Agricultural education and communication graduate student Cheng-xian Yang presents a poster at the National Agricultural Communications Symposium (NACS).
New Orleans, Louisiana — Faculty, staff and graduate students recently traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to present research conducted by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center).
From February 10-15, 2022, the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) annual meeting brought together scientists from various agricultural disciplines. PIE Center research was represented in two sections of SAAS: the National Agricultural Communications Symposium (NACS) and Rural Sociology.
The PIE Center presented a total of 3 papers and 8 posters on topics ranging from perceptions of COVID-19 to social media use among farmers. At the conclusion of the conference, multiple PIE Center researchers were recognized for the quality of their work.
Outstanding Research Paper
Other authors included Lauri Baker, Valentina Castano, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Alena Poulin and Lisa Lundy.
Second Runner-Up Research Posters — People’s Choice
Paper Presentations
Building Buy-In: A Qualitative Study Seeking to Understand Stakeholder Perceptions of University Extension System Through the Lens of External Branding
Authors: Anissa M. Zagonel, Lauri M. Baker and Ricky W. Telg
Relational Risk and Resilience: Examining the Influence of Socio-Cultural Demographics on Risk Perceptions and Preparedness Concerns Related to COVID-19
Authors: Sydney Honeycutt, Lauri M. Baker and Angela B. Lindsey
Tempered Trust: Understanding College Students’ Trust of COVID-19 Video Content Using Moment-to-Moment Analysis
Authors: Meredith Oglesby, Olivia Doyle, Lauri M. Baker, Valentina Castano, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Alena Poulin and Lisa Lundy
Research Posters
A Quantitative Study to Understand Rural, Suburban, and Urban Americans’ Trust of COVID-19 Information Sources
Authors: Naik Wali, Lauri Baker and Ashley McLeod-Morin
“It All Goes Back to Trust” A Qualitative Exploration of Extension Professionals’ Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rural Florida
Authors: Ashley McLeod-Morin, Lisa Lundy, Angela B. Lindsey, Michaela Kandzer, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, Phillip Stokes, Valentina Castano and Nathalie Santa Maria
Can you help? Determining Motivations and Barriers to Volunteer Behaviors of U.S. Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Meredith Oglesby, Lauri Baker, Catherine Campbell, Hikaru Peterson, Angie Lindsey and Ricky Telg
How Can I Get My Food? Survey Research to Understand Consumers Barriers for Acquiring Food in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Anissa M. Zagonel, Lauri M. Baker and Hikaru H. Peterson
Trust in Triage: A Quantitative Survey Investigating Rural Residents’ Trust in Science
Authors: Lauri M. Baker, Audrey E. H. King, Cheng-xian Yang, Ashley McLeod-Morin and Kristina M. Boone
What Do They Know? A Quantitative Survey Seeking to Understand Producers’ Knowledge of State Regulatory Best Management Practices
Authors: Valentina Castano, Lauri Baker, Sandra Anderson, Angie Lindsey and Ricky Telg
Where on the Web: A Study Examining Social Media Use by Fruit and Vegetable Producers
Authors: Olivia K. Doyle, Lauri M. Baker and Ricky Telg
Why are They Worried? Utilizing the Cultural Theory of Risk Assessment to Assess Public Perceptions and Knowledge of an Environmental Risk
Authors: Angela B. Lindsey, Sandra Anderson, Ricky W. Telg and Christa Court
