Source: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV submitted to NRP
SRDC BASE FUNDING FY23
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1031510
Grant No.
2023-51150-41115
Cumulative Award Amt.
$704,232.00
Proposal No.
2023-07646
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2023
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2026
Grant Year
2023
Program Code
[UU.R]- Rural Development Centers
Recipient Organization
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV
(N/A)
MISSISSIPPI STATE,MS 39762
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) has three priorities endorsed by its Technical and Operational Advisory Committee and Board of Directors. The region's 1862, 1890, and 1994 Land-Grant institutions, through research and Extension, provide a foundation for addressing diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. SRDC priorities are to: 1) Develop Pathways to Resilient Communities, 2) Build Strategic Partnerships, and 3) Mobilize Resources around Emerging Issues and Opportunities. Programmatically, the SRDC will Develop Pathways to Resilient Communities by: supporting the SERA 47 Local and Regional Foods initiative, enhancing heirs' property research and Extension collaboration, working with the National Digital Education Extension Team and1890 partners to address the digital divide, expanding dialogues on race and ethnicity through Coming Together for Racial Understanding, supporting the ECOP DEI Program Action Team, and supporting integrated activities fostering healthy communities across the life course. For Building Strategic Partnerships, SRDC will: continue leading CREATE BRIDGES to strengthen rural retail economies, support the Southern Region Program Leadership Network, coordinate the Southern Region Community Resource Development Indicators report, engage with the Delta Scholars undergraduate initiative, and partner with the Lead and Drinking Water initiative. To Mobilize Resources, SRDC will assist with: expanding and implementing curricula to enhance grant writing capacities for underserved communities, exploring opportunities for engaging with recreational economy concerns, and expanding involvement in climate initatives to address economic resilience. Complementing work in these areas, structural efforts will include the 1890 Fellow initiative, cross-program reporting, developing publication plans, and designing and implementing research methods to inform Extension.
Animal Health Component
75%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
75%
Developmental
25%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
6086050301025%
6086099308025%
8056050301025%
8056099308025%
Knowledge Area
805 - Community Institutions, Health, and Social Services; 608 - Community Resource Planning and Development;

Subject Of Investigation
6099 - People and communities, general/other; 6050 - Communities, areas, and regions;

Field Of Science
3010 - Economics; 3080 - Sociology;
Goals / Objectives
Focused on strengthening the capacity of the Land-Grant University (LGU) System to address issues affecting community wellbeing, the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) will focus on three priorities. These are to: 1) Develop Pathways to Resilient Communities, 2) Build Strategic Partnerships, and 3) Mobilize Resources around Emerging Issues and Opportunities. Important to the region, each state has the presence of both 1862 and 1890 LGUs. Additionally, Oklahoma has one 1994 Tribal Land-Grant, and the territories - Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - have Land-Grants. This foundation provides opportunities for addressing challenges to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. SRDC's Technical and Operational Advisory Committee (TOAC) and Board of Directors have representation among the 1862 and 1890 Extension and Experiment Station organizations (see: SRDC Policies and Procedures attachment). Furthermore, the SRDC helps guide the Southern Region Program Leadership Network, which facilitates a group of 1890 and 1862 professionals (see: SR-PLN Network Structure attachment). Coupled with seeking input from these and other stakeholders, SRDC's efforts fit with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Strategic Plan for 2022-26 and the priority for stakeholder engagement in the request for applications.For priority area one, the SRDC will Develop Pathways to Resilient Communities by: a) supporting the SERA 47 Local and Regional Foods initiative, b) enhancing heirs' property research and Extension collaboration, c) working with the National Digital Education Extension Team and a team of 1890 partners to help address the digital divide, d) expanding dialogues on race and ethnicity through Coming Together for Racial Understanding, e) supporting the ECOP DEI Program Action Team, and f) supporting integrated research and Extenion activities to foster healthy communities across the life course. Concerning priority two, Building Strategic Partnerships, SRDC will a) continue leading CREATE BRIDGES designed to strengthen rural retail economies, b) support the Southern Region Program Leadership Network, c) coordinate the Southern Region Community Resource Development Indicators report, d) engage with the Delta Scholars undergraduate leadership initiative, and e) partner with the Lead and Drinking Water Initiative. For priority three, Mobilize Resources around Emerging Issues and Opportunities, SRDC will assist with a) expanding and implementing curricula to enhance grant writing skills and capacities for underserved communities, b) exploring opportunities for engaging with recreational economy interests and concerns - including national partnership efforts, and c) expanding involvement in climate initatives regionally and nationally to address economic vulnerability and resilience. To complement work in these areas, cross-cutting efforts will include the 1890 Fellow initiative, exploring integrated reporting opportunities, further developing publication plans, and designing and implementing methods for research to inform Extension.
Project Methods
Approaches for each of these priority areas are listed below. These areas and programmatic topics were identified and deliberated by the SRDC TOAC and approved by the Board. Input was also sought from the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Southern Association of Experiment Station Directors (1862), Association of 1890 Extension Administrators, and the Association of Southern Region Extension Directors (1862). Updates on this plan of work will be provided to these organizations.Developing Pathways to Resilient CommunitiesLocal & Regional Food Systems Southern Extension and Research Activity (SERA):-Facilitate work on the SERA-47 5-year plan;-Support and participate in the annual meeting; and-Monitor future opportunities for related issues.Heirs' Property:-Support Extension and research working groups toward SERA development;-Coordinate the AFRI funded project - The Racial Wealth Gap, Persistent Poverty, and Heirs' Property: Analysis, Connections, Solutions;-Finalize and disseminate issue of the Journal of Rural Social Sciences; and-Host three train-the-trainer workshops on Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level with the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Center at Alcorn State University.Digital Access and Literacy:-Facilitate the National Digital Education Extension Team (NDEET) alongside the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Broadband and Digital Access Program Action Team (curriculum, metrics, research);-Collaborate with 1890 LGUs to build capacity to aid underserved communities in digital access and coordinate the AFRI funded project - -Bridging the Digital Divide in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Communities in the South; and-Produce and publish Issue Briefs to inform and disseminate this work.Coming Together for Racial Understanding:-Support the 32 states that have trained Coming Together state teams;-Build capacity for dialogues through additional training;-Evaluate impacts and lessons learned, and publish Issue Briefs;-Engage the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on co-learning; and-Strengthen DEI efforts in the South LGU System.Support the ECOP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program Action Team.Healthy Communities Across the Life Course:-Provide mentorship to pilot grantees and other early career scholars through the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging;-Pursue collaborative publication options;-Conduct a proposal writing workshop for research collaboration; and-Work with the Rural Population Research Network multi-state policy symposium.Building Strategic PartnersCREATE BRIDGES:-Continue efforts with the six pilots to strengthen the rural retail sector; and-Disseminate lessons learned through multiple channels, including Issue Briefs.Southern Region Program Leadership Network (PLN):-Support the work of PLN along with helping support the Program Leadership Committee's efforts to plan for the annual joint meeting.Facilitate gathering and reporting of Southern Region Community Resource Development (CRD) Indicators.Delta Scholars/Delta Directions:-Engage with leadership initiative for undergraduates;-Collaborate on Summer Institute held in June in the Delta; and-Assist with Student mentorship and follow-up.Lead and Drinking Water Initiative:-Continue collaboration with the National Sea Grant Law Center and Univ. of MS School of Pharmacy on research and dissemination; andProvide learning opportunities for Delta Scholars.Mobilizing Resources around Emerging Issues and OpportunitiesGrant Writing Skills:-Adapt curricula for hands-on learning labs with teams composed of 1890 LGU Extension staff, community partners, and students with support from Extension Foundation/USDA-NIFA New Technology for Ag Extension (NTAE) program.Recreation Economy:-Engage with southern members of the National Extension Tourism Network;-Expand understanding and engagement with national partnership efforts through USDA NIFA, Rural Development, and the Forest Service; and-Engage Southern Region partners around cultural and natural resource tourism.Economic Climate Resilience:-Engage with southern members of the National Extension Climate Initiative;-Identify/update southern relevant indicators of vulnerability and resilience; and-Work to ensure community development perspective in resilience efforts.Cross-cutting Structural Efforts-Build on the 1890 Fellows initiative;-Explore cross-program reporting opportunities;-Develop a publication plan for the differing program areas; and-Design methods to conduct/connect research to inform Extension more holistically.Vital to connecting research and Extension efforts, engaging with stakeholders, and building capacity to address timely issues will be work to build upon the North Central Region (NCR)-Stat survey undertaken through the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (Bednarik, 2022). Drawing from insights garnered through the Listening Sessions previously undertaken by the RRDCs (Entsminger et al., 2023), the SRDC will partner with its North Central and other regional counterparts to create and implement the Southern Region equivalent. These baseline data, the Southern Region (SR)-Stat, from a household-level sample survey will include items on demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral characteristics not readily available for rural areas. SR-Stat will help decrease the barriers for researchers to study regional changes and conduct comparative research, and this will increase collaboration for research and Extension in the Southern Region that cuts across the plan of work. The SRDC will facilitate regional collaboration through the development of survey tools, employing robust and representative data collection methods, and leveraging data analysis and visualization techniques for impactful, accessible publications and relevant curricula. The endeavor will enhance collaboration between 1862s and 1890s, thereby increasing accessibility for internal and external stakeholders. De-identified data will be publicly available for faculty and staff in the Southern Region using an institutional repository.

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:The primary target audiences for the work in this effort are the faculty and professional staff members of the Southern Region's 30 LGUs, including 1862 and 1890 institutions, and one 1994 institution. Other audiences include partners of the LGU System, such as faculty, professional staff, and administrative leaders in other regions of the country, other public colleges and universities, state economic and social development agencies, local community stakeholders, governmental policymakers at all levels, policy analysis organizations, and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Of particular interest is connecting with and advancing the capacity of diverse organizations helping to address accessibility in rural development endeavors that are multi-state and multi-institutional. Changes/Problems:There have been no major changes to the plan of work or initiatives pursued under this funding. Some efforts were wrapped up during the year, while others have continued to expand. This has been part of the regular process, and the TOAC, Board, and NIFA liaisons are regularly updated on progress. SRDC has been going through some staff changes, including the recent retirement of the long-time Associate Director. A new search is underway. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? 09/15-16/2023 - Annual meeting of the W5001 Multistate Project/Rural Population Research Network, Nashville, TN. 10/03-05/2023 - Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level, Atlanta, GA. 10/15-19/2023 - Advancing Digital Access: Extension Capacity Building Train the Trainer Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT. 10/19/2023 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Advancing Digital Access, Salt Lake City, UT. 11/08/2023 - Continuing Conversations on Collaborations Among 1994, 1890, and 1862 Institutions, Webinar. 11/06-08/2023 - Delta Scholars Program Boston Conference, Boston, MA. 11/08-10/2023, Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level, Puerto Rico. 12/05/2023 - BEAD Broadband Navigator Mapping Tool, Webinar. 12/11/2023 - Annual meeting of the SERA-47 Multistate Project/Local and Regional Food Systems, Virtual. 02/02/2024 - Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA) Proposal Writing Workshop, Atlanta, GA. Collaborations between 1890 and 1862 Land-Grants - Lessons Learned: 02/15/2024, Extension Leadership Conference, Tampa, FL. 02/04-06/2024, Southern Rural Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Public Issues Leadership Development, Arlington, VA. 02/06/2024 - Heirs' Property Ethics Focus Group Delphi/Focus Group Study, Atlanta, GA. 02/21-22/2024 - Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level, Birmingham, AL. Five Part Series (03/12, 03/26, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23), Moving DEIA Forward in NIFA, Cohort 5, Webinar. 02/28/2024 - National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resource Conservation Service Employees. Heirs' Property Ethics Focus Group, Charllotte, NC. 03/12 - 04/23/2024. Moving DEIA Forward (Cohort 5) - Training series developed and tested in collaboration with USDA NIFA. Online. 04/02-04/2024 - Digital Volunteer Initiative, Atlanta, GA. 04/11/2024, Community Development for Extension Professionals: Frameworks, Case Studies, and Where to Get Started, Webinar. 06/04-06/2024, Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level, Houston, TX. 06/17/2024 - National Program Leaders Pre-Conference Workshop, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Houston, TX. 06/20/2024 - Digital Volunteer Initiative, Houston, TX. 06/26-27/2024 - Delta Regional Forum. Clarksdale, MS. 08/19-22/2024 - Program Leadership Network Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Regular virtual meetings: Southern Region Community Resource Development State Program Leaders Meetings (10/11/2023; 12/13/2023; 02/14/2024; 04/10/2024; 06/12/2024; 07/10/2024, 08/20-22/2024). Monthly virtual meetings: National Digital Extension Education Team. Program Leadership Committee. Heirs' Ethics Committee. Bridging the Digital Divide AFRI. Heirs Property and Persistent Poverty AFRI Project. Coming Together teams (State teams, National leaders, Research team). CREATE BRIDGES team. Regional Rural Development Centers. NACDEP Board of Directors - RRDC representative. ECOP DEI Program Action Team. ECOP Program Committee. Quarterly meetings (three virtual and one face-to-face): SRDC Technical and Operational Advisory Committee SRDC Board of Directors Other: 11/13/2023 - BEAD Broadband Navigator: Empowering Data-Driven Local Projects, "Local Project Creation Panel," The Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, NY. NACDEP Southern Region (01/11/2024; 04/05/2024; 06/18/2024) SERA 47 (local/regional foods) Tea & Coffee Hour - SERA-47 Local and Regional Food Systems Working Group (06/13/2024). 01/25/2024 - Southern Rural Development Center briefing for the joint meetings of the Association of 1890 Extension Administrators and the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Nashville, TN. 03/26/2024 - Southern Rural Development Center briefing for the spring meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Lexington, KY. 08/19 - 22/2024. Southern Region Program Leadership Network Joint Meeting. Charlotte, NC. Listservs: Coming Together (all teams, national leaders, research team), CREATE BRIDGES, SERA 47 (local/regional foods) Around the South newsletter. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In the coming year, SRDC will continue to execute the approved plan of work. This will entail advancing the projects to new stages, including completion and phasing out of some areas. Work in the areas of heirs' property and digital access and skills continues to expand, and efforts around local and regional food systems, healthy communities across the lifecourse, outdoor recreation, and climate resilience are building momentum. SRDC staff and collaborators will also direct particular attention to core areas of capacity building for community and regional development, including those integrative efforts around proposal development and implementation and data analysis and dissemintation to inform the work. The TOAC and Board of Directors will meet in October 2024 to review progress and propose/approve a new plan of work for the future.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) built capacity among Land-Grants through regional and national research and Extension efforts. Work was guided by the Technical and Operational Advisory Committee and Board of Directors, and updates were provided to 1862 and 1890 Extension and Experiment Station/Research Directors' organizations and the Southern Region Program Leadership Network (PLN). Pathways to Resilient Communities: -SRDC helped organize the SERA 47 Local and Regional Foods multistate project virtual meeting, a special session for the Southern Rural Sociological Association, and leadership recruitment efforts. -With the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Policy Research Center and Southern Risk Management Education Center, and their support through USDA FSA and NRCS, SRDC and a team refined and delivered three train-the-trainer workshops to educate families on heirs' property. New curricula focused on land use and heirs' property navigation, and an ethics project was started with the Policy Center and with support from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. An AFRI project on heirs' property, persistent poverty, and the wealth gap continued. SRDC supported the new SERA-49 Heirs' Property multistate project. -SRDC supported the National Digital Education Extension Team (NDEET), coordinated two train-the-trainer workshops and helped develop new curricula. SRDC partnered with five 1890 universities for the AFRI-funded pilot projects. An evaluation tool was used by the pilot partners. SRDC started a study of Extension efforts on digital access. Some of these projects had additional support through the Extension Foundation. -For the Coming Together for Racial Understanding initiative, SRDC supported state training teams with monthly virtual meetings. Basics and Beyond the Basics trainings were conducted. The national team met to discuss curriculum updates and training needs. SRDC delivered the final pilot cohort series for a training created to aid in developing strategies for more inclusive and welcoming spaces. Theresearch team published issue briefs. A separate but related program on diversity was provided to multiple cohorts of USDA NIFA staff. -SRDC assisted the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy DEI Program Action Team (PAT) with leadership change to new co-chairs and assisted with listserv changes. With the PAT under new leadership, SRDC turned to facilitating conversations among TOAC and Board members on diversity concerns, and brought them to the attention of regional research and Extension leaders. SRDC led the Collaborations that Work between 1890 and 1862 Institutions project. That team, with leaders from the Association of Extension Administrators and Association of Southern Region Extension Directors, won the Diversity Award from the National Assoc. of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP). A new collaborations project was developed focused on research. -As one of four co-leads with the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging, SRDC worked with Co-PIs to solicit seed funding proposals, provide mentorship for early career researchers, organize an in-person proposal writing workshop, participate in the annual INRPHA meeting, and engage with kindred organizations. SRDC contributed to the proposal for renewing funding through the National Institute on Aging and contributed to research on birth outcomes, further advancing the focus on healthy communities across the life course. Strategic Partnerships: -CREATE BRIDGES, focused on the rural retail sector, was piloted in six states. With SRDC's leadership, the participants completed needs assessments, strategic planning, and strategy implementation. Evaluation was conducted. Issue briefs and extended publications were released focusing on economic data in the CREATE regions. The national coaching team published a curriculum that other community development professionals can implement following the end to the Walmart funding. -SRDC provided support to the PLN. The Extension-focused meeting is in August each year. There is year-round activity with committee work (SRDC supports efforts of the eight working groups) and website and listserv support. -SRDC compiled the 2023 Southern Region Community Resource Development (CRD) Indicators report with data gathered from southern CRD State Program Leaders. SRDC also participated in a national workshop (organized by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, NCRCRD) to update the indicators. This work was continued as part of the 2024 NACDEP pre-conference Program Leaders meeting and SRPLN meetings that SRDC helped to coordinate. -Working with other partners, including leads from the MS State Univ. (MSU) Honors College, SRDC assisted the Delta Scholars Program. This included work with the 2023 cohort for its Boston Conference and engaging with the 16 scholars in the 2024 cohort for their two-week Summer Institute in Mississippi. SRDC co-organized the Delta Regional Forum with the Delta Fellow through the Univ. of MS. -SRDC's role in the Lead and Drinking Water Initiative was wrapped up early in the year. This spurred new research for the SRDC concerning the importance of understanding population loss in the maintenance of community infrastructure. Emerging Issues and Opportunities: -SRDC finished virtual training sessions with five teams to enhance grant writing skills and capacities for underserved communities and provided seed funding between SRDC and four 1890s. SRDC entered in a new collaboration with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) as part of the PROPEL pilot initiative to work with leaders from seven communities across three states (LA, KY, and MS). NCRCRD is participating as well for IL and MO. -SRDC participated in the National Extension Tourism conference and engaged with the Outdoor Recreation Working Group, along with the other Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDCs). SRDC and the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NRCRD) collaborated with that Working Group on proposal to the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for outdoor recreation leadership development in WV, KY, and NC. SRDC assisted with review and dissemination of a survey concerning Extension's capacity and interests in this area. -SRDC served as a liaison with the National Extension Climate Initiative to represent the RRDCs and participated in a strategy process for the future. The Center participated in collaborative proposals to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to advance Extension's roles concerning adaption to climate change. Cross-Cutting Structural Efforts -SRDC's 1890s Fellow position was initiated, and the first Fellow was Michelle Eley (NC A&T State Univ.). She assisted with assessing and improving engagement with the 1890 system across SRDC programs. -Partnering with the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Policy Research Center, SRDC developed a joint publication series giving an opportunity for integrated research and Extension efforts. -SRDC continued its issue briefs series and developed a partnership with Scholars Junction, the MSU branded institutional repository that is part of the bepress system. New items have been published there and older documents are being posted there to be more discoverable and trackable. -SRDC partnered with NCRCRD and NRCRD on the STAT household survey to collect data on wellbeing and quality of life. The survey instrument was developed and piloted and is now in data collection phase. Additionally, SRDC helped coordinate listening sessions with the Rural Population Research Network (RPRN) on the demographic research needs expressed through Extension. A face-to-face session was held with TN State Univ. and the Univ. of TN, and the others were held virtually with participation from around the nation.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Bozeman, K., Green, J., Leach, K., Scammahorn, R., and Welborn, R. (2024, June 20). Digital volunteer initiative. National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Houston, TX. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Dunfee, L., Harmon, M., Scammahorn, R., Stewart, K., and Zies, S. (2024, April 22-24). Creating a culture of laughter. North Central Leadership Conference, Fargo, ND. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, E., Johnson, K., Green, J. J., & Anderson, T. (2024, July 26). Building leadership for improving communities in the multi-state Delta region. Rural Sociological Society, Madison, WI. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J. (2024, July 31). Bridging the digital divide in socio-economically disadvantaged communities in the south. U.S. Department Agriculture, NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Project Directors Meeting, New Orleans, LA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J. (2023, November 14). Demography, population change, and rural communities. Investing in Rural Prosperity: Successful Approaches to Demographic Shifts Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, MO. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J. (2024, January 31). Population characteristics and trends relevant to Mississippi colleges and universities. Mississippi Senate, Colleges and Universities Subcommittee, Virtual. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J., & Jensen, L. (2024, April 9). Rural population health and aging across the life course: Building national research capacity to include scholars at 1890 institutions. Special session at the Association of 1890 Research Directors Biennial Research Symposium, Nashville, TN. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J., & McCullough, S. (2024, April 16). Extension Committee on Organization and Policy Broadband and Digital Access Program Action Team. Joint Council of Extension Professionals Public Issues Leaders Conference, Arlington, VA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J., Scammahorn, R., and Welborn, R. (2024, June 18). Understanding and addressing heirs property: Implications for community development [Conference presentation]. National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Houston, TX. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J., Scammahorn, R., and Woods, K. (2024, February 28). Heirs property/ethics research for landowners focus group [Facilitators]. NOPBNRCSE Minority Farmers Conference, Charlotte, NC. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J., Welborn, R., & Scammahorn, R. (2024, April 16). Pursuing collaborations that work: Explorations and lessons learned from 1890 and 1862 efforts. Joint Council of Extension Professionals Public Issues Leaders Conference, Arlington, VA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Harmen, M. and Scammahorn, R. (2024, May 6-8). Creating a culture of laughter. Association of Natural Resources Extension, Hershey, PA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J. (2024, February 21). Population characteristics and trends relevant to Mississippi colleges and universities. Enrollment Cliff Meeting, Mississippi State University, Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State, MS. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Harmen, M. and Scammahorn, R. (2024, May 16). Creating a culture of laughter [Invited]. University of Florida IFAS Extension and Floridia A&M university Cooperative Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences and Community Resource Development Summit, Gainesville, FL. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Jensen, L., Green, J. J., & Monnat, S. (2024, February 3). The Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging and demystifying NIH grants. Southern Rural Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kay, D., McCullough, S. & Green, J. J. (2024, April 15). Community development 101. Joint Council of Extension Professionals Public Issues Leaders Conference, Arlington, VA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Kelly, P., Rhubart, D., Brant, K., Green, J. J., Curtis, K., De Koff, J., Upendram, S., & Green, E. (2024, July 27). Future directions for rural population research: Findings from the Rural Population Research Networks stakeholder listening sessions. Rural Sociological Society, Madison, WI. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mathews, B., Hashemi, E., Bowen, B., & Kennedy, Z. (2024). CREATE BRIDGES: Celebrating Retail Accommodations, Tourism and Entertainment by Building Rural Innovations and Developing Growth Economies. Presentation at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, June 20, 2024, Houston, TX. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: McCullough, S., Siems, S., Davis, A., Odum, S., Patrick, J. M., Jakes, S., Welborn, R., Langford, G., Fraser, M., Mathews, B., Hashemi, E., Bowen, B., & Kennedy, Z. (2024, June). CREATE BRIDGES: Celebrating Retail Accommodations, Tourism and Entertainment by Building Rural Innovations and Developing Growth Economies. Presentation at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, June 20, 2024, Houston, TX. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: McCullough, S., Siems, S., Davis, A., Odum, S., Patrick, J. M., Jakes, S., Welborn, R., Langford, G., Fraser, M., Scammahorn, R. (2024, March 27). Self-care for the caregiver [Invited Presenter]. Self-Care-Society and Ohio University, Webinar. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Scammahorn, R. E., and Harmon, M. (2024, February 14-15). Creating a year-round culture of laughter. JCEP Extension Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Scammahorn, R. E., Rupp, M., Zies, S., Jenkins, M., and Jackson, S. (2023, November 29). Jazzed about Real Money. Real world experiential learning. Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education National Conference, New Orleans, LA. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Smith, B., Brewer, T., Carter, R., Green, J. J., & Mills, D. (2023, September 7). Optimizing community resource development efforts. Mississippi Association of Extension 4-H Agents/Mississippi Association of County Agriculture Agens Joint Conference, Oxford, MS. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Tickamyer, A., Zhou, S., Seelig, J., Schafft, K., Wornell, E., Ransom, E., Mooney, P., Jensen, L., Green, J. J., Chi, G., Becot, F., Robinson, J., Neis-Eldridge, A., & Sachs, C. (2024, July 26). Authors meet readers: The research handbook of rural sociology. Rural Sociological Society, Madison, WI. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Scammahorn, R. E. (Moderator), Copeland, A., Pappin, N., and Huycke, G. (Panelists). (2023, November 13). Local project creation panel [Panel discussion]. BEAD Broadband Navigator: Empowering data-driven local projects. The Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, NY. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2024 Citation: Diaz, J., Narine, L., & Greenhaw L., (in review). Assessing transformative leadership beliefs and values of cooperative extension leaders. Journal of Leadership Education.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: Diaz, J., Narine, L., & Gusto, C. (in press). Evaluating the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cooperative extension system. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. a. Site where it will be published: Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education | Kansas State University Libraries (newprairiepress.org)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Green, J. J. (2024). Rural development in the digital age: Exploring information and communication technology through social inclusion. Rural Sociology, 89(2), 185-194. doi: 10.1111/ruso.12542
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: ODonnell, L., Green, J. J., Hill, E., & ODonnell, M. (2024). Biocultural and social determinants of ill health and early mortality in a New Mexican pediatric autopsy sample. Journal of Biosocial Science, Online 1-22. doi: 10.1017/S0021932024000129
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Zabawa, R., Green, J. J., & Sweeney, E. (Eds.). (2023). Special issue on heirs property. Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 38(1). https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/jrss/vol38/iss1/3/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Green, J.; Welborn, R.; Eley, M. (2023) Collaborations that work: Analysis of successful extension efforts between 1890 and 1862 land-grant institutions. SRDC:MS State.
  • Type: Other Status: Submitted Year Published: 2024 Citation: Langford, G. & Welborn, R. CREATE BRIDGES: Celebrating Retail, Accommodations, Tourism, and Entertainment by Building Rural Innovations and Developing Growth Economies-phase 2: 2024 national giving impact report. Annual Grantee Report to Walmart for CREATE BRIDGES. Submitted May 21, 2024.
  • Type: Other Status: Submitted Year Published: 2024 Citation: Langford, G. & Welborn, R. Strengthening retail in rural America: 2024 long report. Annual Grantee Report to Walmart for CREATE BRIDGES. Submitted April 15, 2024.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Scammahorn, R. E. (Author & Presenter), Holmes, P. (Author). (2023, November 15). Understanding grief when the loss isnt something tangible: Why mourning change is necessary  a workshop for family caregivers [Webinar]. Area Agency on Aging, Dayton, OH. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Seitz, M. (2023). Measuring the impact economic pull factors have on the tier status of the CREATE BRIDGES counties in Western North Carolina (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-6) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/ 2023-09/CREATEBRIDGES-Long_WesternNCCountyTradePullFactorsandTierDesignations_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University & Southern Rural Development Center (Eds.). (2024). Breaking barriers: Examining heirs property legislation and access to USDA programs. Southern Rural Development Center: MS State. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/srdctopics-breakingbarriers/. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Arkansas retail trade analysis (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23- 1) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https:// srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/ files/2023-09/ArkansasRetailTradeAnalysis_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Arkansas retail trade analysis (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-1) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https:// srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/ArkansasRetailTradeAnalysisBrief_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Illinois retail trade analysis (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-2) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https:// srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/IllinoisRetailTradeAnalysis_ Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Illinois retail trade analysis (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-2) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https:// srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/IllinoisRetailTradeAnalysisBrief_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Kentucky retail trade analysis (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23- 3) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https:// srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/KentuckyRetailTradeAnalysis_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Kentucky retail trade analysis (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-3) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/KentuckyRetailTradeAnalysisBrief_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). New Mexico retail trade analysis (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-4) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/NewMexicoRetailTradeAnalysis_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). New Mexico retail trade analysis (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-4) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/NewMexicoRetailTradeAnalysisBrief_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Oklahoma retail trade analysis (Extended Publication No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-5) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/OklahomaRetailTradeAnalysis_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Upendram, S. & Mingie, J. (2023). Oklahoma retail trade analysis (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-5) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/OklahomaRetailTradeAnalysisBrief_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Welborn, R., Green, J., & Langford, G. (2024). Moving DEIA Forward in NIFA: 2023 Summary Report. Project report to USDA NIFA. Submitted June 13, 2024. NIFA support acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Seitz, M. (2023). Using county trade pull factor analyses to measure retail growth in the CREATE BRIDGES counties of North Carolina (Issue Brief No. CREATE BRIDGES 23-6) (G. Langford, Ed.). Mississippi State University, MS: Southern Rural Development Center. https://srdc.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/2023-09/CREATEBRIDGES-Brief-WesternNCCountyTradePullFactors-SRDC-CTPF_Final.pdf. NIFA Support Acknowledged.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Siems, S., Langford, G., & Dunn, J.. (Eds.). (2024). CREATE BRIDGES Project: Celebrating retail, accommodations, tourism, and entertainment by building rural innovations and developing growth economies. Overview Handout. Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University, MS. NIFA Support Acknowledged.