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Lauren Ledbetter Griffeth


Extension Leadership Specialist

Office of Learning and Organizational Development (OLOD)

Lauren Griffeth
Lauren Griffeth
Areas of expertiseAboutEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Education SystemsEducational Administration, Management and LeadershipOrganisation and Management Theory

About

Griffeth is a Senior Public Service Associate in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication. She works as an Extension Leadership Specialist in the Office of Learning and Organizational Development providing direction for Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture and Forestry, Extend Advanced Leadership Development Training Program and the Extension Academy Leadership Development Program. She serves as a graduate faculty advisor and her research focuses on women’s leadership development in the context of agricultural work.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2013)

Master of Education, Educational Leadership and Administration, General

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2008)

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Communication/Journalism

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2005)

Awards and Honors

  • 40 Under 40 UGA Alumni Class of 2017 (2017)

Scholarly Works

  • Women Leaders in Agriculture: Data-Driven Recommendations for Action and Perspectives on Furthering the Conversation, JOURNAL OF EXTENSION, (2018).
    Griffeth LL, Tiller L, Jordan J, Sapp R, Randall N
  • Surfing Waves of Change: Building Organizational Capacity in Extension Through Leadership Programs, JOURNAL OF EXTENSION, (2018).
    Griffeth LL, Randall NL, Daniel JB
  • Creating an external funding strategy: how to thrive, Journal of Extension, (2009).
    Hughes K, Griffeth LL
  • Growing into leadership: A study of the informal and incidental learning of women agricultural deans and vice presidents., (2015).
    Griffeth L
  • Incidental/Informal Learning of Women Administrators in Higher Education, (2012).
    Griffeth LL

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Contact

lauren1@uga.edu 706-542-4753

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314 Hoke Smith Building
Athens, GA 30602 0000

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Athens, GA 30602 0000

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