Kavya Krishnan was a TCI scholar and doctoral candidate in the field of soil and crop sciences. Her primary research interest is soil health. For the fieldwork component of her doctorate, she worked with India-based agricultural universities like the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University in Bihar to advance India’s understanding of soil health. Prior to Cornell, Kavya received a joint master’s degree in soil science and agroecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she examined the effect of cover crop management on mineralizable nitrogen. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in environmental biology. She believes the detailed study of soil health will help give more focused direction to overall food policy and food security.