Connect Extension Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Brian Raison from The Ohio State University to get his wisdom on mentorship and preview a series of conversations he'll be sharing with the Cooperative Extension System on Connect Extension.

On this episode, we talk with Karl Bradley, Leadership & Team Development Specialist, on a new tool developed for the Cooperative Extension system called the "Team Health Dashboard" with a handbook that goes along with it.

Podcast Producer: Aaron Weibe

Music Credit: "Stop the Clock" and "Root's Hobby Hut" by Charlie Hunter. Courtesy of SideHustle Records.

This podcast is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension (funding opportunity no. USDA-NIFA-OP-010186), grant no. 2023-41595-41325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

"Engaging Martinsville" is a two-year participatory action planning project that involves community partners and stakeholders using the Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development and prioritization method, also known as the SEED Method. The SEED Method is a multi-stakeholder approach to engaging communities in research, problem-solving, and action planning. This team's story highlights Extension at its best- Listening, connecting, and responding to a community's needs and equipping them to move forward healthier, safer, and more involved.

This podcast features Emily Zimmerman (VCU Health), Carlin Rafie (Virginia Cooperative Extension), and one of their community partners in Martinsville, VA.

In this episode, Melanie Pugsley connects with Dawn Burton and Maggie Grandon about their experience as 1890 and 1994 Engagement Coordinators with the EXCITE Program.

In this episode, our host Melanie Pugsley talks with Zena Edwards and Erica Weintraub Austin to learn more about their work with reducing hesitancy around vaccination, and increase willingness to serve in educational roles around adult vaccination among Cooperative Extension personnel at all three types of Land grant institutions (1862, 1890, 1994).

This is Part III of the National Juntos Roadtrip. Joined by Diana Urieta, we head back west to the University of Idaho to learn more about the Juntos Program in their state.

This is Part II of our Juntos National Roadtrip with Diana Urieta, North Carolina State University. In this episode, we venture to the University of California - Davis, Washington State University, and make the trip all the way over to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to learn more about the Juntos Programs in these states.

Part I of a special edition of the Connect Extension Podcast. Joined by Diana Urieta from North Caroilna State University, we begin our roadtrip to connect with different Extension Juntos Programs in various states to learn more about their work and the national story behind Juntos. In this episode, we connect with the program from Oregon State University.

In this episode, we chat with Tom Smith, Executive Director for the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC).

In this episode, we catch up with one of our Impact Collaborative Innovation Facilitators, Siew Sun Wong, to learn about her experience as a Facilitator and Coach to Extension project and program teams.