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Name | Title | Phone | |
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David Abler, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics and Demography | dga2@psu.edu | 814-863-8630 |
Carolyn Adrien | M.S. Candidate, Rural Sociology | cam5933@psu.edu | |
Katrina Alford | PhD Rural Sociology | kda42@psu.edu | |
Theodore Alter, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | talter@psu.edu | 814-863-8640 |
Elsie Assan | PhD Candidate in Agricultural and Extension Education | eza6@psu.edu | |
C. Daniel (Dan) Azzara, Ph.D. | Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness | dazzara@psu.edu | 814-863-2847 |
Ledeebari Banuna | M.S., Rural Sociology | lpb5411@psu.edu | |
Michelle Barnyak | Administrative Support Assistant for the Department's M.S. and Ph.D degree program | mlf1@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Benjamin Bayly, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor in Family Studies, Child, and Youth Development | blb339@psu.edu | 814-865-7853 |
Mary Kate Berardi | Ph.D. Candidate, Agricultural and Extension Education | mkb5001@psu.edu | |
Sara Bonilla Anariba | Ph.D., Rural Sociology | seb6192@psu.edu | |
Kim Boonie | Administrative Support Assistant for the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development | iob5@psu.edu | 814-863-7684 |
Kathryn J. Brasier, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology | kbrasier@psu.edu | 814-865-7321 |
Mark A. Brennan, Ph.D. | Professor and UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development | unescochair@psu.edu | 814-863-0387 |
Daniel Brent | Assistant Professor | dab320@psu.edu | 814-865-7657 |
Matthew Brooks | PhD Candidate Rural Sociology & Demography | mfb5341@psu.edu | |
Jaclyn Butler | PhD Rural Sociology | jlb1063@psu.edu | |
Paige Castellanos | Assistant Research Professor | pxd171@psu.edu | 814-863-5764 |
Sizhuo Chen | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | spc5988@psu.edu | |
Guangqing Chi, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology, Demography, and Public Health Sciences | gchi@psu.edu | 814-863-8245 |
Robert Chiles, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | rchiles@psu.edu | 814-863-8626 |
Joseph Yeo Myung Cho | Part-Time Project Support | jyc21@psu.edu | |
Aaron Matthew Cook | PhD Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | amc521@psu.edu | |
Sarah Cornelisse | Senior Extension Associate, Business Management | sar243@psu.edu | 814-863-8645 |
Kevin Curry, Jr., Ed.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | kxc554@psu.edu | 814-863-7069 |
Kerry Daigle | Ph.D., Rural Sociology | kjd5825@psu.edu | |
Kristen Devlin | Communications Specialist, NERCRD | krd111@psu.edu | 814-863-0575 |
Weston M. Eaton, Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor | eatonwes@psu.edu | 616-893-9537 |
Stan Ernst | Assistant Teaching Professor, Agribusiness Management | stanernst@psu.edu | 814-865-7656 |
John Ewing, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | jce122@psu.edu | 814-863-7463 |
Linlin Fan, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics | lpf5158@psu.edu | 814-863-5575 |
Yining Feng | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | yff5058@psu.edu | |
Jinglin Feng | MS Energy, Environmental,and Food Economics | jpf5265@psu.edu | |
Kaitlin Fischer | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | kmf6106@psu.edu | |
Karen Fisher-Vanden, Ph.D. | Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Public Policy | kaf26@psu.edu | 814-867-2752 |
Kendra Flood | M.S., Agricultural and Extension Education | kaf5952@psu.edu | |
Daniel D. Foster, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | foster@psu.edu | 814-863-0192 |
Maggie Frederick | Research Project Manager | mas960@psu.edu | |
Ted Fuller | Research Assistant | tef4@psu.edu | |
Mark A. Gagnon, Ph.D. | Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar | mag199@psu.edu | 814-865-0469 |
Jane Gardner | Administrative Support Coordinator | jsg21@psu.edu | 814-865-5462 |
Elisabeth Garner | PhD Rural Sociology & Women's Studies | elg154@psu.edu | |
Halima Therese Gbaguidi | Ph.D. Candidate, Agricultural Extension and Education | hzg81@psu.edu | |
Jackie Gibboney | Academic Adviser | jag545@psu.edu | 814-865-6362 |
Alejandro Gil Aguirre | MS Candidate, Agricultural and Extension Education & International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) | axg664@psu.edu | |
Leland Glenna, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society | llg13@psu.edu | 814-863-8636 |
Stephan Goetz, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics | sgoetz@psu.edu | 814-863-4664 |
Megan Griffin | MS Rural Sociology | mag525@psu.edu | |
April Gunsallus | PhD Rural Sociology | alg978@psu.edu | |
Alyssa Gurklis | Administrative Support Assistant for the Center for Economic and Community Development | azg5380@psu.edu | 814-863-3536 |
Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D. | Director, Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC) | jharper@psu.edu | 717-677-6116 |
Justin Heasley | M.S., Agricultural and Extension Education | jih5316@psu.edu | |
Carolyn Henzi | MS Agricultural and Extension Education | cmh704@psu.edu | |
Clare Hinrichs, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology | chinrichs@psu.edu | 814-863-8628 |
Michaela Hoffelmeyer | PhD Rural Sociology | mkh40@psu.edu | |
Tracy Hoover, Ph.D. | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education | tsh102@psu.edu | 814-865-7521 |
Betty Jo Houser | Proposal and Awards Generalist | bxh201@psu.edu | 814-865-0460 |
Chiu-Lin Huang | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | cph5592@psu.edu | |
Xuetao Huang | PhD Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | xuh119@psu.edu | |
Sovanneary Huot | PhD Rural Sociology | suh431@psu.edu | |
Tanji Hwang | PhD Agricultural,Environmental and Regional Economics | txh427@psu.edu | |
Patreese Ingram, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs | pdi1@psu.edu | 814-863-7439 |
Jorden Jackson | Ph.D., Rural Sociology | jej5332@psu.edu | |
Edward Jaenicke, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural Economics | tjaenicke@psu.edu | 814-865-5282 |
Deshamithra Harshanee Jayasekera | PhD Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | dhw7@psu.edu | |
Leif Jensen, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography | ljensen@psu.edu | 814-863-8642 |
Supriya Joshi | Ph.D., Rural Sociology | szj165@psu.edu | |
Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D. | Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging | msk15@psu.edu | 814-863-7871 |
Kathy Kelley | Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management | KathyKelley@psu.edu | 814-863-2196 |
Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D. | Associate Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education | tkelsey@psu.edu | 814-865-9542 |
Lynn Kime | Senior Extension Associate | lfk4@psu.edu | 717-677-6116 |
Laszlo Kulcsar, Ph.D. | Department Head of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education | lzk68@psu.edu | 814-865-5461 |
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | auk259@psu.edu | 814-863-7850 |
Gabriel Lara | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | grl5035@psu.edu | |
Janelle B. Larson | Associate Professor - Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | jbl6@psu.edu | 610-396-6183 |
Carson Letot | Ph.D., Agricultural and Extension Education | ctl84@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Xiaogu Li | PhD Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | xql5271@psu.edu | |
Justine Lindemann | Assistant Professor in Community Development and Resilience | jlindemann@psu.edu | 814-863-8646 |
Yizao Liu, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics | yul459@psu.edu | 814-863-8039 |
Catherine MacKenzie | Administrative Support Assistant for Entrepreneurship and Innovation | cbm19@psu.edu | 814-863-4656 |
Mallen Marlowe | Ph.D. Candidate, AEE | mlm6943@psu.edu | |
Leslie A. Martin | Administrative Support Assistant | lxm60@psu.edu | 814-865-5461 |
Bethany Mathie | Program Manager | blm157@psu.edu | 814-863-7876 |
Tammy May | Administrative Support Assistant for Undergraduate Programs | tlm23@psu.edu | 814-865-0467 |
Richard Mbih | Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies | ram6096@psu.edu | 814-865-5406 |
Jessica Michaels | Financial Assistant | jer36@psu.edu | 814-863-5306 |
Jessica Miller | Ph.D., Rural Sociology | jam8331@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Melanie Miller-Foster | Global Learning Specialist - TeachAg! | mjm727@psu.edu | |
Frans J.G. Padt, Ph.D. | Teaching Professor | fjp128@psu.edu | 814-863-8644 |
Yuxuan Pan | Ph.D. Candidate, EEFE | ybp5073@psu.edu | |
Charlene Paquette | Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator / Academic Adviser | clp27@psu.edu | 814-865-6220 |
Praharsh Patel | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | pmp5456@psu.edu | |
Daniel Francis Perkins, Ph.D. | Professor of Youth and Family Resiliency and Policy | dfp102@psu.edu | 814-867-4182 |
Max Pohlman | Ph.D. Candidate, EEFE | mip5205@psu.edu | |
Rama Radhakrishna, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean for Graduate Education | brr100@psu.edu | 814-865-3136 |
Heather Randell | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography | hrandell@psu.edu | 814-867-0107 |
Elizabeth Ransom | Associate Professor of International Affairs | exr497@sia.psu.edu | 814-867-2792 |
Asif Rasool | PhD, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | azr496@psu.edu | |
Josh Reed | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | jjr6312@psu.edu | |
Yongwang Ren | Ph.D. Candidate, EEFE | yfr5035@psu.edu | |
Fco. Alfredo Reyes | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology & International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) | far5137@psu.edu | |
Carolyn Reyes | PhD, Rural Sociology | cfb132@psu.edu | |
Daniel Robotham | M.S., Agricultural and Extension Education | djr6131@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Matthew Royer | Director, Agriculture and Environment Center | mzr154@psu.edu | 814-863-8756 |
Jana Russell | M.S. Candidate, AEE | jlr896@psu.edu | |
Kai Schafft | Associate Professor of Education | kas45@psu.edu | 814-863-2031 |
Claudia Schmidt, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics | cschmidt@psu.edu | 814-863-8633 |
Cristy Halerz Schmidt, MPPM | Applied Research Educator, Center for Economic and Community Development | cah215@psu.edu | 814-863-7428 |
Christian Kelly Scott | Ph.D. Rural Sociology and International Agriculture & Development | cks8@psu.edu | |
Jonathan Seaman | Program Manager | jts250@psu.edu | 814-865-6987 |
Kathleen Sexsmith, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | kjs95@psu.edu | |
Cecil James Hampton Shelton, M.S. | PhD Agricultural and Extension Education | cecil@psu.edu | 814-865-7521 |
John Shingler, Ph.D. | Research Associate | jxs10@psu.edu | 814-863-8653 |
Daniel Perdana Simandjuntak | Ph.D. Candidate, EEFE | dsp5776@psu.edu | |
Emily Southard | MS Rural Sociology & International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) | ems617@psu.edu | |
Abbie E. Spackman | Pennsylvania AgrAbility Project Assistant | aes5450@psu.edu | 814-867-5288 |
Patricia Spears-Taff | Program Manager and Adviser for CEDEV | pjs40@psu.edu | 814-863-5884 |
Maria Spencer, MBA, PhD | John and Patty Warehime Entrepreneur-in-Residence | mtk15@psu.edu | 814-865-6944 |
Richard Spicer | Student | rks5111@psu.edu | 814-380-8997 |
Forrest Stagner | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | fws11@psu.edu | |
Marianne Stevens | Assistant To The Department Head | mbs2@psu.edu | 814-865-5121 |
Julie Stringfellow | Administrative Support Assistant, Community and Economic Development Graduate Program | jls1007@psu.edu | 814-865-6223 |
Johann Strube | PhD Rural Sociology | jcs80@psu.edu | |
Lina Tami-Barrera | MS Rural Sociology & International Agriculture and | lmt50@psu.edu | |
Zachary Teti | M.S. Candidate, EEFE | zft5050@psu.edu | |
Brian Thiede, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography | bct11@psu.edu | 814-865-2561 |
Kaila Thorn | MS Agricultural and Extension Education | kvt5218@psu.edu | 321-412-7550 |
Zheng Tian | Postdoctoral Scholar | zzt36@psu.edu | |
Adrian Timms | Assistant Teaching Professor of Agribusiness Management | apt5453@psu.edu | 814-867-0109 |
Abdelmoumine Traore | PhD Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | abt66@psu.edu | |
Jonathan Tuthill, Ph.D. | Associate Teaching Professor | jwt4@psu.edu | 814-863-5949 |
Mollie Van Loon, Ph.D. | Senior Project Associate, CSIS | mev2@psu.edu | 814-863-8654 |
Martina Vecchi | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics | mmv5343@psu.edu | 814-863-7105 |
Hazel Velasco Palacios | M.S. Candidate, Rural Sociology | hgv5008@psu.edu | |
Maria Vivanco Salazar | PhD Rural Sociology | mzv7@psu.edu | |
Robert D. Weaver, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural Economics | rdweaver@psu.edu | 814-863-8632 |
Nicole Webster, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Youth and International Development and African Studies | nsw10@psu.edu | 814-863-2695 |
Chrystal A Wheeler | Academic Adviser | cav151@psu.edu | 814-863-7449 |
Hannah T. Whitley | PhD Rural Sociology & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment | htw3@psu.edu | |
Walt Whitmer | Senior Extension Associate, Economic and Community Development | wew2@psu.edu | 814-865-0468 |
Grace Wildermuth | PhD Rural Sociology | gvw5117@psu.edu | |
Suzanna Windon | Assistant Professor, Youth and Adult Leadership, Penn State Extension | sxk75@psu.edu | 814-863-3825 |
Douglas H. Wrenn, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics | dhw121@psu.edu | 814-865-9216 |
Yuxiang Zhang | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | ybz5440@psu.edu | |
Yiwen Zhao | Ph.D., Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | yxz5798@psu.edu | |
Shuai Zhou | PhD Rural Sociology & Demography | szhou@psu.edu | |
Pei Zhou | PhD Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | puz42@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 | 814-863-8247 |