Associate Research Scientist in Rural Sociology, Adjunct Faculty - National Farm Medicine Center, The Ohio State University
Florence Becot is a rural sociologist with over 10 years of agricultural interdisciplinary research experience. As an associate research scientist at the National Farm Medicine Center, her research program focuses on the health, well-being, safety, and economic viability of farm families in the United States and France. Her research considers the difficulties farm families face in meeting social needs such as health care, childcare, or aging and the impacts that can have on the farm business development. Her work also explores the availability and types of social supports, including social policy and crisis support. She earned her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where she holds an adjunct position, and was previously a researcher at the University of Vermont Center for Rural Studies.
Experience
–present
Research scientist in rural sociology, The Ohio State University
2020–present
Associate research scientist, National Farm Medicine Center/Marshfield Clinic Research Insititute
2013–2017
Research Specialist, University of Vermont
Education
2020
The Ohio State University, PhD
2013
University of Vermont, Masters of Science
2006
University of Rennes 1 (France), Bachelors' of science
Publications
2021
Farmer Mental Health in the US Midwest: Key Informant Perspectives, Journal of Agromedicine
2020
The case for integrating household social needs and social policy into the international family farm research agenda, Journal of Rural Studies
2020
Health care and health insurance access for farm families in the United States during COVID-19: Essential workers without essential resources?, Journal of Agromedicine
2020
Rural Telehealth Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Long-term Infrastructure Commitment may support rural health care systems resilience, Journal of Agromedicine
2019
Responding to Crisis: Farmer Mental Health Programs in the Extension North Central Region, Journal of Extension
2019
Health insurance as part of national farm policy, Choices
Grants and Contracts
2020
Linking Childcare to Farm Children Safety
Role:
Principal investigator
Funding Source:
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2020
Taking care of farm children during COVID-19 and their exposure to farm risk
Role:
Principal investigator
Funding Source:
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Professional Memberships
Agriculture Food and Human Values Society
Rural Sociological Society
European Society for Rural Sociology
International Sociological Association
International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health