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Name Title Email Phone
David Abler, Ph.D. Department Head, Ag Economics, Sociology, and Education dga2@psu.edu
Aastha Adhikari MS Student, EDCE afa6653@psu.edu
Paul Akinbobola Ph.D. Student, EDCE tpa5377@psu.edu
Ayse Akyildiz Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology aqa6158@psu.edu
Natalia Alvial Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology natalia@psu.edu
Alejandra Armesto Gomez Ph.D. Student, EDCE aba6636@psu.edu
Bishakha Barman Ph.D. Student, EEFE bbb5613@psu.edu
Benjamin Bayly, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Family Studies, Child, and Youth Development blb339@psu.edu
Mary Kate (Kate) Berardi Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator, Community and Economic Development (CEDEV) mkb5001@psu.edu
Kristina P. Brant, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology kmb8133@psu.edu
Kathryn J. Brasier, Ph.D. Professor of Rural Sociology kbrasier@psu.edu
Mark A. Brennan, Ph.D. Professor and UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Peace through Youth and Community Engagement unescochair@psu.edu
Daniel Brent Associate Professor dab320@psu.edu
Amy Bubb Part-Time Administrative Support Position aep5073@psu.edu
Ty Butler Program Coordinator iyb5026@psu.edu 814-865-7839
John Byrnes, Ph.D., R.D. Extension Educator jbyrnes@psu.edu 215-471-2200
Zoe Chambliss MS Student, Rural Sociology zmc5282@psu.edu
Yu Ping Chang Ph.D. Student, EEFE yfc5520@psu.edu
Sizhuo Chen Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics spc5988@psu.edu
Emma Chiaroni PhD Candidate in Rural Sociology & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment ekc5508@psu.edu
Robert Chiles, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology rchiles@psu.edu
J. Huntley Compton Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology & Demography network@jhuntleycompton.net
Andres Mayorga Corleto MS student, Rural Sociology agm5860@psu.edu
Sarah Cornelisse Senior Extension Program Specialist, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education sar243@psu.edu 814-863-8645
Kevin Curry, Jr., Ed.D. Associate Professor of Agricultural Education kxc554@psu.edu
Nicholas Demerly PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology nad5650@psu.edu
Kristen Devlin Communications Specialist, NERCRD krd111@psu.edu
Kelly Drum Financial Assistant kqd5223@psu.edu
Stan Ernst Assistant Teaching Professor, Agribusiness Management sce6@psu.edu
Jay Eury Extension Educator Jay.Eury@psu.edu 717-398-3849
John Ewing, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education jce122@psu.edu 814-863-3304
Linlin Fan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics lpf5158@psu.edu
Daniel D. Foster, Ph.D. Associate Professor foster@psu.edu
Maggie Frederick Research Project Manager mas960@psu.edu
Mark A. Gagnon, Ph.D. Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar, mag199@psu.edu
Yuhan Gao Ph.D. Student, EEFE ykg5209@psu.edu
Jane Gardner Administrative Support Coordinator jsg21@psu.edu
Mengjun Ge Ph.D. Student, EEFE mfg5775@psu.edu
Jackie Gibboney Academic Adviser jag545@psu.edu
Leland Glenna, Ph.D. Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society llg13@psu.edu
Stephan Goetz, Ph.D. Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics sgoetz@psu.edu
Autumn Graham EDCE Graduate Student amg480@psu.edu
Jiahui Guo Ph.D. Student, EEFE jfg6040@psu.edu
Noel Habashy, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor noel@psu.edu 814-865-8309
Luyi Han Assistant Professor in Regional and Agricultural Economics lhan@psu.edu
Madeleine Hedrick EEFE Graduate Student mwh5768@psu.edu
Hannah Hendricks RSOC Graduate Student hzh5455@psu.edu
Tanja Hernandez Graduate Student txh5260@psu.edu 726-206-7455
Tracy Hoover, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education tsh102@psu.edu 814-865-7521
Chia-Chen Hsu Ph.D. Student, EEFE ckh5748@psu.edu
Jieun Hyun Ph.D. Student, EEFE jkh6528@psu.edu
Edward Jaenicke, Ph.D. Professor of Agricultural Economics tjaenicke@psu.edu
Leif Jensen, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography ljensen@psu.edu
Yuhui Jeong Ph.D Student in Energy, Environment, and Food Economics (EEFE) yzj5268@psu.edu
Erica Johnson Proposal and Award Generalist eam27@psu.edu
Keia Jones PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology kbj5305@psu.edu 703-338-5034
Matthew S. Kaplan, Ph.D. Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging msk15@psu.edu
Kathy Kelley, Ph.D. Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management KathyKelley@psu.edu 814-863-2196
Paige Kelly Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology. pfk5055@psu.edu
Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D. Associate Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education tkelsey@psu.edu
Jagadeesh Kimavath Ph.D. Student, EDCE jnk5463@psu.edu
I-Hung Kuan Graduate Student ifk5127@psu.edu
Laszlo Kulcsar, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences lzk68@psu.edu 814-865-5461
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education auk259@psu.edu
Chanel Lange-Maney Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology cml5476@psu.edu
Janelle Larson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics jbl6@psu.edu
Rachel Layvey M.Ed. Student, EDCE rml6196@psu.edu
Ran Li Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Management rfl5567@psu.edu
Zhuoran Li Graduate Student zxl5576@psu.edu
Rebecca Lim Graduate Student rfl5480@psu.edu
Justine Lindemann Assistant Professor in Community Development and Resilience jlindemann@psu.edu
Mohan Liu EEFE Ph.D. Student mjl7027@psu.edu
Yizao Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics yul459@psu.edu
Chiara Lo Prete Associate Professor of Energy Economics cxl63@psu.edu
Tiemeng Ma Graduate Student tfm5543@psu.edu
Gloria Ndindir Mangoni Graduate Student gnm5112@psu.edu
Ellie Martin Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology ejm6570@psu.edu
Leslie A. Martin Administrative Support Assistant lxm60@psu.edu
Bethany Mathie Program Manager blm157@psu.edu
Tammy May Administrative Support Assistant for Undergraduate Programs tlm23@psu.edu
Richard Mbih Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies ram6096@psu.edu 814-865-5406
Christine Mellace Academic Adviser cpm117@psu.edu
Jessica Miller Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology jam8331@psu.edu
Shotaro Nishimura Nakamura Research-Teaching Assistant Professor snn5225@psu.edu
Betsy Nelson Administrative Assistant eai105@psu.edu 814-863-7852
Grant Norfleet EDCE Graduate Student gmn5270@psu.edu
Ehi-kowochio Ogwiji EDCE Graduate Student ebo5218@psu.edu
Frans J.G. Padt, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning fjp128@psu.edu 814-863-8644
Ishani Palandurkar Graduate Research Assistant ijp5143@psu.edu
Charlene Paquette Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator / Academic Adviser clp27@psu.edu
Sihyun Park Graduate Student sfp5610@psu.edu
Daniel F. Perkins, Ph.D. Professor of Youth and Family Resiliency and Policy dfp102@psu.edu
Paige Price Grad Student in Rural Sociology pep5196@psu.edu
Elisabeth Ramsey RSOC Graduate Student eqr5491@psu.edu
Elizabeth Ransom Associate Professor of International Affairs exr497@sia.psu.edu 814-867-2792
Danielle Rhubart Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health dcr185@psu.edu 814-863-7256
Laura Rice, Ph.D. Teaching-Research Assistant Professor lls203@psu.edu
Magnolia Rice MS Student, Rural Sociology mzr5721@psu.edu
Abbie Robinson Graduate Student afr5774@psu.edu
Matthew B. Royer Associate Director of Partnerships & Engagement mzr154@psu.edu
Claudia Schmidt Associate Professor of Marketing and Local/Regional Food Systems czs786@psu.edu
Cristy H Schmidt, MPPM Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Community Development (CECD) cah215@psu.edu
Bobbi Scovern Finance Assistant bys5@psu.edu 8143609214
Jonathan Seaman Program Manager jts250@psu.edu
Kathleen Sexsmith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology kjs95@psu.edu
Sara Shaddel Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, & Food Economics sfs6200@psu.edu
Jihyun Shin Ph.D. Student in Rural Sociology jbs7123@psu.edu
Andy R. Smolski Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and International Agriculture and Development ars7770@psu.edu
Emily Southard PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies ems617@psu.edu
Kaitlyn Spangler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Community Development and Engagement kspangler@psu.edu
Maria Spencer, Ph.D., MBA John and Patty Warehime Entrepreneur in Residence mtk15@psu.edu
Emma Steely EDCE Graduate Student ees259@psu.edu
Mia Chantelle Sullivan Global Teacher in Residence (GTAN) mcs6395@psu.edu
Lina Tami-Barrera Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology & Minor in Geography lmt50@psu.edu
Junxian Tang Ph.D. Student, EEFE jkt5713@psu.edu
Brian C. Thiede, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography bct11@psu.edu
Ryan Thombs Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology rmt5827@psu.edu
Zheng Tian Assistant Research Professor zzt36@psu.edu
Adrian Timms Assistant Teaching Professor of Agribusiness Management apt5453@psu.edu
Jonathan Tuthill, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor jwt4@psu.edu
Hazel Velasco Palacios Ph.D. student, Rural Sociology & Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies hgv5008@psu.edu
Jingzhou Wang Graduate Student jbw6264@psu.edu
Xiaofei Wang Ph.D. Student, EEFE xkw5229@psu.edu
Olivia Watson Extension Educator, Equine omw5085@psu.edu 724-300-1740
Maya Weinberg Graduate Student mzw5858@psu.edu
Becca Weir Extension-Research Assistant Professor rbw5600@psu.edu
Alex Wenger Graduate Student, Rural Sociology naw5611@psu.edu
Suzanna Windon Assistant Professor, Youth and Adult Leadership, Penn State Extension sxk75@psu.edu
Douglas H. Wrenn Associate Professor of Environmental Economics dhw121@psu.edu
Jiaxing Wu Graduate Student jvw6205@psu.edu
Yang Yu Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics yuy138@psu.edu
Ruohao Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics rjz5261@psu.edu
Yuxiang Zhang Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics ybz5440@psu.edu
Xialing Zhao Graduate Student xkz5250@psu.edu
Yiwen Zhao Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics yxz5798@psu.edu
Timothy (Yuan) Zhuang Ph.D. Student, yvz5981@psu.edu
Karl Zimmerer Professor, Department of Geography ksz2@psu.edu 814-865-3094
Katherine Y. Zipp, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics kyz1@psu.edu