Weatherly Thomas
Extension Associate
Rural Health Program Team, PeeDee Research and Education Center
Office: 2200 Pocket Road, Florence, SC 29506
Phone: 803-738-5937
Email: marjort@clemson.edu
Educational Background
MAGED Agricultural Education
Clemson University 2020
M.F.A. Film & Television
Savannah College of Art & Design 2008
B.A. Broadcast Journalism
University of South Carolina 2002
Research Interests
Food Systems; Food Security; Food Access
Publications
Eck, C. J., Layfield, K. D., DiBenedetto, C. A., Jordan, J. K., Scott, S. O., Thomas, W., Parisi, M., & Dobbins, T. (2022). Assessing Awareness and Competence of Best Practices in Synchronous Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Clemson Cooperative Extension Professionals. The Journal of Extension, 60(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.60.01.09
Graham J, Altman M, Thomas W, Green W, Matthews R, Baxter S, Griffin S, Parisi M. Implementation of a cooperative extension food distribution action plan during times of crisis. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2021. LGP 1118. http://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/implementation-of-a-cooperative-extension-food-distribution-action-plan-during-times-of-crisis.
Altman, M., Green, W., and Thomas, W. Health Extension creates sustainable rural food access improvements through PSE approaches. Oral presentation at FoodForward 2022. Clemson, SC. September 2022.
Baxter, S., Green, W., and Thomas, W. Establishing a faith-based SNAP eligible food vender in South Carolina. Oral presentation at National Rural Health Association Rural Health Equity Conference, Virtual. May 2021.
Altman, M., Green, W., and Thomas, W. Health Extension creates sustainable rural food access improvements through PSE approaches. Oral presentation at Joint Extension Conference 2022. Clemson, SC. December 2022.
Altman, M., Green, W., and Thomas W. 2022. PSE approach used to increase food access in identified rural South Carolina counties. Joint Extension Conference. Poster presentation.
Thomas, W, Green, W, Altman, M, Matthews, R, Baxter, S, Griffin, S, and Parisi, M. Community Garden Creates Pathway to Expanded Food Access, Education, and Community Collaboration in a Rural South Carolina City. Accepted to be presented at the National Health Outreach Conference. Ithaca, NY, May 2023.
Altman, M, Greene, W, Thomas, W, Baxter, S, Matthews, R, Griffin, S, and Parisi, M. Clemson Extension Coordinates Faith-Based Organizations to Expand Food Access Points in Rural Communities. Accepted to be presented at the National Health Outreach Conference. Ithaca, NY, May 2023.