Bio

2025-26 GES Graduate Minor Fellow

Slyvia Tetteh is a Master’s student in Liberal Studies at North Carolina State University, with a concentration in Food Systems and Communication and a minor in Genetic Engineering and Society. Her research lies at the intersection of agricultural biotechnology, public perception, trust, and technology governance, with a focus on how communities evaluate and respond to emerging agricultural innovations.

As a Graduate Research Assistant with the Genetic Engineering & Society Center, Slyvia contributes to research examining public sense-making, social acceptance, and policy preferences surrounding emerging agricultural technologies. Her current work spans Project GIFT SEED, a USDA-SCRI-funded study on gene editing in the Christmas tree industry, and research on pest population suppression, replacement and resistance, and gene drives. Across these projects, she examines how consumers and stakeholders perceive emerging technologies and how their perspectives can inform inclusive and responsible approaches to technology governance and policy.

Slyvia is the Co-Founder of Women Who Farm Africa, a leadership development initiative supporting rural women farmers across Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe through training in sustainable and climate-adaptive agricultural practices. Her interdisciplinary background in economics, information studies, food systems, and communication informs her commitment to connecting community knowledge and lived experiences with research and policy discussions surrounding the future of food and agriculture.