I am writing to honour the legacy of Dr. Kerry Preibisch, a much loved University of Guelph professor who passed away  after a very courageous journey with cancer.

Kerry was a mentor to me and many other students and colleagues. Throughout her impressive career, she became an internationally recognized scholar for her work in rural sociology, globalized agricultural and food systems and the people who labour in these systems, particularly migrant farm workers.

Kerry worked particularly closely with migrant women from Mexico and Guatemala. Based on years of dedicated research, she was among the first scholars to write about the unique issues faced by migrant women in a field normally dominated by the male perspective. She also helped us to understand the social relations between migrants and Canadian communities and migrants’ centrality to Canadian and global food systems. Read more……