Science Communication
Research related to all aspects of science communication.
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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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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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After a year of effort the Real Pork Trust Consortium (RPTC) was asked to share evolving consumer perceptions and concerns related to the pork industry at the World Pork Expo. Dr. Alexa Lamm, alongside Dr. Nick Gabler, Dr. Pedro Uriolla, and Dr. Catherine Sanders from the RPTC shared their insights on communicating, training and research.…
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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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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 global importance of critical thinking in enhancing academic success, employability, civic engagement, and mental health is universally acknowledged. Yet, its cultivation in educational systems, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, is largely unexplored and unmeasured. This gap is pronounced in Kenya’s higher education, where a recent paradigm shift in its educational curriculum has left room for…
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A great big congratulations to Dr. Allison Byrd as she passed her dissertation defense March 18th. Allison shared her research findings in a room full of graduate students, faculty, family and colleagues (with another 18 on Zoom virtually attending). Allison’s research explored how we most effectively communicate science to prospective graduate students – with the…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm recently published an article in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction titled “Integrating digital infrastructure characteristics of social media and source credibility into the technology adoption model for disaster risk reduction” in collaboration with an interdisciplinary, international team. In this study of social media use a multi-dimensional model was designed based on…
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Initial research conducted by the RPTC science communication team was showcased at the National Agricultural Communications Symposium (NACS) occurring as part of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists meeting in Atlanta, GA. Overall, their findings indicated the need to build trust with consumers through greater transparency across the entire food supply chain. The Lamm Lab…
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Allison Byrd presented preliminary findings from her dissertation at the Southern Region meeting of the American Association for Agricultural Education (SR-AAAE), held February 4-6 in Atlanta, Georgia. With help from her coauthors and dissertation committee members Dr. Alexa Lamm, Dr. Kevan Lamm, Dr. Jessica Holt, and Dr. Rochelle Sapp, Allison surveyed graduate students at the…