Helena Shilomboleni

Assistant Professor
Helena Shilomboleni

519-888-4567, ext. 40040
hshilomb@uwaterloo.ca 
Environment 2, room 2039

Helena Shilomboleni is an Assistant Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. 

Her research areas of expertise are agriculture and food security, climate smart agriculture, scaling innovations in smallholder farming systems, and food systems sustainability, and she has applied research experience working with small-scale farmers and development organizations in East and Southern Africa. Helena has also collaborated with different institutions and policy networks, including the Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research, the African Academy of Sciences, Canada’s International Development Research Centre, and Global Affairs Canada. Her research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the University of Waterloo, and the Balsillie School of international Affairs. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Ontario Council for International Cooperation.