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Taylor Kennedy
- Ph.D. Student
- Email:
- [email protected]
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Agricultural Services and Development (Emphasis in Agricultural Communications), Tarleton State University
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Agricultural Communications, Oklahoma State University
- Currently Pursuing - Ph.D. Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Communications
- Career-Readiness
- Employability Skills
Professional Summary
Taylor Kennedy is a Ph.D. student emphasizing in agricultural communications in the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications. Before joining the department as a graduate teaching assistant, Kennedy was an instructor of agricultural communications at Tarleton State University – a member of the Texas A&M University system. Courses Kennedy focused on in her role were: Introduction to Agricultural Communications, Scientific Communications in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Agricultural Photography, Agricultural Graphic Design, Agricultural Podcasting, Development of Agricultural Publications, Agricultural Video Production, and Advanced Technologies in Agricultural Communications (web design).
Her research and teaching interests lie in agricultural communications, employability skills, career readiness, and agricultural literacy. Her master’s research – Updating the Agricultural Communications Curriculum: A Modified Delphi Study – identified 108 competencies undergraduate agricultural communications students are desired to have by the time they graduate according to the industry professionals who make employment decisions.