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2026
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K. Jill Rucker
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: University of Connecticut (2024)
6 h-index
18 pubs
137 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
K. Jill Rucker's research focuses on agricultural communications and higher education. Her work has explored the competencies and characteristics of undergraduate agricultural communications programs, including academic perspectives on necessary skills and the structure of these programs in the U.S. She has also investigated the experiences of teachers, specifically examining the stress factors for female teachers in agricultural education in the Southeast. Rucker's publications include analyses of literature themes within agricultural communications over five decades and explorations of academic disciplines, such as introducing agricultural communications to the United Kingdom and perceptions of agricultural leadership programs at land-grant universities. Her research also extends to student engagement and satisfaction within a mid-South land-grant university setting.
Metrics
- h-index: 6
- Publications: 18
- Citations: 137
Positions
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Associate Professor publications 2015–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Navigating Challenges: Uncovering FFA Agriscience Fair Professional Development Gaps for School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers (2026)
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Perceptions of Professionals, Faculty, and Students Regarding the Implementation of an Agricultural Communications Degree Program in the United Kingdom (2024)
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"You Know, the South is a Breeding Ground for Gluttony": A Qualitative Evaluation of Dissonance between Christian Beliefs and Eating Habits (2023)
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Themes and Tones of Blog Posts about Animal Agriculture and Protein Production (2022)
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Introducing the Academic Discipline of Agricultural Communications to the United Kingdom (2020)
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Culinary Competence: A Skills Assessment for Dietetic Students (2016)
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Student Perceptions of the Arkansas Water Resources Center, Water Resources, and Water Issues (2015)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Jefferson D. Miller
University of Connecticut
4 shared publications
In database
- Introducing the Academic Discipline of Agricultural Communications to the United Kingdom
- Perceptions of Professionals, Faculty, and Students Regarding the Implementation of an Agricultural Communications Degree Program in the United Kingdom
- "You Know, the South is a Breeding Ground for Gluttony": A Qualitative Evaluation of Dissonance between Christian Beliefs and Eating Habits
- Themes and Tones of Blog Posts about Animal Agriculture and Protein Production
Karli S Yarber
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- "You Know, the South is a Breeding Ground for Gluttony": A Qualitative Evaluation of Dissonance between Christian Beliefs and Eating Habits
- Themes and Tones of Blog Posts about Animal Agriculture and Protein Production
Casandra Cox
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Perceptions of Professionals, Faculty, and Students Regarding the Implementation of an Agricultural Communications Degree Program in the United Kingdom
- Navigating Challenges: Uncovering FFA Agriscience Fair Professional Development Gaps for School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers
Tara Johnson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Student Perceptions of the Arkansas Water Resources Center, Water Resources, and Water Issues
Leslie D. Edgar
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Student Perceptions of the Arkansas Water Resources Center, Water Resources, and Water Issues
Brian E. Haggard
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Student Perceptions of the Arkansas Water Resources Center, Water Resources, and Water Issues
Nicholas A. Buckley
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Culinary Competence: A Skills Assessment for Dietetic Students
Melissa Bailey
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Culinary Competence: A Skills Assessment for Dietetic Students
Sara Maples Bell
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Introducing the Academic Discipline of Agricultural Communications to the United Kingdom
Emily B. Buck
The Ohio State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Introducing the Academic Discipline of Agricultural Communications to the United Kingdom
Anika Parks
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Introducing the Academic Discipline of Agricultural Communications to the United Kingdom
Lora Walsh
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- "You Know, the South is a Breeding Ground for Gluttony": A Qualitative Evaluation of Dissonance between Christian Beliefs and Eating Habits
Kylie Hackworth
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Themes and Tones of Blog Posts about Animal Agriculture and Protein Production
C. H. Cox
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Themes and Tones of Blog Posts about Animal Agriculture and Protein Production
Abby Davis
University of Connecticut
1 shared publication
In database
- Perceptions of Professionals, Faculty, and Students Regarding the Implementation of an Agricultural Communications Degree Program in the United Kingdom
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