Owen Lynch, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Restorative Farms

Dallas has one of the largest food deserts in the country and is also one of the most-at-risk cities for food supply disruption. This makes Dallas the perfect location to launch a coalition like Restorative Farms which was co-founded by Dr. Owen Lynch, a Hunt Institute Senior Fellow and SMU professor. Restorative Farms was started …

Dr. Owen Lynch, Hunt Institute Senior Fellow

Dr. Owen Lynch is an Associate Professor in the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU. He is the director of the Organizational Communications track within the Corporate Communication & Public Affairs (CCPA) department. He also works as the director of the CCPA Honors Program & the SMU-in-London Communication Internship Program. Outside of the Communications …

Restorative Farms, AHA Foodscape Innovation Finalist – Vote Now!

We are excited to share that Restorative Farms, one of the first social entrepreneurs in the Hunt Institute’s Social Enterprise Program, has been selected as a finalist for the American Heart Association Foodscape Innovation Awards based on their meaningful work in the South Dallas community. A panel of expert judges selected the top 3 of 26 …

DeVincent Martin ’18

DeVincent Martin ’18 Consultant SMU Class of ’18, Graduate Student Masters in Sustainability and Development US Army Veteran B.A. in Environmental Studies/Biology from Austin College Geo-mapping current and potential community gardens in South Dallas Consultant, Restorative Farms in South Dallas Member, Alpha Chi Honor Society at SMU     “Fighting for that which cannot defend …

Senior Fellow To Host National Communication Association Pre-Conference

“Innovative Interventions in the Dallas Food & Job Desert Panel” Wednesday- November 15th 3:00-4:40 At the Hunt Institute in Caruth Hall – Suite 206 Senior Research Fellow Dr. Owen Lynch will be hosting the National Communication Association Pre-Conference at the Hunt Institute on November 15th. The Pre-Conference will focus on urban communications with an emphasis …