Jessica Holt

Associate Professor

Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

Areas of expertise

Communication and Media StudiesCurriculum and PedagogyApplied EconomicsBusiness and ManagementSociologyJournalism and Professional Writing

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

University of Florida, FL, United States (2014)

Master of Science, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

Oklahoma State University, OK, United States (2010)

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

University of Florida, FL, United States (2007)

Awards and Honors

AAAE Leadership Academy (2025)
AAAE Southern Region Distinguished Agricultural Communicator (2025)
Award of Excellence Academic & Research Learning Community (2022)
Outstanding Research Paper (2020)
NACTA Educator Award (2020)
UGA Service Learning Fellow (2018)

Courses

ALDR 7100: Directed Study in Agricultural Leadership (Fall 2025)
AGCM 2200: Communicating in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Fall 2025)
ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
AGCM 3810: Photography and Videography in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Fall 2025)
FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
AGCM 3910: Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Fall 2025)
AGCM 5500: Capstone Experience in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Fall 2025)
AGCM 3910: Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Spring 2026)
AGCM 3830: Advertising and Digital Design for Agricultural Communication (Spring 2026)
AGCM 2200: Communicating in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Spring 2026)
ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
AGCM 4310: Community-Based Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Summer 2026)
AGCM 6310: Community-Based Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Summer 2026)
HORT 6925: International Horticultural Perspectives and Practices (Summer 2026)
HORT 4925: International Horticultural Perspectives and Practices (Summer 2026)
SABD 1414: SA Flowers Photo Europe (Summer 2026)
AGCM 3910: Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Summer 2026)
AGCM 5500: Capstone Experience in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Fall 2026)
FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
AGCM 3810: Photography and Videography in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Fall 2026)
AGCM 2200: Communicating in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Fall 2026)
ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
AGCM 3910: Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

An empirical analysis of online communication tools used by agricultural students when searching for a graduate program, Journal of Agricultural Education, (2026).
Byrd A, Lamm A, Lamm K, Holt J, Sapp R
Expanding Global Perspectives: Assessing the Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad on Agricultural Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Global Citizenship., (2026).
Ramsey M, Holt J, Lu P, Borron A, Vallury S
Photovoice and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Student Perspectives from a European Study Abroad., Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, (2025).
Ramsey M, Foote T, Holt J, Campbell J, Anderson J
Comparing visual learning approaches: Photographic documentation and photovoice as pedagogical tools for sustainability education abroad, Southern Region American Association for Agricultural Education, (2025).
Foote T, Ramsey M, Holt J, Campbell J, Anderson J
Expanding global perspectives: Assessing the impact of short-term study abroad on agricultural students’ knowledge, attitudes, and global citizenship, National Agricultural Communications Symposium, (2025).
Ramsey M, Holt J, Lu P, Borron A, Vallury S

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