Dr. Megan Donovan received her PhD in
Interdisciplinary Ecology with a concentration in Soil, Water and Ecosystem
Sciences from the University of Florida. She also has an MS in Family, Youth
and Community Sciences from the University of Florida and a BA in Visual and
Media Arts from Emerson College. Her PhD work was investigating the adoption
and expansion of organic vegetable production systems in high tunnels in the
Southeastern U.S. Also, she worked on a water availability and quality needs
assessment of crop production growers in the Southern Region. Her Master’s
research was a community resilience study of the Stephen Foster neighborhood
adjacent to the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site in Gainesville. After receiving
her MS, she coordinated a residential program at Fenway Health for patients
living with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk of contracting HIV. She currently
works as a postdoctoral Social Scientist with USDA-ARS at the Jornada
Experimental Range. Overall, she is interested in the human dimensions of
environmental contamination and the diffusion of innovation in agriculture.
Research Keywords & Expertise
agroecosystems
stakeholder engagement
manureshed management
diffusion of innovatio...
Short Biography
Dr. Megan Donovan received her PhD in
Interdisciplinary Ecology with a concentration in Soil, Water and Ecosystem
Sciences from the University of Florida. She also has an MS in Family, Youth
and Community Sciences from the University of Florida and a BA in Visual and
Media Arts from Emerson College. Her PhD work was investigating the adoption
and expansion of organic vegetable production systems in high tunnels in the
Southeastern U.S. Also, she worked on a water availability and quality needs
assessment of crop production growers in the Southern Region. Her Master’s
research was a community resilience study of the Stephen Foster neighborhood
adjacent to the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site in Gainesville. After receiving
her MS, she coordinated a residential program at Fenway Health for patients
living with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk of contracting HIV. She currently
works as a postdoctoral Social Scientist with USDA-ARS at the Jornada
Experimental Range. Overall, she is interested in the human dimensions of
environmental contamination and the diffusion of innovation in agriculture.
