{"id":2329,"date":"2025-04-22T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/?post_type=caes-people&#038;p=2329"},"modified":"2026-06-29T02:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:36:16","slug":"dennis-baffour-awuah","status":"publish","type":"caes-people","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/people\/dennis-baffour-awuah\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Baffour-Awuah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Dennis Baffour-Awuah is a doctoral student in the&nbsp;College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences&nbsp;at the University of Georgia. Dennis is a passionate science communicator with over a decade of experience in broadcast journalism. Dennis also brings experience in agricultural extension and has served as a university course tutor and laboratory demonstrator, contributing to academic learning and engagement. He holds a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Agricultural Biotechnology from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MPhil in Nuclear Agriculture, majoring in Mutation Breeding and Plant Biotechnology from the University of Ghana. He is an Alliance for Science Fellow (2018), an editor and a former fellow of Plantae, a science communication platform of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). Outside of academia, Dennis enjoys creative writing and DJing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis\u2019 research interests include examining how communication frameworks shape public perceptions of food systems and agricultural innovations. He is also interested in investigating the use of artistic tools in science communication to enhance public interest and understanding of complex scientific subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis is currently working on research projects exploring the role of music in science communication and exploring integrated pest management (IPM) adoption strategies for eastern tree fruit growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favorite Quote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Oscar Wilde<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2025\/04\/Dennis-Baffour-Awuah-work-picture-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dennis Baffour-Awuah\" class=\"wp-image-2443 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2025\/04\/Dennis-Baffour-Awuah-work-picture-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2025\/04\/Dennis-Baffour-Awuah-work-picture-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2025\/04\/Dennis-Baffour-Awuah-work-picture-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2025\/04\/Dennis-Baffour-Awuah-work-picture-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Dennis&#8217; Recent Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query caes-fac-query-loop-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3513 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scicomm category-teaching_and_learning tag-baffour-awuah\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1964\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dennis talking to Emilia Astorga Roine from Chile and Adedamola Sanuade from Nigeria, both at Oregon State University; Danial Nayeri from Iran at Texas A&amp;M University; and Katherine Pivaral from Guatemala at Purdue University\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1784663880175-2048x1341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/07\/agricurious-explores-life-as-an-international-graduate-student-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_self\" >AgriCurious Explores Life as an International Graduate Student in the U.S.<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agproduction category-environment category-extension category-plant-production category-scicomm tag-lamm tag-baffour-awuah tag-batame-research tag-lamm-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2667\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael, presenting to the Soilless Substrate Science project&#039;s advisory board.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077.jpeg 2667w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/IMG_1077-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2667px) 100vw, 2667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/07\/michael-batame-shares-soilless-substrate-research-at-cultivate-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Michael Batame Shares Soilless Substrate Research at Cultivate 2026<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3479 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scicomm category-teaching_and_learning tag-baffour-awuah tag-batame-research tag-grimes-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lamm Lab team recording podcast\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/07\/1783022396287-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/07\/research-road-trips-and-the-lamm-lab\/\" target=\"_self\" >Research, Road Trips, and the Lamm Lab: A Special Episode of AgriCurious<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agproduction category-environment category-extension category-plant-production category-scicomm tag-lamm tag-baffour-awuah tag-batame-research tag-lamm-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/WA_1782625867875.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dennis presenting on soilless substrate adoption research at IASNR 2026\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/WA_1782625867875.jpeg 805w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/WA_1782625867875-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/WA_1782625867875-768x550.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/06\/lamm-lab-shares-research-on-grower-perspectives-and-communication-preferences-for-peat-alternative-adoption-at-iasnr-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Baffour-Awuah Shares Research on Peat Alternative Specialty Crop Grower Adoption at IASNR<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agproduction category-animal_prod category-artsci category-environment category-integrated-pest-management category-invasive-species category-plant-production category-scicomm category-social-media-research category-university-sci-comm tag-baffour-awuah tag-batame-research tag-grimes-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dennis, Michael, and Gracie pose for a picture in front of the Pacific Ocean at Newport, Oregon.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/1782187695869-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/06\/pictures-lamm-lab-members-explore-montana-and-oregon-between-conferences\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lamm Lab Explores Montana and Oregon Between Conferences<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3388 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agproduction category-environment category-extension category-integrated-pest-management category-invasive-species category-plant-production category-scicomm tag-lamm tag-baffour-awuah tag-fortner tag-lamm-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-item has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"caes-fac-query-loop-img-container wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_0693.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Baffour-Awuah receiving award\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_0693.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_0693-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_0693-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_0693-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caes-fac-query-loop-grid-info has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a5b6cc854712f34f8cd7d38e71a4cbc9 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/lammlab\/2026\/06\/baffour-wins-award-for-research-on-wine-consumer-support-for-slf-control-at-ace\/\" target=\"_self\" >Baffour-Awuah Wins Award for Research on Wine Consumer Support for SLF Control at ACE<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div 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