Progress 06/15/21 to 06/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:Students working on the project have received first hand experiential learing opportunities in qualitative data collection, analysis, scholarly writing, presentation, web development, and survey design. Other target audiences reached included academic communities, policymakers and the general public (through conference presentations and a USDA workshop). Changes/Problems:Since the cell ag grant was awarded, there have been some budgetary adjustments due to pandemic-related travel restrictions and our external consultant's departure from her previous position at Harvard Law School (Nicole Negowetti). Accordingly, funds over the previous year (and the coming year) have been allocated for 2 graduate research assistantships as opposed to 1 to ensure that the work is getting done. We have also been awarded additional matching from the college to support the 2ndstudent. Negowetti is still actively contributing pro bono in team meetings and as a co-author, and things are moving forward apace. Another future adjustment is that we will likely need to spend more funding on our previously proposed survey in order to ensure a high response rate. Our designated financial officer for this grant at Penn State recently did a full budget review to look more closely at these changes. She concluded that we would be changing less than 10% of our budget as it had originally been proposed, and therefore it did not require prior approval from NIFA. Again, our mission has not changed and we are on schedule to complete all of our target goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? By attending these different conferences, and also presenting results, the PI and Co-PIs have significantly advanced his own professional development by learning about organizing digital communities, working across stakeholder groups, different types of licensing strategies for public goods, and other issues that are not regularly covered in his host discipline of rural sociology. The project has also provided significant experiential learning opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students (see previous). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Peer-reviewed journal articles, press releases, conference presentations (academic and policy-oriented) What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Complete the survey and mini-reports, revise manuscripts for publication, write final report.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal ii has been completed. With respect to Goal i, we have explored the socioeconomic, equity, social, human welfare impacts and are beginning to look more closely at the environmental, cultural, health, and consumer preference issues.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., & Tami-Barrera, L. M. Same Difference? Policy and ethical implications of gene-editing for livestock, plant-based proteins, and cell-cultured foods. American Sociological Association, online. August 7
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Broad, G., & Chiles, R. M. Is food tech justice possible? Assessing agri-food tech through food justice principles. Joint Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society, the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, the Canadian Association for Food Studies, and the Society for Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, online. June 10
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., Griffin, M. A., & Baker, S. Situating cellular agriculture in historical and political-economic context: The need for equitable and inclusive food technology. American Sociological Association, New York, NY. August 14
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., Griffin, M. A., & Baker, S. Alternative economic platforms for cellular agriculture: More justice, less tyranny? Rural Sociological Society, Richmond, VA. August 8
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., & Tami-Barrera, L. M. Policy and ethical implications of gene-editing for livestock, plant-based proteins, and cell-cultured foods. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Gene Editing in Agriculture and Food Conference, hosted by Iowa State University, online. October 20
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Progress 06/15/20 to 06/14/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Students working on the project have received first hand experiential learing opportunities in qualitative data collection, analysis, and scholarly writing. Other efforts to reach target audiences (e.g. teaching modules and web-based materials) are ongoing and will come to fruition later in the research process. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?By attending these different conferences, and also presenting results, the PI has significantly advanced his own professional development by learning about organizing digital communities, working across stakeholder groups, different types of licensing strategies for public goods, and other issues that are not regularly covered in his host discipline of rural sociology. The project has also provided significant experiential learning opportunities for students (see previous). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The PI and graduate RA presented on the social implications of gene editing in cellular agriculture at a USDA NIFA workshop; the PI has also spoken to several journalists about his work. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Publish papers, work on our mini-reports, begin work on the survey, and work on maximizing our broader impacts by developing our web-based materials.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We've conducted in-person and online ethnographies of dozens of civil-society knowledge communities, namely, by attending conferences, reviewing online conference materials, and conducting interviews. Initial findings have been used for an academic journal manuscript, and a second manuscript based on in-depth interviews with experts is in progress. We've also collected a significant amount of literature and original data for our mini-reports. The survey won't be launched until later phases of the project.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., Broad, G., Glenna, L., Gagnon, M., Negowetti, N., Tami-Barrera, L. M., Griffin, M. A., Baker, S., & Beck, K. (In press). Democratizing ownership and participation in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Challenges and opportunities for cellular agriculture. Agriculture and Human Values.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., & Tami-Barrera, L. M. 2020. Policy and ethical implications of gene-editing for livestock, plant-based proteins, and cell-cultured foods. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Gene Editing in Agriculture and Food Conference, hosted by Iowa State University, online. October 20
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Progress 06/15/19 to 06/14/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Students working on the project have received first hand experiential learing opportunities in qualitative data collection, analysis, and scholarly writing. Other efforts to reach target audiences (e.g. teaching modules and web-based materials) are ongoing and will come to fruition later in the research process. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?By attending these different conferences, the PI has significantly advanced his own professional development by learning about organizing digital communities, working across stakeholder groups, different types of licensing strategies for public goods, and other issues that are not regularly covered in his host discipline of rural sociology. The project has also provided significant experiential learning opportunities for students (see previous). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The PI and graduate RA presented on the social implications of cellular agriculture from the consumer perspective at the USDA Ag Outlook 2020; the PI has also spoken to several journalists about his work. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Publish papers, work on our mini-reports, migrate our ethnographic data collection to study online conferences (in the covid era), and work on maximizing our broader impacts by developing our web-based materials.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We've conducted in-person and online ethnographies of dozens of civil-society knowledge communities, namely, by attending conferences, reviewing online conference materials, and conducting interviews. Initial findings have been used for an academic journal manuscript (current status is R&R). We've also collected a significant amount of literature and original data for our mini-reports. The survey won't be launched until later phases of the project.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chiles, R. et al. 2020. "Democratizing Ownership and Participation in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities in Cellular Agriculture." R&R.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chiles, R. M., Tami-Barrera, N. and N. Negowetti. 2020. "Decision-Making from the Consumer Perspective." Ag Outlook Forum (invited).
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