Ali Joglekar

Dr. Ali Joglekar is a Research Scientist at the CFANS GEMS Informatics Center and co-directs (with Dr. Yuan Chai) the InSTePP (International Science and Technology Practice and Policy) center within the Department of Applied Economics. Ali’s research focuses on characterizing agricultural producers’ participation in global agri-food value chains. Drawing upon expertise in spatial analysis and data science, she develops innovative methods to transform agricultural survey data into FAIR-compliant digital databases and create pixelated representations of both agricultural production and economic accessibility across value chains. In her teaching role with APEC, Ali leads the PhD-level R programming course, emphasizing hands-on learning with authentic data challenges similar to those students encounter in their own research. When not analyzing data or in the classroom, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, daughter and dogs, or paddling in a dragon boat with the St. Paul Dragon Divas.