Alexa Lamm Research
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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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During my time as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Alexa Lamm’s lab, which spanned nearly three years, I have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge that I truly could not have found elsewhere. Working on various projects in different roles has really expanded my skill set beyond what I could have imagined. I feel…
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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…
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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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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 Real Pork Trust Consortium Research Shared at National Agricultural Communications Symposium
While still in its launch phase the Real Pork Trust Consortium (RPTC) showcased science communication research last week in Atlanta, GA at the National Agricultural Communications Symposium. The RPTC is a collaboration between five universities. At this meeting Dr. Alexa Lamm, Dr. Catherine Sanders, Dr. Shuyang Qu, Dr. Kevan Lamm, Dr. Michael Retallick, Dr. Fallys…
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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…