Welcome to the Applied Research HUB - the Resource and Data interface of The SAgE Network
Chaney Mosley Middle Tennessee State University TN
Current Role: Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education
SAgE role: Applied Research
PhD, QPR Certified Trainer, OSHA 10, KAI Certified...

Specializing in: Agricultural Education, Research and Instrument Design, Professional Development

Areas of focus include: Decreasing stigma and equipping local communities with tools to respond to members in crisis

David Buys Mississippi State University MS
Current Role: State Health Specialist and Associate Professor
SAgE role: Evaluation
PhD, MSPH, CPH, FGSA

Specializing in: Farm Stress Prevention, Mental Health Promotion, Obesity Prevention, Community Development, Aging Gerontology

Areas of focus include: Agent awareness and preparation, health care provide awareness and preparation to respond

Brittney Schrick University of Arkansas System AR
Current Role: Assistant Professor
SAgE role: Resources and Training
PhD, MS, CFLE, Mental Health First Aid Trainer

Specializing in: Human development, stress management

Areas of focus include: stress management, health mental health literacy, suicide prevention, family stress

Diane Bales University of Georgia GA
Current Role: Professor, Extension Human Development Specialist, and Child Life Program Director
SAgE role: Resources and Training
PhD, Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Heal...

Specializing in: children, youth, and families under stress

Areas of focus include: farm families, stress and mental health

Heather Sedges University of Tennessee TN
Current Role: SAgE Principal Investigator
SAgE role: Resources and Training,Support Networks,Applied Research,Communication and Outreach,Evaluation
PhD, CFLE

Specializing in: Community engagement, suicide prevention, mental health

Areas of focus include: outreach

Andrew Smolski North Carolina State University NC
Current Role: Postdoctoral Research Scholar
SAgE role: Applied Research
PhD in Sociology

Specializing in: Rural sociology, agrarian structure, farm stress, intersectionality

Areas of focus include: economic hardship, collective action social support, farm scale, race

Christa Court University of Florida FL
Current Role: Assistant Professor of Regional Economics
SAgE role: Applied Research
PhD in Economics; Certified Systems Thinking Train...

Specializing in: Regional Economics, Economic Impact Analysis; Disaster Impact Analysis

Areas of focus include: Understanding disaster events as stressors

Heidi Radunvich TN
PhD

Jennifer Hunter University of Kentucky KY
Current Role: Professor, Director School of Human Environmental Sciences, Assistant Extension Director FCS
SAgE role: Evaluation
PhD

Specializing in: Family Finance and Resource Mangement, Program Adminstration

Areas of focus include: Mental Health and Wellness, Destigmatization, Communication

Leslie Hossfeld Clemson University SC
Current Role: Dean, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
SAgE role: Applied Research
PhD

Specializing in: Rural Economic Development, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers, Food and Nutrition Security

Areas of focus include: Supporting limited resource socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in SC

Karen Franck University of Tennessee TN
Current Role: Extension Associate Professor
SAgE role: Evaluation
PhD

Specializing in: Program Evaluation

Areas of focus include: needs assessment related to farmer stress issues particularly with underserved farmers

Aaron Smith University of Tennessee TN
Current Role: Associate Professor and Extension Economist
SAgE role: Evaluation
PhD

Specializing in: Economics, Marketing, Risk Management

Areas of focus include: Financial Stress

Meriruth Cohenour Oklahoma Department of Agricultur... OK
Current Role: Director of Market Development
SAgE role: Resources and Training
none related to mental health

Specializing in: Marketing

Areas of focus include: Training staff who work with farmers and ranchers to recognize and deal with stress

Finis Stribling Tennessee State University TN
Current Role: TSU Extension Specialist
SAgE role: None
MS, Agricultural Business and Management, General

Specializing in: New Farmers, Farm Management

Courtney Moore North Carolina Agromedicine Insti... NC
Current Role: FRSAN-NC Coordinator & SAgE Support Networks Director
SAgE role: Support Networks
MPH, CHES

Specializing in: Mental Health and Access to Care

Areas of focus include: mental health, women's groups, support networks

Robin Tutor Marcom North Carolina Agromedicine Insti... NC
Current Role: Director
SAgE role: Support Networks
Mental Health First Aid 2022; EdD, MPH

Specializing in: Agricultural safety and health

Areas of focus include: No specific interest - all inclusive