As a Computer Science major with a minor in Food Studies, Joy is passionate about leveraging technology such as IoT, Machine Learning, and Remote Sensing, to create sustainable agricultural systems. In the summer of 2022, she gained her first hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture by using remote sensing and machine learning to track plant cover in California's agricultural fields at the University of California, Berkeley.
This experience deepened Joy’s appreciation for the role technology can play in addressing some of the most pressing issues facing our global emissions and food systems today.
On campus, Joy is a Sustainable Spelman Intern, where she is actively involved in implementing sustainability initiatives on campus. She believes that sustainable agriculture is not only vital for the health of our planet but also essential for building a more just and equitable food system. Joy is, “excited to continue exploring the intersection of technology and sustainability and look forward to contributing to a more sustainable future for all.”
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“Spelman College's Food Studies Program, the first interdisciplinary food studies program at an Historically Black College and University, engages students in an innovative exploration of food interdisciplinarity and centers its connectivity to the African Diaspora, intersectionality, and food science. It is our hope that our food scholars will find the needed community, scholarship, and professional opportunities through the program to approach some of these pressing global and local food challenges. "