Teaching and Learning
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Science education and communication students do not often see themselves as scientists although the future of science is highly dependent upon effective science communication. Dr. Fallys Masambuka-Kanchewa, previous post doc in the Lamm Lab and Dr. Alexa Lamm were interested in determining if a science communication course could alter graduate students’ perceptions of scientists and…
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Research capacity is crucial to successfully completing a thesis or dissertation and obtaining a graduate degree. Unfortunately, in Sub-Saharan Africa, many students abandon or delay their degrees due to limited research and writing skills. Seeing this problem first hand when she was an instructor in Kenya, Dr. Millicent Oyugi aimed to identify the most critical…
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The Lamm Lab is excited to welcome Olivia Erskine as the newest Masters student to join the team. Olivia graduated from Clemson University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resources with a concentration in Natural Resources and Economic Policy. During her time as an undergraduate student, she researched urban farming and…
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Allison Fortner, Kristin Gibson, Katie Sanders, and Dr. Alexa Lamm travelled to San Jose, Costa Rica in late June to share research and learn from fellow social scientists at the International Association for Society and Natural Resources conference. The team presented one organized session, one paper, and one poster. Systems Thinking The Costa Rican rain…
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Sanders presents research from the Lamm Lab at the National Association for Agricultural Education Conference in Oklahoma City
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Katie Sanders, Kristin Gibson, and Allison Fortner presented their collective work on systems thinking as an educational tool during the CleanTech Symposium at the Delta Innovation Hub on UGA’s Campus. The three Lamm Lab members participated in the student poster competition that wrapped up the day-long event on Wednesday, April 20. The CleanTech Symposium was…
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At the 2022 Association for International Agricultural and Extension Conference, members of the University of Georgia Lamm Lab presented their research on education and extension from an international perspective. With multiple oral abstract presentations one poster presentation, the team was excited to share the results of multiple research projects with a diverse global audience. Below…
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A collaborative study conducted with the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and ALEC faculty, graduate students and post docs led to being recognized for their innovative work. The study used a single instrumental case study to assess the career preparedness of youth participating in a…
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Haley McMillan is an undergraduate student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. During the spring 2022 semester, Haley worked on a research project with Dr. Alexa Lamm and Kristin Gibson to determine if socioeconomic status predicted United States residents’ water conservation intention. Haley presented her research poster on…
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On February 13, 2022, Dr. Oyugi Millicent shared her dissertation findings focused on personal and contextual factors predicting agriscience teaching self-efficacy at the Southern Region Conference of the American Association for Agricultural Education (S-AAAE). Drawing from social cognitive theory, she utilized Binomial Logistic Regression to determine the log odds of observing high or low agriscience…
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