Doctoral Students

Sait Sarr (CV)

Sait Sarr received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies, and a Master of Business Administration degree all from Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY. His Master’s thesis focused on sustainable agricultural practices that are both beneficial to urban farmers in Kentucky while protecting the environment. He has published and co-authored articles in different journals, including his most recent paper with the Land Use Policy Journal entitled “Applying Ostrom's Institutional Analysis and Development Framework, and Design Principles for Co-Production to Rubbertown Pollution Management in West Louisville, Kentucky.” He is currently a PhD Candidate in the Department Urban and Public Affairs, and his doctoral thesis title is “Barriers and Opportunities to Sustainable Urban Agriculture: The Case of Louisville, Kentucky.” His research interests include urban farming, pollution management, community sustainability and development, the development and effectiveness of environmental and energy policies, environmental justice, and poverty eradication.

Cohort:
2017

Dissertation:
Barriers to Sustainable Urban Agriculture: The Case of Louisville, Kentucky

Research Interests:
Urban agriculture; Pollution management; Community sustainability and development; Environmental justice

Recent Publications:
Sarr, S., Gebremedhin, M., Coyne, M., Topo, A., and Patel, S. (2020). Cover Crop and Fertility Effects on Escherichia coli Abundance in a Composted Poultry Litter Amended Silt Loam Soil. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2020(Article ID 4564289), 6 pages.

Gebremedhin, M., Sarr, S., Coyne, M., Freytag, A., and Sistani, K. (2020). Does potentially mineralizable nitrogen predict maize yield in newly cropped soil? Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 3(1):1-8.

Gebremedhin, M., Sarr, S., Coyne, M., Sistani, K.R., and Simmons, J. (2019). The Combined Influence of Cover Crops and Manure on Maize and Soybean Yield in a Kentucky Silt Loam Soil. Sustainability, 11(6058):1-9.

Sarr, S., Hayes, B., and DeCaro, D. (2019). Applying Ostrom’s Institutional Analysis and Development Framework, and Design Principles for Co-production to Rubbertown Pollution Management in West Louisville, Kentucky. Land Use Policy, 104(3).

Sarr, S., Gebremedhin, M., Coyne, M., Topè, A., and Sistani, K. (2019). Do Conservation Practices Bring Quick Changes to Key Soil Properties for Resource-Limited Farmers? Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 80(1):6-16.