Preparedness, Response, and Communication Preferences of Dairy Farmers During Extreme Weather Events: A Phenomenological Case Study

Climate · 2025-01-31 · 1 citations

In 2021, Winter Storm Uri severely affected several Texan agricultural sectors, including dairy production. To understand how dairy producers experienced this extreme weather event, this qualitative phenomenological case study explored perceptions of preparedness, coping strategies, and information needs and preferences for dealing with extreme weather events among dairy producers in Texas, conducting individual semi-structured interviews. The findings indicated that farmers felt unprepared to deal with extreme weather events and suffered significant economic losses due to this lack of preparedness. In response to winter storm Uri, dairy farmers modified traditional operations and management practices to mitigate negative impacts on farm labor, infrastructure, and herds. Our results, along with the existing literature on communication for extreme weather event management, highlighted that dairy farmers do not receive adequate information to effectively prevent and cope with similar occurrences in the future. Consequently, this study recommends exploring effective strategies to help agricultural producers develop plans to manage the effects of extreme weather events. Additionally, it integrates place-based, pluralistic, and demand-driven approaches to identify the best communication practices, enhance timely information dissemination on extreme weather, and strengthen the technical capacities of public and private entities, including Cooperative Extension Systems, as trusted resources for agricultural producers.

Enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within agricultural higher education: Insights from Black faculty and administrators in agricultural colleges at United States land grant institutions

Advancements in Agricultural Development · 2024-05-06 · 2 citations

The experiences of Black faculty as leaders and administrators in the field of agriculture have not been widely studied nor reported. The goal of this research focused on Black faculty leaders' experiences in agriculture to gain firsthand insights regarding the enhancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion within agricultural higher education. The central research question guiding the study was: What are the experiences of Black faculty leaders at Colleges of Agriculture at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)? Counter-storytelling was used to explore the personal narratives of eight participants. These experiences fall within the tenets of Critical Race Theory. Three primary themes emerged: Navigating Leadership: Microaggressions in the Midst; Inequities: Is Everyone Really Equal; and Isolation: The Lone Ranger. Findings of this study hold valuable implications for practitioners, policymakers, and academic institutions seeking to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion within agricultural higher education. Recommendations for policy and practice include providing support for leadership mentoring and professional development, conducting robust research on the intersection of race, ethnicity, and gender for faculty of color, and establishing collaborative initiatives between academic institutions, industry partners, and community organizations to address historical disparities and stimulate interest in agriculture among Black communities.

A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women’s Influence on Egocentric Networks’ Food Waste Behaviors

Nutrients · 2024-03-10

COVID-19, the most recent multi-dimensional global food crisis, challenged leadership and impacted individuals' personal networks. Two cross-sectional surveys were disseminated to women involved in their state's women's leadership committee to understand food waste behaviors. An egocentric network analysis was chosen as the methodology to better understand personal advice network characteristics and examine the impacts of Farm Bureau women's leadership committee members' advice networks on their food waste behavior. A multilevel model was conducted to identify factors related to respondents leading their network members toward positive food waste decisions. Independent variables included in the variables at the individual (e.g., each respondent's race, generation), dyadic (e.g., length respondent has known each member of her network), and network levels (e.g., proportion of the respondent's network that was female) were included in the model. Women were more likely to report connections with people they led to positive food waste behaviors and food security when: they had higher food waste sum scores, they were part of Generation X, the network member they led to more positive food waste behaviors was a friend, and if there were fewer women in their advice networks.

The relationship of early therapeutic alliance, baseline client symptom severity, and client race to duration in therapy and post client symptom severity

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development · 2024-06-25

Abstract Extending the study of Shaw et al., this study aimed to determine whether early therapeutic alliance, baseline client symptom severity, and client race predicted treatment duration and post client symptom severity. Participants ( N = 75) were clients at a community mental health clinic. Baseline client symptom severity, but not early therapeutic alliance, predicted post client symptom severity; client race predicted treatment duration. Collectively, early therapeutic alliance, baseline client symptom severity, and client race predicted post client symptom severity.

Improving positive food waste behaviors: An egocentric network analysis evaluation of leading women in agriculture’s advice networks

Advancements in Agricultural Development · 2023 · 2 citations

• Political Science
• Marketing
• Business

The multidimensionality of COVID-19’s consequences on food access and food waste behaviors was not immune to one gender versus another. The role of agricultural women leaders in alleviating food security concerns is not widely understood. An egocentric network analysis was conducted to assess the attributes possessed by social network peers and to discover variables that impact women’s food waste behavior. Researchers found that women’s advice networks were composed primarily of family or friends, known for more than five years, communicate weekly, can be described as an opinion leader, and share mutual trust. The density of women’s networks needs to be researched further to determine a strategic plan to expose women leaders to new information and other social networks. Data indicated women’s food waste behavior was influenced by their perceptions of COVID-19 as an opportunity for food waste change, innovation, and reputation enhancement. The need to develop current and future women agricultural leaders to improve food access and food sovereignty within global communities cannot be overstated.

Potential Contribution of African-American Migrants to Economic and Cultural Development in Africa

Journal of Black Studies · 2022

• Political Science
• Economic growth
• Development economics

This article discusses the potential contributions of African American migrants to the economic and cultural development of destination countries in Africa. The study explores the contributions of migrants to the gross domestic product (GDP), labor market, and fiscal impact—measures used by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to assess the impacts of migrants on the economy of a destination country. Migrants may share their own life experiences in community citizenship with traditional authorities when dealing with community issues. For example, land use-planning, allocation of urban-rural land, siting of sanitation facilities, health and safety of community, and community economic planning are within the competence of migrants given their education backgrounds and their decision to follow a traditional style of governance. African-American migrants present an opportunity to form backward linkages to sources of finance and investment capital in the country of origin. Our study found no existing institutional mechanism to grow these backward linkages, and there is no recognized privateprivate partnership between migrants and U.S. financial sources. The study recommends increased theoretical and empirical studies in support of the economic and cultural contributions of African American migrants in Africa.

The EVAL framework: Developing impact evaluation scholars

Advancements in Agricultural Development · 2021 · 7 citations

• Computer Science
• Psychology
• Knowledge management

The complexities of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) programs and projects require faculty to write and secure funding in addition to mastering skills such as evaluation competencies that integrate abilities in quantitative and qualitative research methods and evaluation theory and practice. The EVAL Framework was developed to advance skill development among FANH graduates to include these competencies and increase the pipeline of students who have the essential skills needed to advance FANH initiatives and priorities. The EVAL Framework includes four primary constructs: (a) Evaluation, (b) Value, (c) Active and Experiential Learning, and (d) Leadership. The purpose of EVAL is to build relationships with untapped FANH fields to develop a pipeline for graduates to become evaluation leaders for advancing food and agricultural sciences. This experiential learning and development model focuses on foundational and enrichment experiences, through formal coursework, project-based learning, and contextually rich environments. Mentoring, individualized development plans, scholarly learning communities, collaboration, transferable skills, and career planning and guidance activities are integrated into the EVAL framework to enhance skill development among EVAL scholars.

Failure of Muslim Leadership in America From the Perspective of First-Generation Muslim Americans: A Phenomenological Study

Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs · 2019-01-02 · 1 citations

While leadership is a foundational component of guidance in most societies, Muslim children born in America to immigrant parents lack such guidance. A qualitative case study was recently conducted with six first-generation Muslim American college students and professionals. The purpose of this study was six-fold: to examine the concept of leadership in Muslim communities in America, to observe perceptions of Muslim leadership in mosques and community centers, to examine the practice and beliefs of Muslims in America, to view the social interaction of Muslim Americans within their community, to view the mentorship and leadership aspects of Muslim Americans in their community and to inspect marital and cultural aspects within those societies. Findings reveal four themes that show that Muslim Americans are subject to role confusion as they go through adolescence and need a leadership role model to assist them through this stage.

Macroaggressions and Civil Discourse

Women Gender and Families of Color · 2018-04-01 · 9 citations

Research Article| April 01 2018 Macroaggressions and Civil Discourse Donna M. Druery; Donna M. Druery Texas A&M University Donna M. Druery is a PhD student at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Jemimah L. Young; Jemimah L. Young University of North Texas Jemimah L. Young, PhD, is a black female assistant professor at the University of North Texas. Her research includes the achievement and experiences of black women and girls. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Chanda Elbert Chanda Elbert Texas A&M University Chanda D. Elbert is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Women, Gender, and Families of Color (2018) 6 (1): 73–78. https://doi.org/10.5406/womgenfamcol.6.1.0073 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Donna M. Druery, Jemimah L. Young, Chanda Elbert; Macroaggressions and Civil Discourse. Women, Gender, and Families of Color 1 January 2018; 6 (1): 73–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/womgenfamcol.6.1.0073 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressWomen, Gender, and Families of Color Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

728 Workshop on teaching bioethics in animal agriculture: Outcomes for faculty in animal science and veterinary medicine

Journal of Animal Science · 2017-08-01

A USDA funded Challenge Grant workshop entitled, “Teaching Bioethics in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Curricula” was held in January 2017 in Baltimore, MD. The workshop, led by Purdue University in collaboration with four other land grant institutions aimed to facilitate knowledge and confidence of instructors in animal sciences and veterinary medicine tasked with delivering agricultural animal bioethics course content. A standardized curriculum for teaching agricultural animal bioethics, supplementary materials, active learning exercises, and a project website were developed by the multidisciplinary team of principal investigators. These resources were shared with workshop participants. Two philosophers with expertise in bioethics served as discussion facilitators. The 2-day workshop was attended by 20 participants from universities across the US. Participants' teaching duties ranged from covering overviews of animal bioethics topics in introductory courses to delivering specific upper-level courses focused on animal welfare and bioethics. Prior to the workshop, participants were asked to identify their teaching challenges and workshop goals. The most commonly noted challenges were facilitating/promoting classroom discussion, personal knowledge of or experience with teaching the subject matter, “going deeper” and incorporating multiple ethical frameworks into discussions, and stimulating student interest in bioethics. Common goals included course improvements, improving personal knowledge or skills related to bioethics instruction, and networking. The basic curriculum and content delivery strategies were explored using multiple concurrent breakout group sessions, among which participants were able to choose. Participants were asked to rate the applicability of these workshop sessions to their teaching roles and their levels of usefulness. For the session on Understanding Basics of Moral Philosophy and Translating to Bioscience Students, 14 participants attended and responded. Of these, 35% (n = 5) strongly agreed and 57% (n = 8) agreed that the material was relevant; 85% (n = 12) said they would incorporate the material into their courses. For the session on Reviewing and Delivering Basic Concepts Related to Sustainability, 5 participants responded. All strongly agreed that the material was applicable to their roles in academia, and all five said they would incorporate the material into their courses. Each of the other workshop sessions was similarly perceived to be both applicable and useful. The overall responses indicated that participants' goals were met and that the workshop helped to enhance the quality of their instruction on bioethics and stimulate further interest in related pedagogy.