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Dara Wald
- She/Her/Hers
- Associate Professor
- Office:
- AGLS 264
- Email:
- dara.wald@ag.tamu.edu
- Phone:
- (979) 458-2744
- Website: https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d3d32b2/Persons/About
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.A. Biology, Brandeis University
- Graduate Education
- M.S. Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Cert. Environmental Education & Communication, University of Florida
- Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Cert. Tropical Conservation & Development, University of Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Communication (in the contexts of science, agriculture, and the environment)
- Natural Resource Management
- Trust and Credibility
- Environmental Governance and Policy
Professional Summary
Dara Wald, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications. Wald’s research identifies and tests strategies for effective public-facing communication and decision-making in agri-environmental and natural resource contexts. She teaches courses in agricultural communication and journalism, risk communication, and public relations. Wald has received over $69.2 million in research funding, including competitive research awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the USDA, and prestigious foundations. She has published 23 peer-reviewed journal articles, an academic book, and has been an invited speaker at peer institutions and international conferences. Wald is affiliated with the Science Communications Lab at Texas A&M and the Ecology of Bird Loss Project. Dr. Wald is an associate editor of the Science and Environmental Communication section within Frontiers in Communication, a top open-access journal in her subfield. Dr. Wald was previously the co-organizer of the Science Communication Project and the socio-economic lead for the C-CHANGE Project at Iowa State University. She received the Cassling Innovation Award from Iowa State University in 2019 and was a finalist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. Dr. Wald received the CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in 2022.
Publications
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