Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Cultivating "Science-Savvy" Citizens: Empowerment and Risk in Shrimp Aquaculture Development in China

研究生黄宇（Yu Huang）将在Celia Lowe博士的指导下，对政府促进小型新经济企业的地方效应进行研究。研究人员将追踪专家和外行知识是如何联系在一起的，以及这对人们如何看待决策和风险有什么影响。该研究将在中国进行，以促进科学水产养殖为案例研究。研究者将采用混合方法，包括档案研究、对推广工作者和虾农的参与性观察以及半结构化访谈。这项研究将有助于理解农村发展战略如何与科学知识、政治、生态和文化交叉。在全球粮食生产日益工业化的当前背景下，这一点至关重要。资助这项研究也有助于研究生的教育。

Graduate student Yu Huang, advised by Dr. Celia Lowe, will undertake research on the local effects of government promotion of new, small-scale economic enterprises. The researcher will trace how expert and lay knowledge connect and what effects this has on how people perceive decision making and risk.The research will be carried out in China, using the promotion of scientific aquaculture as a case study. The investigator will use a mixed methods approach, including archival research, participant observation with extension workers and shrimp farmers, and semi-structured interviews. The research will contribute to understanding how rural development strategies intersect with scientific knowledge, politics, ecology, and culture. This is critical in the current context of increased industrialization of food production worldwide. Funding this research also contributes to the education of a graduate student.