Systems Thinking
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In the first episode of Season 2 of the AgriCurious podcast,Dennis Baffour-Awuah spoke with Dr. Kevan Lamm, an Extension Leadership specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, about systems thinking and the Systems Thinking for Educational Problem Solving (STEPS) project. The Lamm lab is a proud partner on the STEPS project and…
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Lamm Lab members Michael Batame, Megan Meyer, Funmi Ajiferuke, Gracie Grimes, and Dennis Baffour-Awuah all shined bright as they presented research in three different sections of the Southern Association of Agricultural Sciences meeting in Louisville, Kentucky January 31 – February 3. These included the National Agricultural Communications Symposium, the Southern Region of the American Society…
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At the Southern American Association for Agricultural Education S-AAAE conference, Dr. Alexa Lamm delivered a research presentation from a study conducted with Haoming Fan and Dr. Kevan Lamm titled Literature Review on the Development of Systems Thinking in Agriculture. The study was part of the STEPS: Systems Thinking in Higher Education project funded by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant…
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Researchers explored the association between systems thinking tendencies and environmentally conscious consumption in a survey with Generation Z undergraduate students.
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Dr. Alexa Lamm is currently guest editing a special issue in the international journal Sustainability to highlight research showcasing areas where farmers’ perceptions are utilized to understand the barriers and enablers associated with political planning in support of sustainability. We are faced with complicated and difficult challenges as we strive to supply and distribute enough…
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Members of the Lamm Lab attended the American Association for Agricultural Education’s national conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 15-18. With support from Dr. Alexa Lamm and the UGA ALEC Department, lab members Kristin Gibson and Allison Byrd traveled to Raleigh to network with colleagues from other universities across the U.S., learn about innovative…
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Authors Katie Sanders, Allison Fortner, Kristin Gibson, and Alexa Lamm, along with co-author Kevan Lamm, recently published an article in the Journal of Agricultural Education piloting the use of hypothetical case scenarios in undergraduate agricultural and natural resource classrooms to enhance students’ systems thinking capacities. Systems thinking is a framework that focuses on the interconnected…
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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…