AHS Presents at the 2025 AIAEE Conference

Faculty members and graduate students of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences recently attended the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) Annual Conference in Inverness, Scotland. AIAEE is a professional organization for agricultural and extension educators who share a common goal of strengthening agricultural and extension education programs and institutions worldwide.

Several graduate students, including Mikayla Daniels, Elisabeth Ramsey, and Saifur Rahman were able to present their research papers and posters at the conference. Faculty members, including Joseph Donaldson, Annie Hardison-Moody, and Jay Jayaratne, also traveled to present their research. Listed below is the research presented.

Abstracts (10-minute oral presentation, 5 minutes of question and answer discussion) 

Title: Can We Use Artificial Intelligence to Communicate Agricultural Science? Testing Consumer Perceived Transparency

Authors: Alexa Lamm, Kevan Lamm, Allison Byrd, Masoud Yazdanpanah, Shuyang Qu, Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa, Anna Johnson, Catherine Sanders, Michael Retallick, Nicholas Gabler 

Title: Internationally Engaged Agriculture Faculty Perceptions Toward Global Engagement: Implications for International Agriculture

Authors: K. S. U. Jayaratne, Joseph Donaldson, Saifur Rahman, Jose Cisneros, Leah Peck 

Title: Examining Career Adaptability and Career Intentions of Extension Interns: Implications for International Extension Education 

Authors: Joseph Donaldson, Saifur Rahman, Sophie Farlow, Ahsan Jamee

Ideas at Work (5-minute oral presentation, 20 minutes of oral roundtable discussion) 

Title: Educating Women Farmers in Developing Countries: Limitations and Alternatives 

Authors: Kari Harding, K. S. U. Jayaratne 

Poster Presentations:

Title: Local Insights to Global Strategies: How Consumer Values Drive Pork Consumption

Authors: Elisabeth Q Ramsey, Sidney Schnor, Catherine E Sanders, Allison Byrd, Alexa Lamm, Shuyang Qu, Fallys Masambuka-Kanchewa, Mike Retallick, Kevan Lamm 

Title: From Necessity to Tradition: Exploring Pork-Centric Recipes in African American Culinary History 

Authors: Elisabeth Q Ramsey, Annie Hardison-Moody, Catherine E Sanders, Allison Byrd, Alexa Lamm, Shuyang Qu, Fallys Masambuka-Kanchewa, Mike Retallick, Kevan Lamm 

Title: Unearthing Agricultural Legacies: The Jesup Wagons Impact on Black Heritage and Extension Services 

Authors: Mikayla Daniels, Joy Morgan, Wendy Warner

*Bold notations are members of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences