BIO
Dr. Campbell is a sociologist specializing in behavioral research that examines the values, motivations, and decision making of food systems stakeholders. Catherine’s primary focus is research into human motivation and behavior, particularly as it relates farmers’ adoption of new technologies and practices, to individuals’ and communities’ interactions with food systems, and issues at the intersection of food systems and public health, such as food security and health outcomes. The ultimate goal of her research is to understand how policies and systems can be leveraged to foster more sustainable and resilient food systems from producer to consumer.
Dr. Campbell’s Extension program is informed by her research and focuses on educating county Extension faculty, policymakers, and the private sector about how to develop and implement policies and programs to increase incentives and reduce barriers to entrepreneurial, profitable, healthy, local food production and consumption that builds communities.
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Original Research
Campbell, C., Gusto, C., Kelsey, K., Haase, H., Cohen, N., Robertson, K., Kiker, G., Boz, Z. (2025) Household Food Waste Behaviors of Participants in a Municipal Community Compost Program. Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development https://foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/1332
Gusto, C., Campbell, C., Wallau, A., & Wood, W. (2024). Bringing Local Food Education to the Workplace. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 13(4), 169–186. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2024.134.013
Zhao, H., Clarke, M., Campbell, C., Chang, N.-B., & Qiu, J. (2024). Public perceptions of multiple ecosystem services from urban agriculture. Landscape and Urban Planning, 251, 105170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105170
Campbell, C., Perez-Lugones, D., & Gómez, C. (2024) Citizen Science and Urban Home Gardeners’ Attitudes towards Gardening. HortTechnology, 34(2), 127–136. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05320-23
Qiu, J., Zhao, H., Chang, N., Wardropper, C., Campbell, C., Baggio, J., Guan, Z., Kohl, P., Newell, J., & Wu, J. (2024) Scale up urban agriculture to leverage transformative food systems change, advance social–ecological resilience and improve sustainability. Nature Food, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00902-x
Perez-Lugones, D., Campbell, C., & Gómez, C (2023) Using Citizen Science to Evaluate Home Gardener’s Experiences with Compact Tomato Plants. HortTechnology, 33(6), 578–586. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05312-23
Campbell, C., Gusto, C., & Diaz, J. (2023). Locally supported, Values-based Framework for a University Foodservice Program: Results of a Delphi Study. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 12(4), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.124.006
Campbell, C. (2023). Values-Based Institutional Food Procurement: A Narrative Review. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 12(4), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.124.005
Gusto, C., Diaz, J., Warner, L. A., Overdevest, C., Campbell, C., & Galindo, S. (2023). A snapshot of nutrition incentive adaptation during COVID-19: Consensus building with practitioners. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 12(3), 239–254. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.123.013
Campbell, C., Papanek, A., & Diaz, J. (2023). Urban Agriculture Extension in Florida: Barriers, Needs, and Opportunities. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 11(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.55533/2325-5226.1394
Campbell, C., DeLong, A., & Diaz, J. (2023). Commercial Urban Agriculture in Florida: A Qualitative Needs Assessment. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 38(4), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170522000370
Court, C., Outerbridge, D., Baker, L., Birou, L., Campbell, C., DiGiacomo, G., Galindo, S., Lai, J., Magnier, A., Miller, M., Oliveira, G., Orlando, E., Peterson, H., Qiao, X., Roka, F., Ropicki, A., Saha, B., Stevens, A., & Zhang, L. (2023). Pandemic Produce: Impacts of COVID-19 on Florida’s fruit and vegetable industries. Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization. https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2022-0025
Campbell, C., Ruiz-Menjivar, J., & DeLong, A. (2022). Commercial Urban Agriculture in Florida: Needs, Opportunities, and Barriers. HortTechnology, 32(4), 331–341. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05038-22
Campbell, C., Papanek, A., DeLong, A., Diaz, J., Gusto, C., & Tropp, D. (2022). Community food systems resilience: Values, benefits, and indicators. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(4), 89–113. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.114.006
Campbell, C., & Rampold, S. D. (2021). Urban agriculture: Local government stakeholders’ perspectives and informational needs. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 36(6), 536–548. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170521000156
Campbell, C. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Government Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Local Food Production. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.10(2), 71–88. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.035
Ankersen, T., Thomas, R., Caracciolo, J., & Campbell, C. (2021). Commercial Urban Agriculture Policy in Florida: Planning, Taxation and The Right to Farm. Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section Reporter. 41(2): 7-11.
Campbell, C., & McAvoy, G. (2020). Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Adaptation and Response to COVID-19. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 9(4): 165-169. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.094.032