Phone: 979-845-4482 FAX: 979-845-0627

E-mail: jmz4858@acs.tamu.edu

Dr. Zajicek is a Member of the Graduate Faculty of
Texas A&M University, and can serve as a Chair,
Co-chair or Member of Graduate Student Advising
Committees.

As the science of people-plant research expands, more
and more opportunities for graduates in this area are
becoming available. Dr. Zajicek's research focuses on
the interaction of people with plants bringing together the disciplines of horticulture, educational psychology,
agricultural education, sociology, elementary and secondary education, and environmental education. Key
research projects in her program are investigating the benefits of "school gardens" on various emotional, physical,
and psychological characteristics of mainstream, as well as, youth-at-risk students. Other populations being
investigated include: prison inmates, the elderly, and the disabled.

Dr. Zajicek has a very viable graduate program with an average of 7-9 students working on MAg, MS and PhD
degrees. "Graduate students are the life and inspiration of a research program. I try to give the students in my
program the guidance that they need, but at the same time, allow them the freedom to develop the confidence and
skills necessary to continue to make significant contributions in the area of people-plant interactions once they
graduate from Texas A&M University."

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Bradley, Jennifer, T.M. Waliczek and J.M. Zajicek. 1996. The effect of environmental education and
demographics on environmental attitudes of high school students. J. of Nat. Res. and Life Sci. Edu. Accepted.

Campbell, Amy, J.M. Zajicek, C.D. Townsend and T.M. Waliczek. 1996. The influence of activity-based
environmental instruction on high school students' environmental attitudes. HortTechnology. Accepted.

Migura, Melanie M., L.A. Whittlesey and J.M. Zajicek. 1996. Effects of the Master Gardener Program on the
self-development of female inmates. Hort Technology. Accepted.

Waliczek, Tina, R.H. Mattson, and J.M. Zajikcek. 1996. Benefits of community gardening on quality-of-life of
gardeners. J. of Environ. Hort. Accepted.

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