Dr. Carolyn Sachs

PennStateProfessorofRuralSociology&Women’s,Gender,andSexualityStudies

xyl@psu.eduDr.Sachs’researchandoutreachinterestsincludewomenandagriculture,genderandclimatechange,genderandenvironment,andsustainableagriculture.Hermostrecent2016co-authoredbookisTheRiseofWomenFarmersandSustainableAgriculture.

SheisalsotheauthorofthreeotherbooksincludingGenderedFields:Women,Agriculture,Environment;WomenWorkingintheEnvironment;andInvisibleFarmers:WomeninAgriculturalProduction.ShehelpsleadthePennsylvaniaWomen’sAgriculturalNetwork.

SheteachescoursesonGender,Justice,andEnvironmentandSociologyofFoodandAgriculture.ShehasconsultedwiththeUNFoodandAgricultureOrganizationinRomeongenderandagricultureissuesandongenderandclimatechange.

Dr. Ann Tickamyer PennStateProfessorofRuralSociology

Art14@psu.eduDr.Tickamyer’sresearchinterestsfocusonpoverty,livelihood

practices,andwelfareprovisioninruralAppalachiaandIndonesia.Ihavetworecentlypublishedbooksonthesetopics:

Power,Change,andGenderRelationsinRuralJava:ATaleofTwoVillagesauthoredwithSitiKusujiarti

EconomicRestructuringandFamily-Well-BeinginRuralAmerica,editedwithKristinSmith.

Dr.Tickamyerseekswaystocommunicatemyresearchandscholarshipinavarietyofpublicarenas,rangingfromcommunitygroupstopolicymakerswiththegoalofprovidingknowledgeforinformedsocialpolicy,advocacy,anddecision-making.

Dr. Mary Ellen Barbercheck PennStateProfessorofEntomology

meb34@psu.edu

Dr.Barbercheck’sresearchfocusisonsoilentomologyandecology,theeffectsofagriculturalproductionpracticesonsoil-dwellinginsectpathogens(nematodesandfungi),aswellassoilarthropoddiversityandsoilfunctionasrelatedtosystemsustainability.Shealsohasaninterestinresearchandextensioninorganicagriculture,womenandgenderinagriculture,aswellasinscienceandtechnology.Herextensionfocusisonthesoilfoodwebandsoilqualityinagriculturalproductionsystems,andIPMinorganicproductionsystems.

Dr. Leland Glenna PennStateAssociateProfessorofRuralSociologyandScience,Technology,andSociety&CEDCoordinator

llg13@psu.eduDr.Glenna’steachingandresearchprogramisinagricultureandnaturalresources.Withinthatmoregeneralprogram,Dr.Glennahasthreeareasofemphasis:1)socialandenvironmentalimpactsofagriculturalscienceandtechnologies,2)theroleofscienceandtechnologyinagriculturalandnaturalresourcepolicymaking,and3)thesocialandethicalimplicationsofdemocratizingscienceandtechnologyresearch.

Althoughhedoesnothaveaformalextensionappointment,heconsidersittheresponsibilityofruralsociologiststoparticipateinoutreachactivities.OneofhismostsignificantoutreachactivitieshasbeenhisserviceasamemberontheEvangelicalLutheranChurchinAmerica’sTaskForceonFaithandGenetics.

In2011,hereceivedtheCommunityofTeachingExcellencefromThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityCollegeofAgriculturalScience.Hismostrecentlyselectedpublication,“CommercialScience,Scientists’Values,andUniversityBiotechnologyResearchAgendas”waspublishedin2011.

Dr. Ed Rajotte PennStateProfessorofEntomology&IPMCoordinator

uvu@psu.eduDr.Rajotte’sresearchfocusesoninsectecologyandmanagementin

supportofintegratedpestmanagementsystems.Domestically,heconcentratesonbiological,socialandeconomicissuesinintegratedpestmanagement,beemanagementandpollination,pestmanagementinunder-servedurbanneighborhoodsandfruitIPM.Internationally,hehashadprojectsinSouthAsia,SoutheastAsia,EasternEuropeandNorthAfricaprimarilydesigningandtestingIPMapproachesintropicalvegetables,IPMinformationsystemsandimpactanalysis.

AsIPMCoordinatorforPennsylvaniaCooperativeExtension,herepresentsandpromotesIPMwithfederal,stateandmunicipalgovernments.HealsorepresentsPennsylvaniainstateandfederalpolicy-makingbodiesonpestmanagementissues,andhecoordinatesIPMinschoolsandurbanenvironments.

Dr. Abderrahim Ouarghidi

ResearchAssociatefortheOfficeofInternationalPrograms/DepartmentEcosystemScienceandManagement

auo45@psu.edu

DrAbderrahimOuarghidihasoverdecadeofexperienceworkinginsustainabledevelopmentandconservation.Heisbeeninvolvedinresearchon:conservationofnaturalresources,traditionalecologicalknowledge,medicinalplants,genderandnaturalresourcesmanagement,communityprotectedareas.Hisworkindevelopmentandresearcharebothdrivenbyparticipatoryapproaches.HehasconductedtraininginparticipatorymethodsandapproacheswithuniversitiesandgovernmentalorganizationsacrossMorocco.Hehadextensiveexperienceinmonitoringandevaluationofresearchanddevelopmentprojects.HehasaPhDinEthnoecologyandConservationfromtheUniversityofCadiAyyadinMarrakech,Morocco.

Dr.AbderrahimOuarghidihasdiverseresearchinterestsrangingfrom:medicinalplantsknowledgeandconservation;participatoryapproachestosustainabledevelopmentandconservation;researchanddevelopmentpracticeethics;traditionalknowledgeandethnomedecine;communitybasedconservationandtraditionalmanagementofprotectedareas(Agdal);sustainableagricultureincludingagroforestry;genderandwaterresourcemanagement.

Dr. Bronwen Powell

Dr.Powell’sresearchexaminesthesocial,culturalandenvironmentaldriversofhumannutrition,dietandfoodsecurity.Specifically,herresearchisfocusedontherelationshipbetweenbiodiversityandhumannutrition:howdopeopledrawonwildandagriculturalresourcesanddiversitytoimprovedietarydiversity,foodsecurityandnutrition?Muchofherrecentresearchexamineshowlandscapestructureandbiodiversityfromdifferentland-usetypesinfluencehumandietandnutrition.Sheisinterestedinhowtheconceptofhealthyfoodenvironments,whichhasbeenwidelyexploredinurbananddevelopedcountrysettings,canbeappliedinruralAfricansettingstounderstanddietarychoice.

Whileavailabilityandaccessibilityarewidelyacknowledgedasimportantaspectsofthefoodenvironmentthatinfluencedietarychoice,sheisalsospecificallyinterestedinthe(oftenoverlooked)socialandculturalaspectsoffoodenvironments.Sheusebothquantitativeandqualitativemethods.Drawingonqualitative,ethnographicandparticipatorymethods,herresearchusesEcohealthandComplexSystemsapproachestoexaminesocio-culturalfactorsthatmediatepeoples’relationshipwithanduseoftheirenvironmentstomeettheirlivelihoodneeds.

PennStateAssistantProfessorofGeography&AfricanStudiesbxp15@psu.edu

Dr. Paige Castellanos

ResearchAssociateintheOfficeofInternationalProgramsintheCollegeofAgriculturalSciences

pxd171@psu.eduDr.CastellanosmainlycontributestotheWomeninAgriculture

Network(WAgN):Hondurasproject.Herresponsibilitiesincludemanagingthemanyfacetsoftheproject,communicatingbetweenthePennStateteamandatZamoranoUniversityinHonduras,aswellasresearchingtheparticipationofwomeninhorticultureproductionanddistribution.SheisalsocoordinatingacertificateprograminGenderandAgricultureforthisproject.Additionally,Dr.CastellanosinstructsanembeddedcourseonLocalRuralDevelopmentwithtraveltoCostaRica.Thisisalsowheresheconductedherdissertationresearchforherdual-titleinRuralSociologyandInternationalAgricultureandDevelopmentatPennState.SheholdsaMaster’sofInternationalAffairsandaBachelorofSciencedegreeinFrenchwithanoptioninHotel,Restaurant,andInstitutionalManagement,bothfromPennState.

Dr. Janelle Larson PennStateAssociateProfessorofAgricultural

Economics&DivisionHeadofEBCjbl6@psu.edu

Dr.JanelleLarsonistheHeadoftheDivisionofEngineering,BusinessandComputingatPennStateBerksandanAssociateProfessorofAgriculturalEconomics.Larson’sprimaryresearchinterestsareinruraleconomicdevelopmentandlandtenureissues,bothinternationallyanddomestically.ShehasresearchedlandtitlingandlandmarketsinLatinAmericaandhaslookedattheeffectsofdevelopmentonagricultureinurbanizingareasdomestically.Larsonisalsoinvolvedinaninterdisciplinaryteaching,researchandoutreacheconomicdevelopmentprojectinKenya.Larsonteachescoursesineconomics,agriculturaleconomicsandcommunityeconomicdevelopment.

Dr. Mike Jacobson PennStateProfessorofForestResourcesandChairofForestEcosystemManagementProgram&ExtensionSpecialist

mgj2@psu.eduMichaelJacobsonisaprofessorofForestResourcesatPennState'sDepartmentofEcosystemScienceandManagement.Hehasextension,teachingandresearchappointments.Inaddition,hewasappointedanExtraordinaryProfessoratStellenboschUniversityinSouthAfricain2007.Betweenearningdegrees,MichaelhasworkedoninternationalforestpolicyandeconomicsattheWorldBank,USDAInternationalForestry,andTropicalForestFoundation.HewasaPeaceCorpsvolunteerinLesothofrom1986-1988.CountrieshehasworkedinincludeSouthAfrica,Kenya,Zambia,Mozambique,Malawi,Namibia,Guinea,Uganda,Ethiopia,Indonesia,Bangladesh,andCostaRica.

Hehasover70extensionandresearchpublications.Aspartofhisextensionworkhedevelopsprogramsinforesttaxationandfinanceandmorerecentlyinwoodybiomassandnaturalgas.HeiscurrentlyassociateeditorofAgroforestrySystems.

Dr. Brian Thiede PennStateAssistantProfessorofRuralSociology,Sociology,andDemography

Bct11@psu.eduDr.Thiede’sresearchprogramfocusesontwosubstantiveareas.First,heexaminestherelationshipbetweenenvironmentalchange,demographicbehavior,andeconomicdevelopment,primarilyinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries.Hiscurrentprojectsexaminetheeffectofclimateshocksoninternalmigrationandlivelihoods.ThesecondareaofresearchfocusesonpovertyandinequalityintheUnitedStates.Recentandongoingstudieshaveanalyzedpovertydynamicsamongnewbornchildren,ethno-racialinequality,andtheworkingpoor.

Dr. Leif Jensen

DistinguishedProfessorofRuralSociology&DemographyLij1@psu.edu

Dr.Jensen’sresearchinterestsarefoundwithinthreebroadareas.Thefirstissocialstratificationwithemphasisonpoverty,employmentandunderemployment,andinformalworkandotherhouseholdeconomicsurvivalstrategies.Muchofthisworkfocusesonruralpopulationsandrural-urbandifferences.Dr.Jensen’ssecondareaofinterestisdemographywithspecialattentiontomigrationandimmigration.Finally,I'malsointerestedinthesociologyofeconomicdevelopmentwithafocusonLatinAmerica.

Whilehedoesnothaveaformalextensionappointment,hedoesenjoyopportunitiestoofferpresentationstocommunitygroups,advocacyorganizationsandothers.InrecentyearshehasgivenoutreachpresentationsonsuchtopicsasthedemographyofPennsylvania,andimmigrantsinnewdestinations.

Dr.MargreetvanderBurgissenioruniversitylecturerandresearcherGenderstudiesoffood,agriculturalandruralresearchanddevelopmentatWageningenUniversity,Netherlandssince2002.From1984onwardsMargreethasbeenactiveinthefieldof(rural)genderstudies,especiallyfocusedonfarmwomenandgenderinruralandagriculturaldevelopment(programming)processes.Genderisconsideredinintersectionwithothersocialdimensions.OvertheyearssheexpandedherfocusfromNLtothegloballevel,fromhistorytothecontemporary.

ShegraduatedatNijmegenUniversity,NL(1985)insocialeconomichistorywithsocialsciencesanddevelopmentstudiescourses,andtaughttherewomen’shistoryand‘scienceandsociety’.From1989shewasatWageningenUniversityintheRuralHistoryGroupwhilecollaboratingwiththeGenderinAgricultureGroup.In2002shegotherPhDforherresearchoneducationandotherdevelopmentinstitutionsfortheintegrationofwomeninagriculturalmodernisationandagricultural-basedruraldevelopmentintheNetherlands,1863-1968.In2006shewasalsoRuralGenderStudiesGuestProfessorintheMariaGoeppert-MayerProfessoriateProgram,InstituteforRuralDevelopment,AgriculturalSciences,GeorgAugustUniversity,Goettingen,Germany.FromOct2015tillApril2016shewasvisitingscholarwithCarolynSachs,ProfessorinRuralSociologyandWomen’sStudiesatPennStateUniversityUSA.

Dr. Margreet van der Burg SeniorUniversityLecturer&ResearcherMargreet.vanderburg@wur.nl

Duringmystudies,Ifocusedmyresearchonfertilityanddevelopment,andwasprimarilyinterestedinmonitoringandevaluatingdevelopmentinterventions.AfterjoiningtheWorldBankasanEvaluationSpecialist,myareaofinterestbroadenedtoevaluatingdevelopmenttrainingprogramsaswell.Ialsooffertrainingonthemethodsandtechniquesofmonitoringandevaluationofdevelopmentinitiativesatcountrylevel.

Icurrentlyworkasanindependentconsultant,conductingmonitoringandevaluationstudiesofdevelopmentprogramsworldwide.MymainclientsconsistoftheWorldBankandUNagencies.AsateamleaderIcollaboratewithlocalconsultantsandhavecompletedseveralcountry-levelprogramevaluationsinMongolia,Myanmar,PapuaNewGuinea,Turkmensitan,andothercountriesfortheUnitedNationalPopulationFund(UNFPA).Thekeyfocusareasarepopulationanddevelopment,sexualandreproductivehealth,HIV/AIDS,youthandgenderequality.IalsoconducttrainingworkshopsforUN,theWorldBank,andotherdevelopmentprofessionalsonresults-basedmonitoringandevaluationmethods.

Dr. Padma Karunaratne IndependentConsultant,Monitoring,EvaluationandStrategyDevelopmentpkarunaratne.consultant@gmail.com