Anna Scheyett

Anna Scheyett serves as a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication within the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. Her academic work uniquely bridges agricultural education and social work disciplines, focusing on mental health crises in rural communities and farming populations.

Dr. Scheyett's research centers on farmer mental health, examining how financial stress, time poverty, and social isolation drive suicide risk and behavioral health challenges. She develops culturally responsive interventions for hard-to-reach agricultural populations including migrant farmworkers and investigates social work applications in criminal justice settings related to HIV/AIDS care and prisoner reentry. Her work consistently addresses systemic barriers to mental health access in rural America.

Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals an intense focus on agricultural mental health crises, with over 70% of articles addressing farmer stress, suicide prevention, and behavioral health infrastructure. She pioneers the use of Cooperative Extension offices as mental health hubs and develops culturally tailored vaccine messaging for H-2A workers, demonstrating how country of origin and family dynamics influence health outcomes in agricultural labor communities.

Dr. Scheyett actively collaborates with Georgia's Cooperative Extension service through initiatives like "Rural Georgia Growing Stronger," which delivers stress management resources directly to agricultural producers using community-based frameworks that respect rural cultural norms and privacy concerns.