April Hammerand

Background

About April Hammerand

Specialties: Organizing collaborative, participative and constructive dialogue for learning and decision-making involving experts, politicians and local actors.I completed a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. This practical degree in Environmental Communication and Natural Resource Management trained students in collaborative techniques and communicated skills geared to help communities improve decision-making processes by working across disciplines at the individual, group, and policy level. My Master’s Thesis, “The meaning-making of the Bondens egen Marknad, a farmers market organization,” explored members (producers/farmers/processors) interpretations of the term “farmers market” within a farmers market organization in Sweden. Using Symbolic Interactionist theory, the research focused on the creation of the shared message, motives, goals, perceived trust-building, and the interdependence between producer and consumer at the farmers market. The goal of the research was to help the organization reflect upon how to strategically plan for the future and how to effectively work together to achieve their goals. Follow the link to read the full thesis: http://ex-epsilon.slu.se/3314/More about SLU's Environmental Communication and Management