Meet the Project Team

Sarah Bowen, Ph.D.
Project Director

Assistant Professor of Sociology
North Carolina State University
919.515.0452
sarah_bowen@ncsu.edu

Co-Investigators

Sinikka Elliott, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology
North Carolina State University
919.513.0285
sinikka_elliott@ncsu.edu

Susan Jakes, Ph.D.

Extension Assistant Professor, Community Development Specialist
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University
susan_jakes@ncsu.edu

Lorelei Jones

EFNEP Coordinator
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina State University
919.515.9140
lorelei_jones@ncsu.edu

John O’Sullivan, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Farm Management
NC Cooperative Extension Program Marketing Specialist, NC A&T State University
johno@ncat.edu

Community Outreach

Annie Hardison-Moody, Ph.D.

Project Manager
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences,  North Carolina State University
919.515.8478
annie_hardison-moody@ncsu.edu

Lisa Poser, MEM

CYFAR Community Garden Project Coordinator
Extension Associate
NC Cooperative Extension, NC A&T State University
336.285.4622
eaposer@ncat.edu

 Kathryn Rosenbaum

Community Outreach Coordinator
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina State University
919.513.2703
kathryn_rosenbaum@ncsu.edu 

 Research Team

Joslyn Brenton, M.S.

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University
jjbrento@ncsu.edu

 Lillian O’Connell, M.A.

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University
loconne@ncsu.edu

Rachel Powell, M.S.

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University
repowel2@ncsu.edu

Community Mentors

Crystal McIver

Community Mentor: Lee County

Jody Currin
Community Mentor: Harnett County

Renee Hein
Community Mentor: Lee County

EFNEP Program Associates

Erin Roberts

EFNEP Program Associate

Debbie Stephenson

EFNEP Program Associate