Research Summary
Role of community and leadership development in the community, youth, and rural development process; community action, civic engagement, youth development, locally based natural resource management, economic development, and social justice.
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Recent Publications
How do urban agriculture initiatives communicate on farming across society? An exploration of awareness, responsibility, and pride messages on social media
Unay-Gailhard, İ., Chaskin, R. J. & Brennan, M. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Agriculture and Human Values.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The online portrayal of urban farmers: Professionals’ perspectives on their influence on constructing farming-career paths
Unay-Gailhard, İ., Chaskin, R. J. & Brennan, M. A., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 115, 103586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of cacao projects in Colombia: The case of the rural Productive Partnerships Project (PAAP)
Gil, A., Brennan, M., Chaudhary, A. K. & Maximova, S. N., Apr 2023, In: Evaluation and Program Planning. 97, 102230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
One more time: Conceptualizing community development in the twenty-first century
Matarrita-Cascante, D. & Brennan, M. A., 2023, In: Community Development. 54, 6, p. 899-912 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An examination of digital empathy: When farmers speak for the climate through TikTok
Unay-Gailhard, İ., Lawson, K. & Brennan, M. A., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 102, 103075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Young Farmers in “The New World of Work”: The Contribution of New Media to the Work Engagement and Professional Identities*
Unay-Gailhard, İ. & Brennan, M. A., Jun 2023, In: Rural Sociology. 88, 2, p. 426-460 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introduction: Placing youth at the forefront of active citizenship for social justice
Brennan, M., Dolan, P. & Smith, A., Nov 2022, In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 17, 3, p. 205-209 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Of regiments and radicals: The critical need for empowering youth as radical agents of change
Brennan, M. A., Dolan, P. & Odera, E., Nov 2022, In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 17, 3, p. 210-223 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding paths and options for youth citizenship and social justice
Odera, E. L., Davis, J., Brennan, M. & Dolan, P., Nov 2022, In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 17, 3, p. 224-234 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Perception of organic farmers towards organic agriculture and role of extension
Alotaibi, B. A., Yoder, E., Brennan, M. A. & Kassem, H. S., May 2021, In: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28, 5, p. 2980-2986 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding and assessing construct validity of the social provisions scale: Implications for youth development
Osmane, S., Brennan, M. & Dolan, P., 2021, In: Journal of Youth Development. 16, 4, p. 183-201 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rebuilding communities with empathy
Berardi, M. K., White, A. M., Winters, D., Thorn, K., Brennan, M. & Dolan, P., 2020, In: Local Development and Society. 1, 1, p. 57-67 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond Participation: A Case Study of Youth As Researchers and Community Development in North Philadelphia
Malcolm, J., Brennan, M., Webster, N. & Dolan, P., 2020, In: Community Development. 51, 5, p. 703-720 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Training needs of extension agents’ regarding organic agriculture in Saudi Arabia
Alotaibi, B. A., Yoder, E., Brennan, M. A. & Kassem, H. S., Dec 2019, In: Evaluation and Program Planning. 77, 101711.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictors of leadership skills of Pennsylvanian youth
Osmane, S. & Brennan, M., May 27 2018, In: Community Development. 49, 3, p. 341-357 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review