Fridah Nyakundi

Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in Environment and Resources at Stanford University’s Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER). My research sits at the intersection of environmental and natural resource economics, as well as land system science. I apply remote sensing and economic methods to understand how the use of natural resources shapes livelihoods and ecosystems in low- and middle-income countries.

Currently, my doctoral work focuses on the risks and decision-making strategies in aquaculture systems, with a case study on Nile Tilapia cage farming in Lake Victoria. While aquaculture is the subject of my current research, my broader interests spans natural resource management (NRM) economics, food systems resilience, land system science, agriculture and environmental economics.

Before attending graduate school, I spent five years at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), where I supported the design and execution of large-scale impact assessments and led the setup of data systems for the Africa research team. I have been a fellow at Environment for Development (EfD) Kenya since 2017, contributing to applied research in water and resource economics.

I am on the job market for the 2025 - 2026 hiring cycle.

You can reach me at nyakundi_at_stanford_dot_edu

To read my published work, check my Google Scholar page

Please find my CV here.