LaKisha Odom, PhD
Scientific Program Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
In the first episode of this three-part series focused on diversity and barriers in agriculture, Dr. LaKisha Odom discusses how she developed a passion for agriculture, how she holds multiple realities and her experience in the white world of agriculture. Read the episode transcript.
In the second episode of this three-part series, Dr. LaKisha Odom shares her personal experiences of being too much yet still not enough. We also discuss the consequences of gaslighting, the transformative side of discomfort and the ways you can take action in your own life.
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In the final episode of the series with Dr. LaKisha Odom, she dives into the harm of microaggressions and the impacts of institutional racism on everyday life. This episode re-caps the “why” for this series and serves to remind our audience that while you are not alone in these feelings of inadequacy, you are not inadequate.
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Meet the guest
Dr. LaKisha Odom is an agricultural professional for over 15 years. As the Soil Health Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, she pursues her commitment to promoting the use of innovative science, collective impact, and the development of public private partnerships to tackle today’s complex challenges in food and agriculture by working in research funding in the nonprofit space. She is also extremely committed to cultivating increased diversity in a new generation of food and agriculture scientists.
Prior to joining FFAR, LaKisha was an American Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology Policy Fellow and spent time as as Environmental Specialist with the Environmental Protection Agency. LaKisha has a BS in Environmental Science and a PhD in Integrative Biosciences from Tuskegee University as well as an MA in Environmental Resource Policy from The George Washington University. Dr. Odom is joining us with a three-part series focused on the role of race in the agriculture industry.
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