Researchers in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education at Penn State working in the area of Agriculture and Food Systems.

  • Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging

Areas of Expertise

  • Developing & evaluating intergenerational initiatives in diverse settings.
  • Training Extension educators and other professionals in intergenerational programming.
  • Establishing intergenerational strategies for civic engagement and environmental design.
  • Professor Emerita of Rural Sociology and Demography
  • Associate Professor of Environmental Economics

Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Economics
  • Urban and Land Use Economics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Nonmarket Valuation
  • Policy Analysis
  • Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology

Areas of Expertise

  • Farm labor
  • Illegality
  • Gender and Migration
  • International Development
  • Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives in Agriculture
  • Gender and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Global Service-Learning
  • Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society
  • Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Stratification
  • Demography
  • International Development
  • Rural Sociology
  • Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography
  • Director of Graduate Studies in Rural Sociology
  • Associate Director, Population Research Institute

Areas of Expertise

  • Population and environment
  • Climate change and health
  • International development
  • Poverty and inequality
  • Migration