COEHD faculty, staff and students present innovative work at UMS Rural Issues Symposium
91¸£Àû System held its inaugural Rural Issues Symposium at Buchanan Alumni House on the University of Maine campus on Friday, Nov. 1.
The statewide conference highlighted research on rural opportunities and challenges through the lens of rural resilience and revitalization, with an aim toward fostering collaboration, innovation, and practical solutions to enhance the long-term sustainability of Maine’s rural communities from an environmental, economic and social perspective. The event featured a diverse array of sessions, including plenary sessions, a poster session, and breakout discussion groups, designed to showcase and advance community-engaged research and initiatives.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development Director Catharine Biddle was conference co-chair. Below are some of the poster sessions featuring research and initiatives led by members of the COEHD community.
- – Catharine Biddle, Ezekiel Kimball, Gert Nesin, Maria Frankland, and Esther Enright
- – Rebecca Buchanan, Kari Thurman, Bailey Edward, Carli Goodsell, Ethan Mathieu, Mo Weitman, and Miranda Snyder
- – Justin Dimmel and Eric Pandiscio
- – Maria Frankland
- – Sarah Howorth, Joo-Young Lee, and Libby Stone-Sterling
- – Sarah Howorth, Tracy Whitlock, Erin Frazier, Sara Flanagan, Kate McLeod, Rachel Brown-Chidsey, and Walter Kimball
- – Lauren Jacobs, Christiaan Abildso, Adam Daigneault, Jessica Leahy, and Christopher Nightingale
- – Susan McKay, Mitchell Bruce, Beth Byerssmall, Kelsey Davis, Jim Fratini, Jennifer Fronczak, Sara Lindsay, Laura Millay, Beth Muncey, Eric Pandiscio, Franziska Peterson, Maureen Raynes, Heather Rockwell, Christina Siddons, MacKenzie Stetzer, Dave Thomas, Marina Van der Eb, and Bill Zoellick
- – Tobby Bragdon and Kathleen Gillon