In late-April, two faculty members and four graduate studentes attended the annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Emily Buck, professor of agricultural communication, and Dr. Mary Rodriguez, associate professor of community leadership, along with graduate students Sudarshan Adhikari, Lindsay Naumann-Montoya, Benard Walumbe and Alexis Zickafoose, participated in the conference through abstract sessions, idea sharing and poster presentations.
Abstract sessions that included ACEL faculty or graduate students:
- Characteristics of Social Media Use by Government Agricultural Extension Workers in Nepal – Dr. Emily Buck and Sudarshan Adhikari
- Post-conflict: Redefining the Definition and Reimagining a Working Framework for Agricultural Development – Lindsay Naumann-Montoya and Dr. Mary Rodriguez
- Guest Motivations for Visiting Agritourism Operations – Alexis Zickafoose and Dr. Mary Rodriguez
- Exploring the impact of learning styles on critical thinking skills in Nepal – Sudarshan Adhikari
- Goal Orientated learning: using learning style preferences to informed educational practice in Nepal – Sudarshan Adhikari
- Exploring the impact of learning styles on critical thinking skills in Nepal – Sudarshan Adhikari
Ideas at Work presentations thatinclude:
- Describing Covid-19’s Impacts on New Americans’ Food Access and Mental Health – Benard Walumbe, Alexis Zickafoose and Dr. Mary Rodriguez
Poster presentations that included ACEL faculty or graduate students:
- Evaluating a virtual interdisciplinary team for gender capacity building: Recommendations and guidance for agriculture and development professionals – Alexis Zickafoose
Adhikari and Buck were presented with the Distinguished Oral Presentation award at the conference.
Rodriguez served as a member of the AIAEE executive board for 2023-2024 as the past-president and is the executive editor of the Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education.