Peters publishes in Rural Sociology

Professor David Peters published in the most recent issue of Rural Sociology. Peters authored the article "Gene-Edited Food Adoption Intentions and Institutional Trust in the United States: Benefits, Acceptance, and Labeling" with Sonja Lindberg and Christopher Cummings, both of Iowa State University.

Their article examines how crop-based gene-edited food adoption is linked to public trust in institutions and values using the Theory of Planned Behavior and finds that adoption hinges on public trust in institutions overseeing gene-edited food development, especially trust in university scientists.

Gene-Edited Food Adoption Intentions and Institutional Trust in the United States: Benefits, Acceptance, and Labeling
Sonja A. Lindberg, David J. Peters, and Christopher L. Cummings
Rural Sociology
doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12480

(Released March 2023)