Keia Jones

Keia Jones

  • PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology
Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

  • Sustainability
  • International Development
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Agricultural Economic Systems

Education

  • M.S. - Agricultural Economics; The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • IMRD - International Masters in Rural Development; Ghent University (Belgium)
  • B.S. - Economics; The Virginia State University
  • B.S. - Agricultural Business and Economics; The Virginia State University

Keia Jones is a Ph.D. student pursuing a dual-degree in Rural Sociology and International Agriculture and Development in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education at Penn State. She is a keen investigator of policy processes that support environmental sustainability goals. Her research interests include building diverse energy infrastructure, improving water availability and quality, enhancing the transparency of consumer good supply chains, and providing justification for and implementation of tailored social welfare programs.