Coverage in The Economist
The Graphic Detail team’s byline: “American bombs in Cambodia were less likely to explode in fertile regions. Bombed land in these areas yields less rice today.” A full-page article summarizes findings from my recent AJPS and PLOS ONE publications.
NPR Interview
Host Matthew LaPlante’s introduction: “There is nothing more damaging to a nation’s economy than a war on its own soil. But the way we think about the long-term economic consequences of war is often tied up in political instability and reconstruction and the cost of care for veterans. That’s all correct, but my guest this week says we’ve overlooked something: The long-term damage to agriculture.”
My Academic Origin Story in Edible Columbus
Colleen Leonardi’s introduction: “After receiving a Fulbright scholarship to study public health policy in a Phnom Penh slum in Cambodia, Erin happened upon the tragedy of unexploded ordnances in the villages in Cambodia where she was living. This led her to a life of looking at how bombs left embedded in farmers’ fields after the Vietnam War carry the possibility of exploding at any moment. A day working in the rice paddy might lead to an explosion, fatally injuring or killing subsistence farmers in rural, sometimes poverty-stricken areas. I sat down with Erin to learn her story and what she sees as a solution for the farmers, the land and cultures around the world still devastatingly impacted by the act of war.”