Matu, J. and Brennan, M. 2023. “A multiple case study of the relationship between voluntary local review and voluntary national review in promoting knowledge acquisition of education-related sustainable development in technical and vocational education and training in Pittsburgh, USA, and Nairobi, Kenya.” Research in Comparative and International Education. (in press)
Agole, D., Baggett, C., Brennan, M., and Crump, A. 2023. " Characterization of Disabilities Among Young Farmers in Uganda". Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. (in press).
Unay, I. & Brennan, M. 2023. “An examination of digital empathy: When farmers speak for the climate through TikTok” Journal of Rural Studies. 120: August 2023.
Gil, A., Brennan, M., Chaudhary, A., Maximova, S. 2023. “Evaluation of cacao projects in Colombia: the case of the rural Productive Partnerships Project (PAAP)”. Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning. 97.
Unay, I. & Brennan, M. 2023. “Young farmers in “The New World of Work”: The contribution of new media to the work engagement and farmer identity.” Rural Sociology. 88(2): 426-460.
Unay, I. & Brennan, M. 2022. “How digital communications may contribute to shaping the career paths of youth: a review study focused on farming as a career option.” Agriculture and Human Values. 39: 1491-1508.
Berardi, K., Brennan, M. and Dolan, P. 2022. “What Are The Most Effective Components of Empathy Education For Undergraduate Students to Increase Their Empathy Levels?” Journal of Curriculum and Teaching. (forthcoming).
Brennan, M., Dolan, P., and Smith, A. 2022. “Preparing Youth for Active Citizenship and Social Justice.” Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 17(3): 205-209.
Brennan, M., Dolan, P., and Odera, E. 2022. “From Regiments to Radicals: The critical need for empowering youth as radical agents of change.” Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 17(3): 210-223.
Odera, E., Brennan, M., Dolan, P. and Davis, J., 2022. “Enhancing Research and Practice: Understanding Paths and Options for Youth Citizenship and Social Justice.” Education, Citizenship and Social Justice.17(3): 224-234.
Agole, D., Baggett, C., Brennan, M., and Ewing, J. 2021. "Determinants of cohesion in smallholder farmer groups in Uganda". Advances in Agricultural Development. 2(1), 26–41.
Agole, D., Baggett, C Ewing, J., Brennan, M., and Yoder, E. 2021. Determinants of Participation of Young Farmers with and without Disability in Agricultural Capacity-building Programs Designed for the Public in Uganda. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 10(2): 74-86.
Alotaibi, B., Yoder, E., and Brennan, M. 2021. Perception of organic farmers towards organic agriculture and extension services. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(5): 2980-2986.
Osmane, S., Brennan, M., and Dolan, P. 2021. “Understanding and Assessing Construct Validity of the Social Provisions Scale: Implications for Youth Development.” Journal of Youth Development. 16(4): 183-201.
Malcolm, J., Brennan, M., Dolan, P., and Webster, N. 2020. "Beyond Participation; No Research About Us Without Us." Community Development. 51 (5): 703-720.
Berardi, M., White, A., Winters, D. and Brennan, M. 2020. “Rebuilding Communities with Empathy.” Local Development & Society. 1(1): 57-67.
Alotaibi, B., E., Brennan, M., and Yoder, E. 2019. “Training Needs of Extension Agents' Regarding Organic Agriculture in Saudi Arabia" Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning. 77: 101711.
Osmane, S. and Brennan, M. 2018. "Predictors of Leadership Skills of Pennsylvanian Youth." Community Development, 49:3, 341-357.
Olson, B. and Brennan, M. 2018. “From Community Engagement to Community Emergence: The Holistic Program Design Approach." International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. 5(1): 5-19.
Tobin, D., Brennan, M. Bates, R. and Gill, T. 2016. "Peru Potato Potential: Biodiversity Conservation and Value Chain Development." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 1: 1-14. July 2016.
Theodori, G., Luloff, A., Brennan, M. and Bridger, J. 2016. "Making Sense of "Making Sense": A Critical Response." Rural Sociology. 81(1): 35-45.
Tobin, D., Brennan, M. and Radhakrishna, R. 2016. "Food access and pro-poor value chains: a community case study in the central highlands of Peru." Agriculture and Human Values. 33(4): 895-909.
Willits, F. and Brennan, M. 2015. "Another Look at College Student's Ratings of Course Quality: Data from Penn State Student Surveys in Three Settings." Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 41(6) 1-20.
Larson, E., Luloff, A., Bridger, J., and Brennan, M. 2015. "Community as a Mechanism for Transcending Well-being at the Individual, Social, and Ecological Levels." Journal of the Community Development Society. 46(4): 407-419.
Willits, F. and Brennan, M. 2015. "Changing Perceptions of the University as a Community of Learning: The Case of Penn State." International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 28(1): 66-74.
Willits, F. and Brennan, M. 2015. "The University as a Community of Learning: Perceptions of Students and Teachers in Three Settings." Journal of the World Universities Forum. 8(3): 19-29.
Butterbaugh, K., Brennan, M., and Dolan, P. 2014. "Obstacles to Youth Civic Engagement in Ireland and Pennsylvania." Youth Studies Ireland. 7(1): 15-23.
McGrath, B., Brady, B., Brennan, M, Dolan, P. 2014. "Understanding Youth Civic Engagement: Debates, Discourses and Lessons From Practice." Journal of the Community Development Society. (in press).
Buta, N., Brennan, M.A. and Holland, S. 2013. "Citizen Differences in Attitudes Towards the Environment and Pro-Environmental Engagement: Findings from Rural Romania." Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 31(2): 6-27.
Hightower, L., Niewolny, K., and Brennan, M. A. 2013. "Immigrant Farming Programs and Social Capital: Evaluating Community and Economic Outcomes through Social Capital Theory." Journal of the Community Development Society. 44(5): 582-596.
McGrath, B., Brennan, M.A., Dolan, P., and Barnett, R. 2013. "Adolescents and their Networks of Social Support: Real Connections in Real Lives?" Child and Family Social Work. 19: 237-248.
Buta, N., Brennan, M.A., Holland, S., and Kaplanidou, K. 2012. "A Mixed Method Investigation of Community Attachment in Rural Romania." Journal of Rural Social Sciences. 27(1): 24-51.
Tobin, D., Brennan, M.A., Olsen, B., and Bruening, T. 2012. "Agricultural Extension and Market-Led Agrarian Reform: Findings from an Exploratory Case Study in Limpopo Province, South Africa." The Journal of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education. 19(2): 39-52.
Matarrita-Cascante, D. and Brennan. M.A. 2012. "Conceptualizing Community Development in the 21st Century". Journal of the Community Development Society. 43(3): 293-305.
Radhakrishna, R., Tobin, D., Brennan, M.A., Thomson, J. 2012. "Ensuring Data Quality in Extension Research and Evaluation Studies." Journal of Extension. 50(3): June 2012.
McGrath, B. and Brennan, M.A. 2011. "Tradition, Cultures and Communities: Exploring the Potentials of Music and the Arts for Community Development in Appalachia." Journal of the Community Development Society. 42(3): 332-350.
Matarrita-Cascante, D., Brennan, M.A., and Luloff, A.E. 2011. "Community Agency and Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case of La Fortuna, Costa Rica." Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 22(1): 1-22.
Bates, S.L., Barnett, R.V., Brennan, M.A. and Israel, G.D. 2010. "Understanding the link between gender role conflict, resilience, and propensity for suicide in adolescent and emerging adult males". International Journal of Men's Health. 9(3): 201-210.
Kurihara, S., Maruyama, A., Shimoura, S. and Brennan, M. A. 2010. "A Structural Analysis of Environmental Preservation Consciousness and Behavior: Findings from a Survey of the Everglades Region." Japanese Journal of Farm Management. 48(2): 113-118.
Kurihara, S., Maruyama, A., Shimoura, S. and Brennan, M. A. 2010. "International Difference in Consumers' Food Safety Concern: Comparison between Japan, the United States, China, and Ireland." HortResearch, 64: 67-75.
Bates, S.L., Barnett, R.V., Brennan, M.A. and Israel, G.D. 2010. "Gender Role Conflict and Resiliency in Adolescent/Emerging Adult Males". Journal of Men's Studies. 18(1): 3-21.
Kurihara, S., Shimoura, S., Brennan, M. A., and Maruyama, A. 2009. "Purchasing Behavior of Co-op Members toward Food Safety: Using the Multinominal Logit Analysis which Introduced the Reference Point Concept." Japanese Journal of Farm Management 47(1):145-148．
Brennan, M.A., and Barnett, R. 2009. "Bridging Community and Youth Development: Exploring Theory, Research, and Application." Journal of the Community Development Society. 44(4): 305-311.
Brennan, M.A., Barnett, R., and McGrath, B. 2009. "The Intersection of Youth & Community Development in Ireland and Florida: Building Stronger Communities through Youth Civic Engagement." Journal of the Community Development Society . 44(4): 331-346.
Bolton, E., Brennan, M.A. and Terry, B. 2009. "Students Learn How Nonprofits Utilize Volunteers through Inquiry-Based Learning." International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 21(3): 285-294.
McGrath, B., Brennan, M.A., Dolan, P., and Barnett, R. 2009. "Adolescent well-being and supporting contexts: a comparison of rural adolescents in Ireland and Florida." Journal Community and Applied Social Psychology. 19: 299-320.
Brennan, M.A., and Dodd, A. 2009. "Exploring Citizen Involvement in the Restoration of the Florida Everglades." Society and Natural Resources. 22(4): 324-338.
Brennan, M.A., C. Flint, and Luloff, A.E. 2009. "Bringing Together Local Culture and Rural Development: Findings from Ireland, Pennsylvania, and Alaska." Sociologia Ruralis. 49(1): 97-112.
Brennan, M.A. and Israel, G. 2008. "The Power of Community: Advancing Community Theory by Understanding Community Power." Journal of the Community Development Society . 39(2): 82-98.
Brennan, M. A. and Brown, R. 2008. "Standing at the Crossroads: Advances, Obstacles, and Future Directions for Community Theory." Journal of the Community Development Society . 39(2): 1-5.
Barnett, R.V. and Brennan, M.A. 2008. "Youth Volunteers: The Effects of Influences, Motivations, and Receptivity on Volunteerism." International Journal of Volunteer Administration. 25(1): 39-51.
Brennan, M.A. 2008. "Conceptualizing Resiliency: An Interactional Perspective for Community and Youth Development." Special issue of Child Care in Practice Building - Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities. 14(1): 55-64.
Brennan, M.A., Barnett, R., and Lesmeister, M. 2007. "Enhancing Leadership, Local Capacity, and Youth Involvement in the Community Development Process: Findings from a Survey of Florida Youth." Journal of the Community Development Society . 38(4): 13-27.
Brennan, M.A. and Flint, C. 2007. "Uncovering the Hidden Dimensions of Rural Disaster Mitigation: Capacity Building through Community Emergency Response Teams." Southern Rural Sociology. 22(2): 104-118.
Flint, C. and Brennan, M.A. 2007. "Rural Communities and Disaster: Research from the US Gulf States and Beyond." Southern Rural Sociology. 22(2): 1-4.
Brennan, M.A., Barnett, R., and Baugh, E. 2007. "Youth Involvement in Community Development: Implications and Possibilities for Extension." Journal of Extension 45(4): http://www.joe.org/joe/2007august/a3.shtml.
Brennan, M.A. 2007. "Placing Volunteers at the Center of Community Development." International Journal of Volunteer Administration. 24(4): 5-13.
Brennan, M.A., Luloff, A.E., and Ricketts, K. D. 2007. "A Comparison of Agency at the Community Level: Findings from Rural Ireland and Pennsylvania." International Review of Modern Sociology. 33(1): 97-116.
Brennan, M.A. and Luloff, A.E. 2007. "Exploring Rural Community Agency Differences in Ireland and Pennsylvania." Journal of Rural Studies 23: 52-61.
Brennan, M.A. 2007. "The Development of Community in the West of Ireland: A Return to Killala Twenty Years On." Community Development Journal. 42(3): 330-374.
Barnett, R. and Brennan, M.A. 2006. "Integrating Youth into Community Development: Implications for Policy Planning and Program Evaluation." Journal of Youth Development. 1(2): 2-16.
Flint, C. and Brennan, M.A. 2006. "Community Emergency Response Teams: From disaster responders to community builders." Rural Realities. 1(3): 1-9.
Brennan, M.A., Flint, C., and Barnett, R. 2005. "Community Volunteers: The Front Line of Disaster Response." Journal of Volunteer Administration. 23(4): 52-56.
Brennan, M.A., Luloff, A.E., and Finley, J.C. 2005. "Building Sustainable Communities in Forested Regions." Society and Natural Resources. 18(9): 1-11.
Brennan, M.A. 2005. "Volunteerism and Community Development: A Comparison of Factors Shaping Volunteer Behavior in Ireland and America." Journal of Volunteer Administration. 23(2): 20-28.
Brennan, M.A. and Luloff, A.E. 2005. "A Cooperative Approach to Rural Development in Ireland: Cultural Artifacts and the Irish Diaspora as an Example." Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. 12(1): 15-25.
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