Applied and Extension

The Applied and Extension Research Interest Group focuses on identifying opportunities for rural sociologists in non-academic or non-traditional academic professional positions. This is accomplished through activities at the annual meetings that:

• Highlight professional opportunities and
• Illustrate the ways in which rural sociological knowledge and skills contribute to an understanding and enhancement of organizational and community processes.

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  Amicalola Falls State Park

  Applied and Extension RIG 2010 Field trip co-sponsored with the Natural Resources and Rural Studies RIGs (“Consuming Place:  Rural Tourism and Community Development in Southern Appalachia.”)  Photos are from our visit to Amicalola Falls State Park  near Dahlonega, Georgia.

   

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  Consuming Place: Rural Tourism and Community Development in Southern Appalachia

  

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Leadership

Chair: Kristi Lekies
Assistant Professor
School of Environment and Natural Resources
The Ohio State University
320C Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-3537
lekies.1@cfaes.osu.edu

Co-Chair: Lorraine Garkovich
Professor
Dept. of Community and Leadership Development
University of Kentucky
500 Garrigus Building
Lexington KY 40546-0215
859-257-7581
lgarkov@uky.edu