She teaches and does research in the field of urban and economic geography with a particular focus on regional economic development, urban governance, and sustainable food systems. She has degrees from McGill, York and the University of Toronto. She has published articles in Regional Studies, Urban Studies, Economic Geography, Environment and Planning A, and Urban Affairs Review. She has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and is a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge for the 2012-13 year. She is currently doing research on the history of urban foodscapes in North America through the Eccles Centre Visiting Professorship in North American Studies at the British Library, London, UK. Dr. Donald is on the Editorial Board of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.