Editor-in-Chief of the Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems Journal
Dr. Dentzman is the second social scientist, first woman, and youngest ever EiC for Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, a multi-disciplinary open-access journal which focuses on the science that underpins economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable approaches to agriculture and food production. The journal publishes original research and review articles on the economic, ecological, and environmental impacts of agriculture; the effective use of renewable resources and biodiversity in agro-ecosystems; and the technological and sociological implications of sustainable food systems. It also contains a discussion forum, which presents lively discussions on new and provocative topics.
Board Member and Chair of the Membership Committee of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society
Dr. Dentzman serves as a board member and the chair of the Membership Committee for the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS).
Founded in 1987, AFHVS promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the broad areas of agriculture and rural studies.
Growing out of W. K. Kellogg Foundation-supported projects to promote interaction between liberal arts and agricultural disciplines, AFHVS provides a continuing link among scholars working in cross-disciplinary studies of food and agriculture. From a base of philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists, AFHVS has grown to include scientists, scholars and practitioners in areas ranging from agricultural production and social science to nutrition policy and the humanities.
AFHVS provides a forum for examining the values that underlie various visions of food and agricultural systems, and it offers members the opportunity to meet and discuss programs and research ideas of common interest. AFHVS encourages participation by the growing community of researchers and professionals exploring alternative visions of the food system, including regional food policies, community supported agriculture, and issues of local and global food security.
AFHVS does not advocate or endorse specific policies or political platforms, and it welcomes participation from persons with views across the entire political spectrum. AFHVS needs you to help us continue our commitment to reasoned and informed examination of the values guiding the development of our future food and agricultural systems.
Iowa State University Science Bound
Dr. Dentzman leads the Agricultural and Rural Policy undergraduate major involvement in ISU's innovative Science Bound student recruiting and support program. Science Bound is Iowa State University’s pre-college through college program to increase the number of Iowa youth who pursue degrees and careers in the fields of agriculture, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (ASTEM), as well as education. We engage middle and high school students from Denison, Des Moines, Marshalltown, and Osceola (Clarke County), Iowa. Students begin the nine-year program during the summer before eighth grade and continue through to college graduation.