Meet the UMCA Faculty and Staff

Hannah Hemmelgarn, M.S.

Education Program Coordinator, UMCA.

(573) 864-7506 cell
(573) 882-8321 office
hemmelgarnh@missouri.edu

BA Anthropology – Sociology, Truman State University (2009)
MS Natural Resources – Agroforestry, University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (2017)
- Thesis: Agroforestry Education for High School Agriculture Science: A Case Study of Novel Content Implementation

Permaculture Design Certification
- The Possibility Alliance, LaPlata, MO (2009)
Environmental Educator Certification
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (2015)

Co-editor, Action in Agroforestry Newsletter, and Green Horizons Newsletter

Missouri Agroforestry Teacher Workshops for High School Agriculture

Missouri Agroforestry Summer Institutes: High School Educator Training for Curriculum Delivery. PI: Gold; Co-PIs: Ball, Stelzer; Hemmelgarn. Funding Source: USDA NCR SARE PDP. Amount Received: $70,335. Dates: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019
Engaging and Empowering Urban Youth through Schoolyard Habitat Restoration and Conservation Education- An Innovative Middle School Program. PI: Li; Co-PI: Hemmelgarn. Funding Source: Prairie Fork Conservation Area. Amount Received: $9,800. Dates: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2019
Natural Resources Career Academy: A Summer Residential and Experiential Course for Missouri High School Students. PI: Li; Co-PI: Hemmelgarn. Funding Source: Prairie Fork Conservation Area. Amount Received: $14,500. Dates: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2019
Agroforestry and Specialty Crop Development for Resource Stewardship, Livelihoods and Vibrant Communities across Missouri. PI: Gold; Co-PIs: Cai, Ormsby-Mori, Hemmelgarn. Funding Source: Missouri NRCS Training and Demonstration Grant. Amount Received: $26,717 (year one of three). Dates: 9/15/2018 – 9/30/2021
Laying the Groundwork for Decolonized Education in CAFNR. PI: Hemmelgarn; Co-PIs: Li, Hendrickson, Quackenbush, Larsen. Funding Source: University of Missouri Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity’s Inclusive Excellence grant for employees. Amount Received: $4,629.48. Dates: 12/18/2018 – 5/30/2018

Student Teaching as Research (STAR) Award (2016)
- The Agroforestry Teacher Training Outcomes Assessment
- University of Missouri School of Natural Resources
Mizzou Advantage Graduate Student Travel Award (2016)
- Travel to Alberta, Canada for International Union of Forest Researchers Conference
- University of Missouri
Paula Ford Professional Development Program Proposal of the Year Award (2016)
- Grant proposal: Missouri Agroforestry Summer Institutes: High School Educator Training for Curriculum Delivery
- USDA North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2016. An Experiential Approach to Agroforestry Education: High School Educator Professional Development. International Union of Forest Researchers Extension and Knowledge Exchange Conference, Kenora, Ontario, Canada, September 27, 2016.
Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2017. Agroforestry Education for High School Agricultural Educators: A Case Study of Content Implementation. North American Agroforestry Conference, Blacksburg, VA, June 27, 2017.
Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2017. Agroforestry for High School Agricultural Educators: Curriculum Input to Classroom Implementation. Society of American Foresters National Convention, Albuquerque, NM, November 17, 2017.
Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2018. Agroforestry Education for High School Agricultural Educators: A Case Study of Content Implementation. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Our Farms Our Futures National Conference, St.Louis, MO, April 4, 2018.
Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2018. Agroforestry Education for Missouri High School Agriculture Science: A Case Study of Novel Content Implementation. Sustainable Agriculture Education Association Conference, Oahu, HI, July 28, 2018.
Hemmelgarn, H.L. 2018. Agroforestry Applications for Life Sciences. Missouri Environmental Education Association Conference, Columbia, MO, November 2, 2018.

Hemmelgarn, H., Gold, M., Ball, A. et al. 2018. Agroforestry Education for High School Agriculture Science. Agroforestry Systems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-018-0278-7
Hemmelgarn, H.L., Ball, A.L. 2018. Novel Content Implementation Process: A Case Study in Missouri. Journal of Agricultural Education. In preparation