Oyugi 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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In the world of academia, the ebb and flow of researchers is a natural part of the landscape. While it’s always challenging to say goodbye to a valued member of our scientific community, it’s also a time to celebrate their achievements and wish them well on their journey. Today, we bid a fond farewell to…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm and Dr. Millicent Oyugi attended the NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance Summit hosted on July 19 – 20, 2023, at UCLA’s Luskin Center in Los Angeles, CA. The Aspire Alliance Summit regarded systemic change for an inclusive and diverse faculty and explored key issues regarding advancing STEM faculty diversity and…
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Lamm Lab members traveled over the Blue Ridge Mountains to beautiful Asheville, North Carolina, to discuss communication research and application at the 2023 Association for Communication Excellence Conference. During the three-day conference session, lab members presented both papers and posters and attended professional development workshops in which they had the opportunity to learn about challenges…
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Millicent Oyugi, postdoctoral researcher in the Lamm Lab, presented research along with University of Georgia Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication scholars Jiyea Park and Maria “Len” Helm at the 19th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI). Jiyea, Millicent, and Maria the embarked on a trip to Chicago, Illinois, to participate in the QI Congress May 18-20.…
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As the busy spring semester ended, members of the Lamm Lab packed their suitcases to kick off the summer conference season. Drs. Alexa Lamm, Millicent Oyugi, and Katie Sanders, along with doctoral student Allison Byrd, traveled to Guelph, Ontario, to present their research at the annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension…
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Members of the Lamm Lab traveled to Oklahoma City in February to participate in the Southern Region American Association for Agricultural Education conference. With the support of Dr. Alexa Lamm, members of the lab presented the following posters and papers about their current research projects. Examining if the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance Teaching Practicum Improved…
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If research and innovation are to improve in Sub-Saharan Africa, graduate students must learn how to conduct quality research, data analysis, and research writing. This is the subject of the paper authored by Dr. Millicent Oyugi, Dr. Mathew Baker, Dr. Alexa Lamm, and Dr. Kevan Lamm recently published in the Journal of International Agricultural Extension…
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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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Healthier Together researchers launch into a summer of data collection to assess program impact at the community level.