Lauren Hood

Graduate Research Assistant
Agricultural Sciences Department

Office: 153 McAdams Hall
Phone:

Email: eburdin@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Agriculture (Agricultural Education)
Clemson University 2025

M.S. Agriculture (Agricultural Education)
Clemson University 2021

B.S. Environmental & Natural Resources (Conservation Biology)
Clemson University 2012

Courses Taught

Adult & Extension Education (Co-Instructor)
Introduction to Agricultural Education (Co-Instructor)

Profile

Lauren is a native of Dacusville, SC in Pickens County. She attended Clemson University earning a Bachelors Degree in Environmental & Natural Resources and later a Masters Degree in Agriculture. Lauren has served as the Worth County 4-H Agent for the University of Georgia Extension, as well as the York County 4-H Agent for Clemson Extension. Lauren loves programs dealing with outdoor/environmental education; spending time in the woods or on the water; traveling with family and friends.

Publications

Hood, L. B., Eck, C. J., Layfield, K. D., & Donaldson, J. L. (2024). Were The “Best Made Better”? A Content Analysis of South Carolina 4-H Programming. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 12(2), 14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55533/2325-5226.1484

Hood, L. B., Eck, C. J., Layfield, K. D., & Donaldson, J. L. (2023). Effectiveness of online program engagement for 4-H members during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 73. http://jsaer.org/2023/09/07/effectiveness-of-online-program-engagement-for-4-h-members-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

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