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  2. Ginger M Orton

Ginger M Orton


Postdoctoral Associate

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Ginger Orton
Ginger Orton
EducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

Texas Tech University, TX, United States (2024)

Master of Science, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

Texas Tech University, TX, United States (2021)

Awards and Honors

  • ACE Outstanding Dissertation (2025)
  • AAAE Outstanding Dissertation Award (2025)

Courses

  • FANR 5950: Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources (Fall 2025)
  • FANR 8950: Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources (Fall 2025)
  • FANR 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • WILD 8980: Wildlife Ecology and Management Problems (Spring 2026)
  • FANR 8950: Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources (Spring 2026)
  • FANR 5950: Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources (Spring 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • You Have to Send the Right Message: Examining the Influence of Protective Action Guidance on Message Perception Outcomes across Prior Hazard Warning Experience to Three Hazards, WEATHER CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, (2023).
    Fischer L, Huntsman D, Orton G, Suttonb J
  • Vaccinating with Valor: A Risk Preventive Model to Explain Factors in Parents’ Choice to Vaccinate Their Children for COVID-19, HEALTH COMMUNICATION, (2025).
    Yang C-X, Baker LM, Fischer L, Essary C, Orton G
  • Global Meta-Analysis of Innovation Attributes Influencing Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption for Sustainable Development, CLIMATE, (2024).
    Lee C-L, Orton G, Lu P
  • Show Me and What Will I Remember? Exploring Recall in Response to NWS Tornado Warning Graphics, Journal of Applied Communications.
    Fischer LM, Orton G, Sutton J, Wallace M
  • Message Design Matters: An Experiment on Portrayal of Protective Action Guidance in Warning Messages for Three Hazards, Journal of Applied Communications.
    Orton G, Fischer LM, Sutton J, Huntsman D

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

ginger.orton25@uga.edu

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Four Towers 405 College Station Rd
Athens, GA 30602

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Athens, GA 30602

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