India Luxton

India Luxton received a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University in 2024. Her doctoral research examined meatpacking policymaking and oversight during COVID-19.

Her research is centered on conducting solutions-oriented research and collaborating with communities, organizations and agencies to foster social change. This work encompasses a variety of topical areas, including food systems, public health and environmental justice.

She has published in journals including Qualitative Research, Journal of Extension, Feminist Criminiology, Sociological Inquiry, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 

Food systems, animal agriculture, environmental justice, environmental and applied sociology, green criminology, labor policy

"Enhancing Interagency Collaborations And Food System Resiliency", Sponsored by National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA.

Luxton, India, and Tara Opsal. 2024. "Navigating Complex Relationships: Support Networks Among Women in Community Corrections." Criminal Justice and Behavior 51(11): 1654-1677.

Brothers, Allyson, India Luxton, Cheryl Noble, Sue Schneider, Alison O'Connor, and Yuqin Jiao. 2024. "Market Days for Older Adults: Addressing Healthy Aging among a High-Risk Population at the Downtown Farmers’ Market." Journal of Extension.

Opsal, Tara, and India Luxton. 2024. "Collaborations Between Community Corrections and Community Organizations: Understanding their Potential for System-Involved Women and Gender Responsive Programming." Feminist Criminology 0(0):1-27.

Opsal, Tara, and India Luxton. 2023. "Gender-Responsive Programming in the Community Corrections Context: A Scoping Review." Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research. 9(4):500-516.

Luxton, India, Rodolfo Valdo-Vasquez, Laura Thornes, and Mehmet E. Ozbek. 2022. "High Impact Learning in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program." Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 1(40):97-130.

Opsal, Tara, Austin Luzebetak, Stephanie A. Malin, and India Luxton. 2022. "Layered Sites of Environmental Justice: Considering the Case of Prisons." Sociological Inquiry 93(4):1-25. 

Faw, Meara H., India Luxton, Jennifer E. Cross, and Deana Davalos. 2021. "Surviving and Thriving: Qualitative Results from a Multi-Year, Multidimensional Intervention to Promote Well-Being among Caregivers of Adults with Dementia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health18(9):1-14. 

Luxton, India. 2021. Review of The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices from the Fight for Atomic Justice by Trish Pritikin. H-Environment, H-Net Reviews.

Luxton, India, and Joshua Sbicca. 2020. "Mapping Movements: A Call for Qualitative Social Network Analysis." Qualitative Research 21(2):161-180. 

Sbicca, Joshua, India Luxton, James Hale, and Kassandra Roeser. 2019. "Collaborative Concession in Food Movement Networks: The Uneven Relations of Resource Mobilization." Sustainability 11(10):1-21. 

Davalos, Deana B., India Luxton, Michael Thaut, and Jennifer E. Cross. 2019. "B Sharp—The Cognitive Effects of a Pilot Community Music Program for People with Dementia-Related Disorders." Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 5(11):592-596. 

Malin, Stephanie A., and India Luxton. 2019. "The Baneberry Disaster in Review: An Interview with Case Lawyer and Author Larry Johns." The Extractive Industries and Society 7(2):520-523. 

College of Health and Human Sciences Research Day, Colorado State University. “Market Days for Older Adults: Addressing Social Isolation and Food Insecurity at the Larimer County Farmer’s Market.” (2023)

Extension Showcase, Colorado State University. “Market Days for Older Adults: Addressing Social Isolation and Food Insecurity at the Larimer County Farmer’s Market.” (2023)

American Sociological Association. “COVID-19 and the Slaughterhouse: Assessing the Harms Rooted in Political Economy.” (2022)

Rural Sociology Society. “They Told Us It Was Safe So We Believed Them: A Case Study of Environmental Contamination, Justice, and Knowledge.” (2021)

International Network for Social Network Analysts. “Case Study: High Impact Learning and Social Network Analysis in Short-Term Education Abroad.” (2020)

CO-WY International Educators Conference. “Case Study: High Impact Learning and Social Network Analysis in Short-Term Education Abroad.” (2019)

Western Social Science Association. “Mapping Movements: A Call for Qualitative Social Network Analysis.” (2019)

Graduate Student Showcase, Colorado State University. “B Sharp: A Community-Based Music Intervention.” (2018)

Midwestern Sociological Society. “Rocky Flats: A Case Study of Nuclear Contamination, Knowledge, and Environmental Justice.” (2018)

Midwestern Sociological Society. Discussant. “The Art and Practice of Qualitative Research.” (2016)

Eastern Sociological Society. “But I Love My Lion: Identity Construction of Exotic Pet Owners.” (2015)

New England Peer Tutor Association. “From Dementors to Dobbies: Navigating the World of Tutees.” (2014)

New England Writing Center Association. “Putting the Puzzle Together: Inclusiveness in the Writing Center.” (2014)