Kevan Lamm
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise
About
Dedicated, results-driven leadership and management professional offering over 20 years of success assisting organizations in optimizing their performance through the development of improved processes and structures designed to drive strategic initiatives to achieve goals and objectives. Extensive experience providing expertise to organizations regarding business practices, standards, project management, governance, and management consulting. Change agent with exceptional communication skills and experience working directly with senior level executives and industry leaders. International experience to areas including Latin America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa to conduct needs assessments, facilitate training programs, and perform program evaluations and change management activities.
Highlights include:
• 12 years as International Team Lead for Accenture, a Fortune 500 global consulting and services organization, recognized as a top 5% performer on four separate occasions and have received three Accenture Inventor Awards.
• Comprehensive research conducting a program evaluation of 28 global leadership and development programs for over 4,000 global leaders including 1,200 CEO’s.
• Published author within leading academic journals with several garnering outstanding and distinguished recognitions from professional academic organizations.
• Currently, hold 3 patents from the US and European patent offices for innovations.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Communication/Journalism
University of Florida, FL, United States (2015)
Master of Science, Agricultural Communication/Journalism
University of Florida, FL, United States (2013)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University, CO, United States (2000)
Awards and Honors
- Journal Article of the Year (2022)
- Distinguished Professional Oral Presentation (2022)
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education Journal Article of the year – Runner-up (2022)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Research Poster – Runner-up (2022)
- University of KwaZulu Natal| – Examiner (2022)
- Charles B. Knapp Early Career Scholar Award (2021)
- Outstanding Paper Presentation (2020)
- Editor's Choice Article (2020)
- Provost International Travel Funds Award (2020)
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education Journal Article of the year – Second runner-up (2020)
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education Journal Article of the year – Runner-up (2020)
- Community Diagnostic + Social Impact (CD+SI) Toolkit Trademark (2020)
- Office of Global Programs International Travel Award (2018)
- Journal of Applied Communication Article of the Year (2017)
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education Distinguished Article (2017)
- Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award Nominee (2016)
- Distinguished Manuscript (2016)
- Departmental “High Impact” Research Publication (2015)
- Outstanding Master’s Thesis – Runner-up (2014)
- Distinguished Manuscript (2014)
- Distinguished Innovative Idea Poster (2014)
- Distinguished Research Poster (2013)
- Graduate Student Mentoring Award – Nominee (2013)
- Graduate Assistantship (2012)
- Newbern Scholarship (2012)
- – Participant in Accenture’s “Accent on Performance” program (Top 5% of U.S. employees) (2011)
- – Participant in Accenture’s “Accent on Performance” program (Top 5% of U.S. employees) (2010)
- Accenture Inventor Award recipient (2010)
- – Participant in Accenture’s “Accent on Performance” program (Top 5% of U.S. employees) (2009)
- Accenture Inventor Award recipient (2009)
- Rated top 5% of peer group (2008)
- Accenture Inventor Award recipient (2008)
Courses
- ALDR 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 8350E: Program Evaluation (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 3000: Communication and Leadership in Groups and Teams (Fall 2025)
- HONS 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 7110E: Special Problems in Agricultural Leadership (Spring 2026)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 8350E: Program Evaluation (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 3000: Issue Leadership: Navigating Complex Challenges in Teams, Organizations, and Communities (Fall 2026)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (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).
- Harvesting resilience: the role of social capital in driving adaptive behaviour among Iranian farmers, CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT, (2026).
- Communicating pork in a values-driven world: Insights from value belief norm theory, (2026).
- Exploring Growers’ Perspectives on Substrate Transitions in American Specialty Crop Production: Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Communication, SUSTAINABILITY, (2026).
- From Guilt to Pride: Exploring Emotional Drivers of Consumer Preferences for Sustainable Plant Containers, SUSTAINABILITY, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
0141 Four Towers
405 College Station Rd
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
141 Four Towers
405 College Station Rd
Athens, GA 30602
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