Alexa Lamm Research
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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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The collaborative nature of the Healthier Together project stands as an example for those striving to make rural communities healthier through improving access to resources needed to engage in physical activity, improving food policies and making healthier food more accessible. The partnership between UGA Extension, the College of Public Health and the College of Environment…
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Healthier Together researchers launch into a summer of data collection to assess program impact at the community level.
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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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Lamm worked side by side with horticulture faculty and extension specialists from across the U.S. to study the human side of soilless substrate adoption as part of the Specialty Crops Research initiative – Grant No. 2020-02629 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Through focus groups with speciality crop growers and interviews with…
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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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Allison Fortner, along with co-author Katie Sanders, presented a poster at the Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education’s 2022 conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, April 4-7. The poster titled, “Exploring the Influence of International Scholars on Social Media Engagement across Platforms,” explored the influence of the presence of international versus domestic scholars in social media…
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Sanders presents research using poetic analysis to communicate the social impacts of a community-based health initiative.