Southern Rural Sociological Association Annual Meeting
“Climate Change, Agricultural Food Systems, Rural Livelihoods, and Resilience”
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Sunday -
8:00 am -
9:00 am
- Napoleon C1
February 13, 2022
SRSA Executive Committee
Sunday -
9:15 am -
10:30 am
- Napoleon C1
February 13, 2022
Session 1 – Food Systems and Community Quality of Life
Local Food Systems and Health Interventions: An Exploratory Study on Farmers Perspectives on Food Prescription Programs in the Mississippi Delta.
Curtis Kline; Colorado State University; Anne Cafer, University of Mississippi; Meagan Rosenthal, University of Mississippi
Generative Possibilities for Regional Food Systems Resilience: An Agroecological Perspective
Kim Niewolny, Virginia Tech; Eric Bendfeldt, Virginia Tech
Food-related Behavior of Food Desert Residents Looking Beyond the variables: Insights from Journey Mapping of Food desert Residents
Terrence Thomas, North Carolina A&T State University; Steve Folmar, Wake Forest University
Farmers Market Leadership: Resilience and Support
Jama S. Coartney, Virginia Tech; Eric K. Kaufman, Virginia Tech
Exploring Collective Agency in Multi-Sector Advocacy for Racial Justice in the Food System
Nicole Nunoo, Virginia Tech; Kim Niewolny, Virginia Tech
Sunday -
9:15 am -
10:30 am
- Napoleon C2
February 13, 2022
Session 2 Environment and Climate Change
Peer Pressure, Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancy and Moral Values Predict Intentions for Active Management of Ecosystems in Oklahoma
Bijesh Mishra, Oklahoma State University; Rodney Will, Oklahoma State University; Omkar Joshi, Oklahoma State University
It’s the Heat Under Our Feet: Assessing Self-Reported Knowledge of Low-Temperature Geothermal Energy Development
Abigail Almendarez, Sam Houston State University; Gene L. Theodori, Sam Houston State University; Urs P. Kreuter, Texas A&M University
Climate Change, Science, Politics, and Agnotology in the Anthropocene
Douglas H. Constance, Sam Houston State University
The Socioeconomic Impact of Natural Resources Extracted by Multinational Corporations: The Case of the State of Alabama, USA and Sudan, North Africa
Dalal Alkordi, Tuskegee University; Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee University; Thierno Thiam, Tuskegee University
Sunday -
10:45 am -
12:00 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 13, 2022
Session 3 – Agrifood Systems and Practices
The Sociology of Sotol: Tequila’s Cousin
Matthew Franciskovich, Sam Houston State University; Douglas H. Constance, Sam Houston State University
From Drugs to Agriculture and Back: Perspectives of Kentucky State University’s Extension Agents on Rehabilitation of potential Kentucky Small Limited Resource Farmers
Laura Rogers, Kentucky State University; Dr. Marion Simon, Kentucky State University; Dr. Gyawali, Kentucky State University
Group Solidity/Cohesion in Three Cases: La Via Campesina (via Desmarais,) African-American Cooperatives (via Gordon-Nembhard) and The NFO (via Muhm)
Thomas Gray, USDA, Program on Cooperatives
Downscaling County-level Crop Yield Information for the Estimation of Parcel-specific Production Potential for Kentucky Farm Lands
Jeremy Sandifer, Kentucky State University; Buddhi R. Gyawali, Kentucky State University
Barriers and Bridges to Success: A Mixed Methods Needs Assessment of Texas Small Producers
Katie Tritsch, Texas State University; Ken Mix, Texas State University; Michelle Edwards, Texas State University; Manuel Piña, Jr., Texas A&M University
Sunday -
10:45 am -
12:00 pm
- Napoleon C2
February 13, 2022
Session 4– Engaging with Race and Resources in the Rural Context
Take What You Have To Make What You Need”: Can Small-Scale African American Farmers Help Alleviate Food Insecurity In The Alabama Black Belt Counties?
Folashade Adalumo, Tuskegee University; Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee University; Souleymane Fall, Tuskegee University; Joe Jimmeh, Tuskegee University; Raymond Shange, Tuskegee University; and David Nganwa, Tuskegee University
White supremacy and the persistence of African American poverty in the Mississippi Delta: The role of the Black Middle Class and secondary marginalization.
Mark Harvey, Florida Atlantic University
“Tell Your Story”: Farmers, Class, Race, and Inequality
Kelli Russell, Mississippi State University
Community Resilience Influenced by Race and Politics in the Context of Large Immigration Raids in Central Mississippi
Diego Thompson, Mississippi State University
Sunday -
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
- (on your own)
February 13, 2022
Lunch
Sunday -
1:00 pm -
2:15 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 13, 2022
Panel 1: In Pursuit of Rural Prosperity: Development Research to Inform Policy and Practice
Moderator: Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee University
Presenters:
Samantha Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
John J. Green, Southern Rural Development Center
Sunday -
1:00 pm -
2:15 pm
- Napoleon C2
February 13, 2022
Session 5: Rural Identities
Manifold Relations: An Examination into Types of Community Attachment and Commitment
D. Clayton Smith, Western Kentucky University; McKenna N. Hale, Western Kentucky University
A Multifaceted Understanding of Producer Identity and Relationships
Audrey E. H. King, Oklahoma State University; Quisto Settle, Oklahoma State University
The Farmer She …
Shelley Spiggle, Kentucky State University; Marion Simon, Kentucky State University
She Owns It: A Study of Women Landowners in the Missouri Bootheel
Hannah Bullock, University of Mississippi; Anne Cafer, University of Mississsippi
Exploring a Preliminary Theory of Identity-Oriented Evaluation
Katie E. Sanders, University of Georgia; Alexa J. Lamm, University of Georgia; Abigail Borron, University of Georgia
Sunday -
2:30 pm -
3:45 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 13, 2022
Session 6 – Research to Action: Informing Extension and Community Development
Using Data to Make a Difference – Wake-Up-Downtown
Rachael Carter, Mississippi State University Extension, Center for Government and Community Development
When Does Support from Organizational Leaders Improve Survey Response Rates?
Glenn D. Israel, University of Florida
Logic Modeling an Effective Tool for Extension Program Planning and Evaluation
Lila B. Karki and Enrique N. Escobar, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD
50 Years of Rural Development: The Regional Rural Development Centers and the Southern Focus
Russ Garner, Southern Rural Development Center
Policy Center Research Analyst Update- Heir Property Issues faced by Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs)
Kara Woods, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Research Policy Center
Sunday -
2:30 pm -
3:45 pm
- Napoleon C2
February 13, 2022
Session 7– Rural Realities
The Association between Living Arrangement and Life Satisfaction in Rural Texas
Tze-Li Hsu, Sam Houston State University; Jin Young Choi, Sam Houston State University; Gene Theodori, Sam Houston State University
Retirement Migration and Community Attachment: Experiences of Older Adults Moving to Nonmetropolitan Areas in Northern Michigan and North Carolina
Ilona Matysiak, Maria Grzegorzewska University
Not Here for Vacation: Hotels as Stop-gap Affordable Housing in Rural Georgia
Kim Skobba, University of Georgia; Terri Lewinson, Dartmouth College; Michael Gawrys, University of Georgia
Urban Texas Residents’ Perceptions of Rural People and Places: Data from a 2021 Survey
Gene L. Theodori, Sam Houston State University; Fern K. Willits, The Pennsylvania State University; Michael W-P Fortunato, Creative Insight Community Development
Measuring the Impact of Broadband on Quality of Life in Rural Areas: A Systematic Exploration of Literature
John J. Green, Southern Rural Development Center; Jillian Morrison, Delta Directions Consortium/University of Mississippi; Roberto Gallardo, Purdue University; Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University; Dave Lamie, Clemson University; Sreedhar Upendram, University of Tennessee
Sunday -
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
February 13, 2022
SAAS Board Meeting
Sunday -
4:00 pm -
4:15 pm
February 13, 2022
SAAS General Business Meeting
Sunday -
5:00 pm -
- Grand Ballroom A/B/C
February 13, 2022
SAAS Social/Super Bowl Party
Monday -
7:45 am -
3:00 pm
- Napoleon Foyer Area
February 14, 2022
Registration and Poster Set-Up
Monday -
8:15 am -
9:30 am
- Napoleon C1
February 14, 2022
Session 8 – Human Capital and Rural Communities: Education and Migration
“It is Engrained in Them, that Education Does Not Matter”: Empowering Youth in Kentucky Coal Mining Communities
Mallory E. McDonald, University of Kentucky; Dr. Stacy K. Vincent, University of Kentucky
“We Belong Here”: The Resiliency of Rural LGBTQIA+ Teachers
Caleb M. Hickman, University of Kentucky; Dr. Stacy K. Vincent, University of Kentucky
Examining Education Through a Community Resilience Lens
Yasmin McLaurin, University of Mississippi; Anne Cafer, University of Mississippi; Raeda Anderson, Shepherd Center
Puddles of Respite: Spatial Migration Trends from the Dry Corridor of Central America to the United States
Christian Kelly Scott, Mississippi State University; Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, Mississippi State University; Domenico Parisi, Mississippi State University
Contribution of H2A Temporary Agricultural Workers U.S. Meat and Livestock Industry: An Econometric Analysis
Osei Yeboah, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Cephas Naanwaab, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Paula E. Faulkner, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Monday -
8:15 am -
9:30 am
- Napoleon C2
February 14, 2022
Session 9– Technology Adoption and Diffusion
Why is a Drone a Good Farm Management Tool?
William Rogers, Kentucky State University
Using the Zero Energy Cool Chamber as an Affordable Storage Technology for Shelf-Life Extension and Vegetable Loss Reduction among Minority Growers
Lucy Asare-Baah, Tuskegee University; Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee University; Lisa Kitinoja, Postharvest Education Foundation; Desmond Mortley, Tuskegee University; David Tackie, Tuskegee University
Factors Affecting Awareness and Adoption of Patch Burning
Saroj Adhikari, Oklahoma State University, Omkar Joshi, Oklahoma State University, Sam Fuhlendrof, Oklahoma State University
North Carolina Veterans and Limited Resource Farmer’s Self-Reported Farm Safety Needs
Paula E. Faulkner, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shon Smith, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robert Cobb, Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Osei Yeboah, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
“Input From the Trenches: Farmer Feedback On Technology Adaption”
Cynthia Rice, Kentucky State University; Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Kentucky State University
Monday -
9:45 am -
11:00 am
- Napoleon C1
February 14, 2022
Panel 2: Race and Racism in Rural America
Panelists:
Kenneth L. Robinson, Clemson University; Angie Carter, Michigan Technological University; Mark Harvey, Florida Atlantic University; Keiko Tanaka, University of Kentucky
Monday -
11:30 am -
1:00 pm
- Napoleon C3
February 14, 2022
SRSA Awards Luncheon and Presidential Address: “Climate Change, Agricultural Food Systems, Rural Livelihoods, and Resilience”
Monday -
1:15 pm -
2:30 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 14, 2022
Session 10 – Health and Wellbeing in Rural Communities
Identifying Impacts of COVID-19 in Rural [State]
J. Shane Robinson, Oklahoma State University; Audrey E. H. King, Oklahoma State University; Tyson Ochsner, Oklahoma State University; Paul Weckler, Oklahoma State University; Mark Woodring, Oklahoma State University
The Intersection of Paternal Orphanhood or Parental Illness and Child’s Biological Relationship to Household Head on the Physical Health of Children Under Five in Nigeria
Aramide Kazeem, University of West Georgia; John Musalia, Western Kentucky University
Race and Space: COVID-19 Disparities, Vaccines, and Hesitancy in the United States’ South
Jasmine Nguyen, University of Mississippi; Anne Cafer, University of Mississippi; Meagen Rosenthal
Considering a Rural Capacity Development Framework Using Dialetical Models
Katie Sanders, University of Georgia; Barbara Worley, University of Georgia; Ellen Harrell, University of Georgia; Abigail Borron, University of Georgia; Alexa Lamm, University of Georgia
Women Incarcerated in Rural Southern Prisons: A Review of Existing Multidisciplinary Literature and Suggestions for Future Directions
Susan Dewey, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, Brittany Gilmer, Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, Ariane Prohaska, Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, Lauren Yearout, Instructor, Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama
Monday -
1:15 pm -
2:30 pm
- Napoleon C2
February 14, 2022
Session 11 – Innovations in Community and Organizational Research
Proposing an Identity-Oriented Framework for Culturally-Responsive Evaluation in Rural Communities
Katie Sanders, University of Georgia; Alexa J. Lamm, University of Georgia; Abigail Borron, University of Georgia
Manifold Relations: An Examination into Types of Community Attachment and Commitment
- Clayton Smith, Western Kentucky University; McKenna N. Hale, Western Kentucky University
A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of Selected Characteristics on Record Keeping by Small Producers in South Central Alabama
David Nii Tackie, Khali N. Jones, Francisca A. Quarcoo, Gwen Johnson, Jeffrey Moore, and Alphonso Elliott, Tuskegee University
Qualitative Analysis of Participation in One Women’s Campus Organization
Brooklynn J. Wynveen, Sam Houston State University; Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University
Monday -
2:45 pm -
3:45 pm
- Napoleon Foyer Area
February 14, 2022
Poster Session
| Title | Author(s) |
| “Agricultural Food Systems: In a State of Flux as the Supply Chain Resets” | Cynthia Rice, Kentucky State University; Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Kentucky State University; Dr. Marion Simon |
| “Climate Change: Possible Future Scenarios for the Agricultural Community” | Cynthia Rice, Kentucky State University; Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Kentucky State University; Dr. Marion Simon |
| Accessibility Experiences among Individuals with Physical Disabilities who use Wheelchairs in Rural Regions | Dr. Kaycee Bills, Fayetteville State University |
| The Effects of the Globalization of the Agrifood Business on Rural Farmers | Edith-Marie Green, the University of Mississippi |
| The Benefits of Extension Program Area Specialization: A Look at Client Satisfaction and Outcomes | Mallory L. Cotter, University of Florida Glenn D. Israel, University of Florida |
| Co-Developing Climate-Smart Strategies for Alabama Row Crop Producers and Agricultural Stakeholders | Stewart, Hannah, Auburn University; Michelle R. Worosz, Auburn University; McKayla Robinette, Auburn University; Brenda Ortiz, Auburn University; Audrey Gamble, Auburn University; Leah Duzy, Compliance Services International; and Rishi Prasad, Auburn University |
| A qualitative study on the coverage of climate change effects on fishers by online news sources | Harsha Elizabeth James, University of Florida; Laura A. Warner, University of Florida |
| Federal Financial Benchmarking: Outreaching and Recruiting Agricultural Producers Online. | Henry Flowers and Jose Lopez, Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Farm Business Management and Benchmarking in Time of COVID-19. | Jose Lopez, Kelley Smith, Henry Flowers, Yves Kacou, Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Impacts of Drought on Corn and Soybean Production in the Southeastern United States. | Kabita Paudel, Jeremy Sandifer, Buddhi Gyawali, College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences, Kentucky State University. |
| Service Learning for Undergraduates Residing in Rural Regions: An Analysis of Learning Rural Community Resources | Dr. Kaycee Bills, Fayetteville State University |
| Federal Financial Benchmarking: Outreaching and Recruiting Agricultural Producers through Professionally Networking | Kelley Smith, Texas A&M University- Commerce; Dr. Jose Lopez, Texas A&M University- Commerce |
| Title | Author |
| “Climate-Smart” Information Exchanges in the Future of Farming | McKayla R. Robinette, Auburn University; Michelle R. Worosz, Auburn University; Hannah Stewart, Auburn University; Ryan Thomson, Auburn University; Brenda Ortiz, Auburn University, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Audrey Gamble, Auburn University, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Leah Duzy, Compliance Services Internation; Rishi Prasad, Auburn University, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service |
| Assessing the impacts of changing climatic conditions in agricultural economy in the Southeastern USA | Suraj K C, Kabita Paudel, Jeremy Sandifer, Dr. Buddhi Gyawali; Kentucky State University |
| Trust in Trying Times: A quantitative study to understand rural, suburban, and urban American’s trust of COVID-19 information sources. | Naik Wali, University of Florida; Lauri M. Baker, University of Florida, Angela B. Lindsey, University of Florida; Ashley McLeod-Morin, University of Florida |
| A Snapshot of North Carolina Veteran and Limited Resource Farmer’s Input about Mental Health Needs | Paula E. Faulkner, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shon Smith, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robert Cobb, Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Osei Yeboah, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| Food Security Challenges for University Freshmen and their Families during the Pandemic Shutdown Semester | Robert L. Williams, Hailey Cooper, Kasey Curtin, & Clanci Richardson Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Local and regional food systems in the South: Engaging new frontiers | Russ Garner, Southern Rural Development Center |
| Community focus group discussions lead to understanding of local experience, perception, and opinions regarding surface mining, reclamation practices, and the utilization of reclaimed surface mine lands in the eastern region of Kentucky | Whitney Tara Maynard, Kentucky State University; Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, Kentucky State University; Cynthia Rice, Kentucky State University; |
Monday -
3:45 pm -
4:45 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 14, 2022
SRSA Business Meeting (all attendees encouraged to attend)
Monday -
4:45 pm -
5:30 pm
- Napoleon C1
February 14, 2022
SRSA Executive Council Meeting
Monday -
6:00 pm -
- Room number TBA
February 14, 2022
SRSA Presidential Reception
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