Alexa Lamm
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The Lamm Lab is excited to be part of an ambitious project funded by the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The project, led by USDA ARS scientist Dr. Tracy Leskey, brings together a diverse team of researchers and extension specialists from entomology, horticulture, economics, and social science to address the complex pest issues faced by…
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Climate change is reshaping our world, bringing about extreme weather events, intensified droughts and floods, and altered growing seasons. These changes significantly impact horticulture, agriculture, and food systems. States like Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are experiencing climate-related challenges, including rising sea levels and extreme heat. Amid these challenges, community gardens emerge as vital…
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The Lamm Lab is excited to be part of an interdisciplinary group of scientists striving to manage the invasive Tree of Heaven and the spotted lanternfly. The five-year project, funded by USDA Agricultural Research Service and led by Dr. Tracy Leskey, will integrate biological control agents and areawide management principles to mitigate the ecological and…
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Lamm Lab team members Catherine Sanders (former), Kristin Gibson, Allison R. Byrd, Tatevik Markosyan, and Alexa J. Lamm worked to identify the best ways to communicate with rural Georgia residents about their health – including increasing physical activity and eating healthier foods – as part of the CDC funded Healthier Together project. Through their efforts,…
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Please help us celebrate Tata Markosyan‘s successful defense of her comprehensive exams. Her committee, chaired by Dr. Alexa Lamm and made up of Dr. Kevan Lamm, Dr. Peng Lu, and Dr. Katie Sanders (of NCSU) passed her with flying colors. Tata plans to engage in dissertation research exploring how we best capture and communicate evaluation…
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The Lamm Lab is proud to be part of an interdisciplinary team striving to increase consumer awareness of the how upcycled food can reduce food waste, a major issue in the United States. The team, led by Dr. Peng Lu, received a 2023 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant to support preliminary research exploring consumer perceptions. Consisting…
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A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to both Dr. Kristin Gibson and Dr. Allison Byrd as they took center stage at the Stegeman Coliseum last Thursday to get their terminal degrees conferred. Officially hooded and on their way to change the world as they build their own faculty labs. So incredibly proud!
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Congratulations to Olivia Erskine who graduated with her masters degree from UGA last Thursday. While she is still on the job hunt, we know BIG things will come from the work she chooses to do! We are so proud of you and will miss you in the Lamm Lab!
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Yesterday marked the final research presentation Saher Dossani will give as an undergraduate student. She presented her research project at UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CURO) Symposium for the third time after completing a research fellowship this past summer in the Lamm Lab working closely with Dr. Kristin Gibson and Dr. Alexa Lamm. Saher’s research…
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The Lamm Lab recently wrapped up a 5-year formative and summative evaluation of the Healthier Together project funded by the Centers for Disease Control in conjunction with the UGA College of Public Health. We often begin projects like this one, an interdisciplinary Extension effort designed to reduce obesity by increasing access to healthy food and…