Review our conference papers and presentations here. Click on the year to open and close the list of each year’s presentations.
March
Merrill, S.C., Bucini, G., Clark, E., Koliba, C.J., Trinity, L., Zia, A., Langle-Chimal, O. D., Cheney, N., Sellnow, T., Sellnow, D., Smith J. M. (2021). Why we need to account for human behavior and decision-making to effectively model the non-linear dynamics of livestock disease. International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. March 9, 2021. Link to the poster.
Iverson, J. (2021). Collectively communicating biosecurity: Recapping CoP theory as framework and method for ADBCAP projects. International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. March 9, 2021.
Getchell, M. (2021). A costly mis-steak: The meat processing industry, COVID-19 and type three errors. International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. March 9, 2021.
June
Koliba, C.J. and Merrill, S.C. (2020) Playing Games to Prevent Diseases on Farms?! An introduction to the serious games and simulations of the SEGS Lab. QuaranTEEN Virtual Science Café. University of Vermont Extension. June 3, 2020. https://youtu.be/jTvvaaUotIQ
July
Animal Health Symposium. ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting. Presentations by Scott Merrill, Lee Schulz, Joel Iverson, and Jeannette McDonald (given by Joel Iverson) following Industry Service award to Jason Woodward and related discussion. Chaired by J M Smith.
Merrill, S.C., Clark, E., Bucini, G., Koliba, C., Trinity, L., Cheney, N., Langle-Chimal, O. D., Sellnow, T., Sellnow, D., Zia, A., Shrum, T., Beattie, R., Urbani, J., Wiltshire, S., and Smith J. M. (2020) Invited Talk: Systems Approach to Understanding Biosecurity Decision-Making. ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting & Trade Show.
Smith, J.M., and J. C. Cummings. (2020). Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture: A web hub for biosecurity to protect the herd and flock. ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting, Madison, WI. July 22, 2020.
September
E. Clark, G. Bucini, S.C. Merrill, A. Zia, C.J. Koliba, L. Trinity, S. Wiltshire, and J.M. Smith. Biosecurity and herd health: digital tools for quantifying behavioral risk. [Guest Lecture] Introductory Animal Sciences. University of Vermont. September 17, 2020.
December
Smith, J. M., Bass, T. M., Bucini, G., Cheney, N. A., Clark, E., Cummings, J., Getchell, M. C., Greene, E. A., Hiney, K. M., Iverson, J. O., Kerr, S. R., Koliba, C. J., Littlefield, R. S., Martin, J. M., McDonald, J., Merrill, S. C., Parker, J. S., Rankin, J. M., Schulz, L., Sellnow, D., Sellnow, T. L., Sero, R., Shrum, T., Tonsor, G., and Zia, A. (2020). Interactions and innovations generate insights for influencing biosecurity adoption in agricultural animal systems. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease, Chicago, IL. December 2020.
Clark, E. et al. (2020). Harnessing emergent digital tools for quantifying agricultural disease risk preferences. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease, Chicago, IL. December 2020.
Bucini, G. et al. (2020). Connecting livestock disease and market dynamics to human biosecurity decisions. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease, Chicago, IL. December 2020.
Webinars: Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture Biosecurity Community Conversations
- March 19 – Livestock Mortality Composting (recording not available)
- April 23 – Livestock Mortality Composting
- May 14 – On-farm Mortality Composting on the High Plains
- July 14 – Cross-pollinating Biosecurity I
- July 23 – Cross-pollinating Biosecurity II
- October 1 – Youth Biosecurity Education I
- October 8 – Youth Biosecurity Education II
- October 15 – Youth Biosecurity Education III
- October 22 – Youth Biosecurity Education IV
- November 12 – Biosecurity and Zoonotic Disease Prevention
May
Bucini, G., E. Clark, and O. Langle. (2019, May 15). A simulated production system for strategic decisions on disease control. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Cummings, J. (2019, May 15). Healthy farms, healthy agriculture for biosecurity. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
Hiney, K. (2019, May 15). SCRUB kits: Science creates real understanding of biosecurity. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
Koliba, C. (2019, May 15). A systems approach to improving biosecurity investments. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
McDonald, J. (2019, May 15). Online biosecurity education for youth: What a great IDEA! ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
Merrill, S. C., and L. Trinity. (2019, May 15). Serious games and decision-making. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
Merrill, S., E. Clark, and O. Langle. (2019, May 15). Willingness to invest in livestock biosecurity: evidence from digital field experiments. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Myers, M. (2019, May 16). Social marketing to save farmers’ lives. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Seeger, M. W. (2019, May 16). Agricultural biosecurity: pre-crisis and risk communication. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcapsymposium/video-gallery/
Sellnow, T., and D. Sellnow. (2019, May 15). Risk communication, the IDEA model and improving biosecurity: PEDv as a case study. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Sellnow, T., and D. Sellnow. (2019, May 16). Narratives as storytelling: implications of the IDEA model. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Tonsor, G. T. (2019, May 15). U.S. swine survey insights – Tactical plan: gaining empirical insights on producer decision-making. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Tonsor, G. T. (2019, May 15). Information sharing in the beef-cattle industry – Tactical plan: Where’s the beef? ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Tonsor, G. T. (2019, May 16). Economist perspective on “So what?” ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
Zia, A. (2019, May 15). Socio-psychological determinants of cattle producers’ intent to comply with animal disease control practices: a structural equation modeling approach. ADBCAP Symposium: Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity, College Park, MD. https://agbiosecurityproject.org/2019-adbcap-symposium/video-gallery/
November
Smith, J.M. November 4, 2019. Taking a transdisciplinary approach reveals new insights for protecting food animal health. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease, Chicago, IL. Click this link to view the ADBCAP CRWAD poster.
January
Bucini G., E. Clark, S. Wiltshire, S.C. Merrill, C. Koliba, A. Zia, L. Trinity, S. Moegenburg and J. M. Smith. January 11, 2018. Hog production chain biosecurity model. Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP) Team Meeting, Orlando, FL.
April
Zia, A., and Koliba, C. April 12, 2018. Designing intergovernmental networks and hierarchies: harnessing agent based models as governance and policy analytics platforms. XXII International Research Society for Public Management Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Koliba, C., A. Zia, and S. Merrill. April 13, 2018. Using agent-based models to prototype governance and policy decisions. XXII International Research Society for Public Management Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Koliba, C, S. Merrill, and A. Zia. April 13, 2018. Influence of risk communication on livestock biosecurity protocol adoption across two gaming platforms: Implications for tactical and operational decision-making. XXII International Research Society for Public Management Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland.
May
Sellnow, D., and T. Sellnow. May 4, 2018. Preventing crises with effective risk communication. Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.
Sellnow, T., and D. Sellnow. May 7, 2018. Risk and crisis communication as a profession: Research, professional profiles, and fields of application. Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.
Sellnow, T., and D. Sellnow. May 8, 2018. Gamification of risk communication research. Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.
Bucini G., S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, S.C. Merrill, C. Koliba, A. Zia, L. Trinity, S. Moegenburg and J. M. Smith. May 14, 2018. Interactive model-based tools for animal disease simulation and intervention strategies. ISESSAH-InnovSur 2018 Conference, Montpellier, France.
Tonsor, G. May 14, 2018. Role of upstream packers, processors, and retailers in producer biosecurity effort. ISESSAH-InnovSur 2018 Conference, Montpellier, France.
Moegenburg, S. May 14, 2018. Effects of disease risk, information certainty, and messaging on biosecurity compliance on livestock facilities: Evidence from experimental simulations. ISESSAH-InnovSur 2018 Conference, Montpellier, France.
Pudenz, C. May 15, 2018. Adoption of secure pork supply plan biosecurity by U.S. swine producers. ISESSAH-InnovSur 2018 Conference, Montpellier, France.
Tonsor, G. May 15, 2018. Impact of indemnity expectations on producer biosecurity effort. ISESSAH-InnovSur 2018 Conference, Montpellier, France.
July
Smith, J.M., J. McDonald, S. Kerr, J.M. Rankin, and R. Sero. July 11, 2018. Evaluation of online modules designed for youth to learn about biosecurity. (poster). American Society of Animal Science, Vancouver, Canada.
September
Bucini G., E. Clark, S. C. Merrill, S. M. Moegenburg, S. Wiltshire, A. Zia, C. J. Koliba and J. M. Smith. September 17, 2018. Perceptions and risk attitudes affect biosecurity investment and compliance decisions with ramifications for disease control and economics at the hog production supply chain level. (Listed in program as “The role of human behavior in biosecurity adoption: Interactive tools for intervention strategies”.) Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, Saint Paul, MN.
October
Sellnow, T. October 20, 2017. Composing and communicating effective risk messages: Advice from the most current research. Symposium of Food and Drug Safety Emergency Response, Seoul, South Korea.
November
Bucini G., E. Clark, S. C. Merrill, C. J. Koliba, A. Zia, S. Wiltshire, L. Trinity, S. M. Moegenburg, and J. M. Smith. November 28, 2018. The role of human behavior in biosecurity adoption: Interactive tools for intervention strategies. PIC Health Assurance Annual Fall Meeting, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain.
December
Merrill, S., T. Sellnow, G. Tonsor, C. Koliba, A. Zia, G. Bucini, L. Schulz, L. Trinity, C. Pudenz, E. Clark, S. Moegenburg, and J. M. Smith. December 3, 2018. Modeling risk perception and biosecurity adoption in the swine industry. (poster). Conference for Research Workers in Animal Disease, Chicago, IL.
January
Wiltshire, S. Using AnyLogic Multi-method simulation software to model disease spread in a complex livestock supply chain. January 12, 2017. Invited talk, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
March
Getchell, M. C. March 14, 2017. Nimble and networked: The 2013 PEDv crisis as a case study. International Risk and Crisis Communication Conference, Orlando, FL.
Kerr, S., et al. March 17, 2017. Living & growing biosecurity with a national youth livestock biosecurity curriculum. International 4-H – Western Region Leaders’ Forum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sellnow, T. L. and D. D. Sellnow. March 18, 2017. Crisis communication in response to rapidly emerging diseases in the agriculture industry: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus as a case study. Central States Communication Association’s Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
April
Bucini, G., S. Wiltshire, S. Merrill, A. Zia, C. Koliba, E. Clark, L. Trinity, S. Moegenburg, and J. Smith. April 19-22, 2017. Regional U.S. hog production chain biosecurity model. Agent-based modeling – ABM17- A Symposium that advances the science of ABMs. San Diego, California.
Bucini, G., S. Wiltshire, S. Merrill, A. Zia, C. Koliba, E. Clark, L. Trinity, S. Moegenburg, and J. Smith. April 19-22, 2017. Where will the infection spread? Effects of movement networks and human risk attitude on spread of swine disease. Agent-based Modeling – ABM17- A Symposium that advances the science of ABMs. San Diego, California.
June
Koliba, C., S. Merrill, A. Zia, S. Wiltshire, and G. Bucini. June 8-10, 2017. Utilization of computer simulation and serious games to inform livestock biosecurity policy and governance. Public Management Research Conference, Washington, DC.
July
McKendree, M.G.S., G.T. Tonsor, L.L. Schulz. July 30 – August 1, 2017. Feedlot operators’ decision-making regarding price and animal health risk. 2017 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
September
Zia A., S. Merrill, C. Koliba, S. Moegenburg, S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, G. Bucini, and J. Smith. September 17-22, 2017. Are human agents myopic or far-sighted under differential conditions of risk and ambiguity? A Bayesian network model of biosecurity state transitions in a sequential decision experiment. Conference on Complex Systems, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Koliba, C., A. Zia, and S. Merrill. September 18, 2017. Utilization of computer simulation and serious games to inform livestock biosecurity policy and governance. Conference on Complex Systems, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
October
McKendree, M.G.S., G.T. Tonsor, and L.L. Schulz. October 2017. Feedlot risk management and benchmarking survey summary. Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. Staff paper.
Wiltshire, S., G. Bucini, E. Clark, C. Koliba, A. Zia, S. Merrill, J. Smith, and S. Moegenburg. October 21, 2017. Coupling agent-based modeling with network analytics and evolutionary computation: Can network features predict epidemiological risk in livestock production systems? (poster). Conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas, Santa Fe, NM.
Sellnow, T. October 26, 2017. Composing and communicating effective risk messages: Advice from the most current research. International Risk Communication Symposium. Seoul, South Korea.
November
Zia, A., C. Koliba, S. Merrill, E. Clark, G. Bucini, J. Smith, and S. Moegenburg. November 3, 2017. Using agent-based models to address wicked problems. Northeast Conference on Public Administration. Burlington, Vermont.
Bucini, G., S. Merrill, C. Koliba, A. Zia, S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, L. Trinity, S. Moegenburg, and J. Smith. November 3, 2017. Hog production chain biosecurity model. Northeast Conference on Public Administration. Burlington, Vermont.
Merrill, S., C. Koliba, A. Zia, G. Bucini, S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, S. Moegenburg, L. Trinity, and J. Smith. November 3, 2017. Serious games: Data gathering, complex systems analysis, and nudging. Northeast Conference on Public Administration. Burlington, Vermont.
Koliba, C., A. Zia, S. Merrill, G. Bucini, E. Clark, S. Moegenburg, and J. Smith. November 3, 2017. Addressing wicked problems: What tools are in the toolbox? Serious gaming and system simulation. Northeast Conference on Public Administration. Burlington, Vermont.
Bucini, G., S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, S. Merrill, A. Zia, C. Koliba, S. Moegenburg, L. Trinity, and J. Smith. November 7, 2017. Protecting herd health: Interactive agent-based modeling used to reduce the impact of disease. Larner College of Medicine 2017 Celebration of Excellence in Research. Burlington, Vermont.
Sellnow, T., D. Sellnow, E. Helsel, and J. Parker. Risk and crisis messages from an industry on the front line: Lessons learned from the PEDv. National Communication Association. Dallas, TX.
Pudenz, C.C., L.L. Schulz, and G.T. Tonsor. November 17, 2017. Biosecurity and health management by U.S. pork producers: 2017 survey summary. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/15321
December
Smith, J.M., T. Bass, G. Bucini, S. Dritz, S. Kerr, C. Koliba, R. Littlefield, J. McDonald, S. Merrill, J. Parker, J. Rankin, L. Schulz, D. Sellnow, T. Sellnow, R. Sero, G. Tonsor, and A. Zia. December 1, 2017. A human behavioral approach to reducing the impact of livestock pest or disease incursions of socio-economic importance. (poster). USDA AFRI Animal Health and Well-Being Program Areas Annual Project Director Meeting, Chicago, IL.
April
Sellnow, T. L. April, 4 2016. Crisis communication overview. Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 2016 Annual Symposium, Greenbelt, MD.
Tonsor, G. April 5, 2016. Assessment of the economic impacts of PEDv. National Institute for Animal Agriculture, 2016 Annual Meeting – Swine Committee Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
Tonsor, G. April 6, 2016. Understanding incentives for livestock biosecurity investments & efforts. National Institute for Animal Agriculture, 2016 Annual Meeting – Closing General Session, Kansas City, MO.
Tonsor, G. April 28, 2016. Animal welfare perceptions of U.S. cow-calf producers and consumers: Economic and educational implications. Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Ft. Worth, TX.
Wiltshire, S. April 28, 2016. Evaluating the effect of producer specialization on disease resilience in a simulated livestock production chain. Poster presentation, University of Vermont Student Research Conference, Burlington, VT.
August
Merrill, S.C., A. Zia, C. Koliba, S. Wiltshire, J. Smith, and S. Moegenburg. August 1, 2016. Innovation in ABM calibration: Using experimental gaming data to inform agent rule sets. Swarmfest conference. Agent-based Modeling. Burlington, VT.
Tonsor, G. August 2, 2016. Why do producers partially implement biosecurity recommendations of experts? Economics of Animal Health Session. Agribusiness Economics and Management Session, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Wiltshire, S. August 2, 2016. The regional U.S. hog production chain biosecurity model: Using an agent-based model to evaluate the effect of producer specialization on disease resilience in a simulated livestock production chain. Swarmfest, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
September
Zia, A., S. Merrill, C. Koliba, S. Moegenburg, S. Wiltshire, E. Clark, G. Bucini, J. Parker, and J. Smith. September 2016. Machine learning the effects of biosecurity state transitions in a sequential decision game. Annual BayesiaLab Conference and Advanced BayesiaLab Course, Nashville, TN.
Smith, J. The complexity of saving your bacon: the policy and human behavioral challenges of protecting food animal health. Research Summaries Session, US Animal Health Association. October 26, 2015, Providence, RI.
Schulz, L.L. Hog-Pork Market Update and the Economic Impact of PEDV. Presentation to North Japan Feed Association. Ames, IA. November 4, 2015.