Volume 53, Number 2 (2015)
Feature Articles
An Extension Case Study in Institutional Innovation: Microfinance Intermediary Formation
Mark A. Edelman
Managing Good and Bad Times: Extension Risk-Management Pilot Evaluation
Danielle M. Jackson, Robert J. Fetsch, and Norman L. Dalsted
Using Search Engine Optimization Techniques to Enhance the Visibility of Web-Based Extension Fact Sheets
Reanna Moore, Elisa Shackleton, and Laura Bellows
IT Workforce Development: A Family and Consumer Sciences Community Capacity Model
Peggy S. Meszaros, Monica R. Kimbrell, and Andrea Swenson
Exploring Organizational Factors Related to Extension Employee Burnout
Amy Harder, Jessica Gouldthrope, and Jeff Goodwin
Landowners, Bioenergy, and Extension Strategies
Omkar Joshi, Donald L. Grebner, James E. Henderson, and Steven R. Gruchy
Promoting Economic Development with Tourism in Rural Communities: Destination Image and Motivation to Return or Recommend
Heather Akin, Bret R. Shaw, and James T. Spartz
Can an Immersion in Wellness Camp Influence Youth Health Behaviors?
Elizabeth A. Mabary-Olsen, Ruth E. Litchfield, Randal Foster, Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, and Christina G. Campbell
What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities
Jane E. Haskell and George W. Morse
Cook Like a Chef 1- and 4-Week Camp Models
Margaret D. Condrasky, Glenda Johnson, Anne Corr, and Julila L. Sharp
Research in Brief
Process Monitoring Evaluation of an Online Program for Parents
YaeBin Kim, Jill R. Bowers, Sally Martin, and Aaron Ebata
National 4-H Common Measures: Initial Evaluation from California 4-H
Kendra M. Lewis, Shannon J. Horrillo, Keith F. Widaman, Steven Worker, and Kali Trzesniewski
Rural Health Care Information Access and the Use of the Internet: Opportunity for University Extension
Biswa R. Dias, John C. Leatherman, and Bonnie M. Bressers
Extension Professionals and Sustainability Practices: Are We Walking Our Talk?
Diana Rashash, Catherine Elliot, and Ramona Madhosingh-Hector
Farmer Responses to Resistance Issues in Corn Rootworm to Bt Corn: Qualitative Analysis of Focus Groups
Erin W. Hodgson, Robert Wright, Michael Gray, and Tom Hunt
Rain Barrel Owners as a Piece of the Water Conservation Puzzle: Segmenting Extension Audiences Using Their Landscape Water Conservation Practices
Emily S. Ott, Paul F. Monaghan, Glenn D. Israel, and Jessica L. Gouldthrope
Persistence Wins: Long-Term Agricultural Conservation Outreach Pays Off
Alexander J. Smart, David E. Clay, Ronald G. Stover, and M Rezwanul Parvez
Survey of Pest Management Practices on Washington Dairy Farms
Holly J. Ferguson, Sally O’Neal, KIt Galvin, and Victoria B. Vasquez
Effectiveness of Nutrient Management Plans on Vermont Dairy Farms
Heather Darby, Philip Halterman, and Debra Heleba
Ideas at Work
Using Evaluations to Identify and Eliminate a Barrier to Invasive Weed Control
Angelique D. Edgerton and Michael R. Reichenbach
The Systematic Screening and Assessment Method: An Introduction and Application
Laura H. Downey, Donna J. Peterson, Suzanne LeMenestrel, and JoAnne Leatherman
Council of Presidents: A Multifaceted Idea for 4-H
Alayne Torretta
Development of a Florida Seafood Program Using a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Holly Abeels, Bryan Fluech, Lisa Krimsky, and Brooke Saari
Developing a Mobile Extension Course for Youth Livestock Producers
Deborah J. Weitzenkamp, Karna J. Dam, and Lindsay Chichester
Tools of the Trade
Sequential Online Wellness Programming Is an Effective Strategy to Promote Behavior Change
Lindsay R. MacNab and Sarah L. Francis
Reliability Analysis of Money Habitudes
Lucy M. Delgadillo and Brittani S. Bushman
Using Ripple Effect Mapping to Evaluate Program Impact: Choosing or Combining the Methods That Work Best for You
Mary Emery, Lorie Higgins, Scott Chazdon, and Debra Hansen
Design Clarity in Public Outreach Documents: A Guidebook for a First Detector Volunteer Network
Lesley Tylczak, David Andow, Eugene Borgida, and Terrence Hurley
Captivate Your Audience by Turning PowerPoint Presentations into Interactive E-Learning Content
Montessa Young, Ronda Hirnyck, Ariel Agenbroad, and Edward J. Bechinski
Social Media Tools for the Extension Toolbox
Megan Parsons
Know Your Audience, Ask Your Audience
Alyson McCann and Sue Stableford
Early Detection Rapid Response Program Targets New Noxious Weed Species in Washington State
Jennifer E. Andreas, Alison D. Halpern, Wendy C. Descamp, and Timothy W. Miller
Using Ripple Effect Mapping to Evaluate Program Impact: Choosing or Combining the Methods That Work Best for You
Mary Emery, Lorie Higgins, Scott Chazdon, and Debra Hansen
Commentary
Farmers and Health Care Reform: A Challenge and Opportunity for Extension
Shoshanah Inwood, Bonnie Braun, Alana Knudson, and Jason Parker
The Role of Extension in Energy Education
Eric Romich