Tag: leadership

David Peters is co-principal investigator of grant from USDA

Professor David Peters is a co-principal investigator for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. The grant, “Beyond the Farm Gate: Building a Leadership Development System to Support Rural Community Wellbeing and Prosperity,” is developing new evidence-based leadership curricula … Continue reading David Peters is co-principal investigator of grant from USDA

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Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa

A new report from David Peters, associate professor of sociology, shows why municipal leadership style matters in Iowa’s small towns.

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Monic Behnken spoke at the University of Iowa Women’s Summit

Monic Behnken, associate professor of sociology and director of the Leadership Studies Program, presented “An Intersectional Perspective on Community Leadership” March 7 at the University of Iowa Women’s Summit. Behnken’s talk helped attendees recognize how their various social identities are a grounding source of strength in the context of community leadership.