Jean R Francois

Biographic Data

ID4411277
NAMEJean R Francois
GIVEN NAMESJean R
FAMILY NAMEFrancois
SIGNATUREFRANCOIS J R
AFFILIATIONSKansas State University
ORCID0000-0002-7050-2626
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Commitment to farming persists amid declining farmer satisfaction

    Open AccessJean R Francois, Kelli J Russell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2026

    Researchers have increasingly documented associations between agricultural stress and poorer farmer satisfaction and well-being. However, less attention has been paid to how agricultural stress relates to other responses, including commitment to continuing in agriculture and livelihood adjustments. Using 2025 pilot data from the Alabama Farm Poll, we examine associations between economic, production, policy, and social stressors and farmer satisf…

  • Growing in discomfort

    Open AccessJean R Francois, Marilyn E Swisher et al.ARTICLEFamily and Consumer Sciences…2026References: 8

    This study examines the development and pursuit of goals among immigrant‐origin emerging adults, focusing on the experiences of 16 Caribbean‐origin women college students. Grounded in Chafetz's gender equity framework, we used semi‐structured interviews to explore how aspirations are shaped across family and community contexts. Findings show that participants prioritized education and career attainment while delaying family formation, often in re…

  • Contexts of crop selection decisions shape changing agricultural landscape diversity in the United States

    Open AccessJean R Francois, Katherine S Nelson et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2025References: 4

  • Angela N. H. Creager and Jean-Paul Gaudillière

    Open AccessJean R FrancoisARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2024

  • Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes

    Open AccessKatherine S Nelson, Tuan D Nguyen et al.ARTICLESustainable Development2023

    In the past three decades, sustainability science has taken on new importance as interest groups investigate better ways to tackle global challenges—environmental degradation, climate change, and human well‐being—that pose risks to communities, particularly in rural areas. Designs for sustainability require empirical evidence of what works and under what human and environmental conditions. Despite the amount of research that exists, the broad var…