Timothy Griffin
Associate Professor
- Dean for Educational Affairs
- Program Director, Agriculture Food and Environment Degree Program
- Center for International Environmental and Resource Policy, Fletcher School - Affiliated Faculty
- Chair of the Division of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Associate Professor in Nutrition, Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems
Timothy Griffin is Teri and Barry Volpert Family Professor in Nutrition, Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. At the Friedman School, he is Division Chair - Agriculture, Food and the Environment, and teaches classes on U.S. agriculture, agricultural science and policy, and the linkage between food system domains. In 2018, he was named as the inaugural recipient of a professorship in Nutrition, Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems. His current research focuses on assessment of sustainability across environmental, social and economic metrics, regional food systems, and climate change impacts on agriculture. He supervises doctoral students conducting research on topics ranging from precision agriculture to food access to water rights. He served as an Advisor to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, focusing on Sustainability, and also as a member of the National Academy of Sciences study Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. He has given many scientific and public presentations on agriculture and the food system, and published nearly 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Prior to coming to the Friedman School, he served as Lead Scientist/Agronomist at USDA-Agricultural Research Service (2000-2008) and Extension Specialist in Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Maine (1992-2000), the first such position in the U.S.
Education
- Ph.D., 1990, Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University
- M.S., 1986, Agronomy, University of Nebraska
- B.S., 1984, Forage and Range Management, University of Nebraska
