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LeAnne Pollock
- Ph.D. Student and Program Coordinator
- Office:
- AGLS 128L
- Email:
- leanne.pollock@ag.tamu.edu
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Agricultural Communications and Journalism, Sam Houston State University
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Recreation Parks and Tourism Science, Texas A&M University
- Currently Pursuing - Ph.D. Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise
- 4-H Program Evaluation
- Conservation and Land Stewardship
- Extension Community Outreach
- Nature Connection
- Positive Youth Development
- Pro-Environmental Behavior Development
- Youth in Nature, Leadership
Professional Summary
LeAnne Pollock is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications and Program Coordinator for ALEC’s unit with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. LeAnne has worked in youth programming for over 6 years in both educational and recreational programs. She is passionate about youth-in-nature and natural resources and has collaborated with ALEC faculty to successfully write two Texas Parks and Wildlife Community Outdoor Outreach Program Grants, collectively bringing in $130,000 for youth in nature programming. Her research focuses on intentional youth in nature programs’ effect on character development, leadership skills, and knowledge of natural resources and how those programs will help build a solid foundation for the programs she develops and facilitates with AgriLife Extension.