Carey Clouse is an Associate Professor in Architecture and Landscape Architecture at UMass Amherst. She holds a post-professional degree (SMArchS) in Architecture and Urbanism from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.Arch. from the University of Oregon. Clouse is the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship to India and the Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her research and creative production engage the topics of DIY urbanism, food security, climate change adaptation, and the future of the commons.