Alexa Lamm

Professor

Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

Areas of expertise

Curriculum and PedagogyEducation SystemsNetworking and CommunicationsSocial Program EvaluationMarketing CommunicationsSociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology

About

Dr. Alexa Lamm is a Professor of Science Communication in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at the University of Georgia. She is considered a leader in the field of social science research as it relates to understanding how communication and education impacts the acceptance and adoption of scientific innovations that advance agricultural production while maintaining a sustainable environment. Dr. Lamm has received over $75M in total contracts and grants and published over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Lamm was named a Fellow of the American Association for Agricultural Education in 2023, received the 2020 Borlaug CAST Communication award, and was named a Fellow of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in 2018.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Teacher Education

University of Florida, FL, United States (2011)

Master of Agriculture, Agricultural and Extension Education Services

Colorado State University, CO, United States (2000)

Bachelor of Science, Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

Colorado State University, CO, United States (1999)

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Research Paper, Southern Region (2025)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
Distinguished Oral Presentation (2025)
Outstanding Research Poster Award (2024)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
Distinguished Research Poster (2024)
JNEB 2024 Best Article Finalist (2024)
Journal Article of the Year (2024)
Distinguished Research Paper, North Central Region (2024)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
Editor's Choice Article (2023)
Distinguished Research Presentation (2023)
Outstanding Research Paper (2023)
Fellow (2023)
Outstanding Research Paper – Runner Up (2023)
Journal Article of the Year (2023)
Outstanding Achievement Award (2021)
Creative Research Award (2021)
Outstanding Research Paper, Second Place (2021)
Distinguished Research Poster (2021)
2020 Borlaug CAST Communication Award (2020)
Article of the Year, Runner Up (2020)
Article of the Year, Second Runner Up (2020)
Editor’s Choice Article, Testing an adoption decision-making model of nursery and greenhouse growers’ water reuse in the United States. (2020)
Distinguished Research Award (2019)
Journal Article of the Year (2019)
Distinguished Manuscript (2019)
Distinguished Manuscript, Second Place (2019)
Distinguished Research Award (2019)
Distinguished Research Paper (2019)
Distinguished Research Paper (2018)
Distinguished Research Poster Presentation, Southern Region (2018)
Fellow (2018)
Outstanding Poster Presentation, Runner Up (2018)

Courses

ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
ALDR 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
AGCM 8710: Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication Theory (Fall 2025)
FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
ALDR 7005: Graduate Student Seminar (Fall 2025)
ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
ALDR 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
ALDR 9005: Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Spring 2026)
AGCM 8700E: Communicating about Agricultural and Environmental Scientific Innovation (Spring 2026)
ALDR 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
ALDR 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
ALDR 8610: Field Research Methods (Summer 2026)
FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
AGCM 8750: Effectively Communicating about Emerging Agricultural and Environmental Science Issues (Fall 2026)
ALDR 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
AGCM 8710: Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication Theory (Fall 2026)
ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
ALDR 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)