Biography

Catherine Simpson is an associate professor of Urban Horticulture and Sustainability at Texas Tech University, focusing on horticulture in urban and peri-urban environments. Her work encompasses areas like controlled environment agriculture, water resource and soil sustainability, people-plant interactions, and plants for human health.

Catherine's research also includes biofortification, addressing compounds of environmental concern, enhancing plant nutritional quality and phytochemical composition, and developing functional plant products that benefit both ecosystems and human well-being.