Martha Madrid

Martha joined Ross Strategic in 2024 with a background in environmental justice, Indigenous environmental ethnography, and food sovereignty research. Martha is especially passionate about fostering inclusive solutions to climate change, drawing on their experience in collaborative research and community engagement. They also bring expertise in professional writing services, including copyediting and referencing.

Previously, Martha led a research project with Indigenous collaborators in the American Southwest to explore how ancestral agricultural practices are being revitalized in the present day. This research, which culminated in a Master of Social Science degree from the University of Helsinki, was designed in collaboration with research participants and Tribal leaders, highlighting the importance of culturally sensitive research practices when working with frontline communities – a lesson that Martha continues to uphold in their work at Ross.

Martha has also conducted research centered on the spatial distribution of large urban green spaces in New York City (Lundquist Urban Ecology Lab, Marymount Manhattan College), and assisted on a project involving precolonial geometric earthworks in Amazonia (Faculty of Indigenous Studies, University of Helsinki). While pursuing their B.A. in urban sustainability with a minor in international studies, Martha interned with the Scalabrini International Migration Network.

In their free time, Martha enjoys solo backpacking, studying languages, and playing the banjo.