Thesis: Rediscovering terroir in West African agroforestry parklands, advisor: Matthew D. Turner BA Political Science, Concentration: Environmental Policy, Cum Laude, June 1998, Carleton College, Northfield MN. Fellowships and Awards National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, Fall 2011 University of Texas-Austin Climate Change and Conflict in Africa Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, (declined) University of Wisconsin-Madison Land Tenure Center Raymond Penn Scholarship, Spring 2011 Fulbright-IIE Fellowship, West Africa Research Association Pre-dissertation Research Fellowship, Summer 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison International Field Research Award, Summer 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship, Summer 2008 (declined) Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship, Peer-reviewed Publications Brottem, L. (2014, in press). Hosts, strangers and the tenure politics of livestock corridors in Mali. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. Brottem, L., B. Butt, M. Turner, and A. Singh. (under revision, 2014). Biophysical variability and pastoral rights to resources: West African transhumance revisited. Human Ecology. Brottem, L. (2011). Rediscovering Terroir in West African Agroforestry Parklands. Society and Natural Resources, 23, Butt, B., Turner, M., Singh, A., Brottem, L. (2011). Use of MODIS NDVI to evaluate changing

2 latitudinal gradients of rangeland phenology in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115, Brottem, L., Unruh, J. (2009). Territorial tensions: Rainforest Conservation, Postconflict Recovery, and Land Tenure in Liberia. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 95, Teaching GDS 111: Introduction to Global Development Studies, Grinnell College, Spring 2014 SST 221: Geographical Analysis and Cartography, Grinnell College, Spring 214 Teacher s Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Global Studies Fall 2012 o Responsible for organizing and facilitating four discussion sections Teacher s Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Global Studies Summer 2012 o Facilitated serving learning and online discussion for students in internships worldwide Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography Spring 2012 o Lead Instructor for Geography 377: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography Summer 2009 o Designed, organized, and taught Geography 339: Environmental Conservation. Teacher s Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography Fall 2008; Fall 2009 o Lead T.A. for Geography 339: Environmental Conservation: responsible for discussion section coordination and communication with instructor. Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Environmental Studies Spring 2007 o Developed and organized workshop course Walking the Talk: A Tool-kit for Conservation Action Teacher s Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Environmental Studies Spring 2007 Research Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography 2

3 August 2010-August 2011 o Conducted quantitative analysis of land use, forage availability, and herd mobility for USAID Collaborative Research Program. Graduate Affiliate, University of Wisconsin-Madison Land Tenure Center January 2009-June 2011 o Contributed research and analysis to USAID-funded Translinks project on land tenure dimensions of payments for ecosystem services. Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography Spring 2009 o Conducted remote sensing and geospatial analysis for NSF-funded land cover change project in China. Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geography September 2007-September 2008 o Provided data analysis support for NSF-funded land use research project in Niger and Kenya. Research Associate, Conservation International, Washington DC October 2006-November 2007 o Developed an innovative methodology to measure the relative impact of institutional reforms on forest management policy in Liberia. Project resulted in a peer-reviewed journal article. o Conducted continent-scale land use and land cover analysis within sub-saharan protected areas. Research Associate, Ecoagriculture Partners, Washington DC June 2006-August 2007 o Contributed to policy briefs on sustainable agriculture in dryland West Africa. Association Memberships Association of American Geographers (since 2007) African Studies Association (since 2009) West Africa Research Association (since 2008) Conference Presentations Brottem, L. (2012, February). The curious case of Soribougou: cotton production and the twisted geographies of land possession in western Mali. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, NY. Brottem, L. (2011, May). Large-scale movements and small-scale institutions: pastoral mobility in an era of decentralized resource governance in West Africa. Paper presented at the Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and Understanding through the Social Sciences Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. 3

4 Brottem, L. (2011, April). This land is [not] your land: hosts, strangers, and the politics of livestock corridors in West Africa. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA. Brottem, L. (2009, April). Farmer-herder conflict, environmental change, and institutional response in Mali. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV. Brottem, L., Turner, M. (2008, April). Geospatial technologies, conservation landscapes, and common property institutions in West Africa. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA. Brottem, L. (2009, November). Farmer-herder conflict and local institutions in Mali. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA. Reviewing Activities African Geography Review Africa Today Annals of the Association of American Geographers Human Ecology Society and Natural Resources Work in Progress Brottem, L. (2014) The curious case of Soribougou: cotton production and the twisted geographies of land possession in western Mali. (first draft is complete). Book Reviews Brottem, L. (2012) The Art of Livelihood: Creating Expressive Agri-Culture in Rural Mali. Wooten, S pp. Reviewed for the Canadian Journal of African Studies. Brottem, L. (2011) Turning Science into Action: Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management in Africa. Kalipeni, E., Kakoma, I., Sanogo, Y. O., Fawcett, K., Warner, R pp. Reviewed for the African Studies Review. Relevant Professional Experience Consultant, World Bank September-December 2012 o Provided technical expertise on West African natural resource management projects as part of the World Banks ten year review of its forest sector portfolio Consultant, Tetra Tech ARD 4

5 September 2012-present o Responsible for livestock-related research activities of Senegal country assessment for USAID African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) project Contributing Scholar, Foreign Policy in Focus, Washington DC October Publications: o Sinafrique (2008) o Development Requires Local Empowerment (2006). o Immigration s Role Often Overlooked in Global Economy (2006) o The Limits of Cotton: White Gold Shows its Dark Side in Bénin (2005). o The World Bank s Great Gamble in Central Africa (2003). Globalization and Governance Program Officer, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability, Berkeley CA, September 2000-June 2002 o Researched and co-authored publications: What Road Ahead? Scenarios for US-China Relations and Beyond Good Deeds: Case Studies and a New Policy Agenda for Corporate Accountability. o Designed and executed website and electronic newsletter on foreign investment and sustainability. Natural Resource Policy Assistant, Office of the Governor of Alaska, Juneau AK January 1999-September 1999, June 2000-September 2000 o Administered, coordinated, and monitored policy on issues ranging from forest and fisheries management to toxic waste cleanup. o Participated in inter-agency process to revise the Tongass National Forest management plan (TLMP). o Communicated with constituencies for public hearings on Pacific salmon restoration efforts. 5