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Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

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  • Cathy Allen
    • Senior Extension Specialist
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Senior Extension SpecialistAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Senior Extension Specialist
    • OSU Extension
    • Senior Extension SpecialistOSU Extension
    While Cathy Allen spent her childhood in the corn and soybean-laden fields of central Illinois, Oklahoma has become her true home away from home. First introduced to the state through her husband Kevin, a fellow Illinoisan turned cowboy, she has become connected to Oklahoma State University after career stops at the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri.

    At the age of 8, Cathy said the 4-H pledge at her first Raymond Sparklers 4-H club meeting and has never stopped. Her favorite 4-H project was You Learn to Bake. She has since created a recipe of combining her love of 4-H and healthy living that has continued through her 32-year career working as a 4-H Youth Development Professional.
    While Cathy Allen spent her childhood in the corn and soybean-laden fields of central Illinois, Oklahoma has become her true home away from home. First introduced to the state through her husband Kevin, a fellow Illinoisan turned cowboy, she has become connected to Oklahoma State University after career stops at the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri.

    At the age of 8, Cathy said the 4-H pledge at her first Raymond Sparklers 4-H club meeting and has never stopped. Her favorite 4-H project was You Learn to Bake. She has since created a recipe of combining her love of 4-H and healthy living that has continued through her 32-year career working as a 4-H Youth Development Professional.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • OSU Extension
  • Carrie Baker
    • Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

    Carrie Baker is an assistant professor of agricultural communications at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications, and Leadership. Baker completed her Ph.D. at the University of Florida in agricultural education and communication in May 2025. Baker earned her B.A. from Greenville University in communications and her M.S. from Texas A&M University in agricultural communications. In addition to a variety of industry roles, Baker previously served as an assistant lecturer of agricultural communications and journalism at Texas A&M University and as a marketing strategy coordinator for the Texas A&M AgriLife, where she led a team of specialists using strategic communication, marketing analytics and impactful storytelling to help restore connections among people, agriculture, food, science and the economy.

     

    Baker’s research engages local community leaders and industry stakeholders to examine and communicate about critical health and safety issues in the agricultural and food sector, strengthen community health and rural development in underserved areas, and advance strategic agricultural and health communication to increase trust and promote behavior change. While her work focuses on health and well-being broadly in the agrifood sector, she has specific expertise in farm stress and producer mental health, healthcare access, and agricultural workforce sustainability.

    Carrie Baker is an assistant professor of agricultural communications at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications, and Leadership. Baker completed her Ph.D. at the University of Florida in agricultural education and communication in May 2025. Baker earned her B.A. from Greenville University in communications and her M.S. from Texas A&M University in agricultural communications. In addition to a variety of industry roles, Baker previously served as an assistant lecturer of agricultural communications and journalism at Texas A&M University and as a marketing strategy coordinator for the Texas A&M AgriLife, where she led a team of specialists using strategic communication, marketing analytics and impactful storytelling to help restore connections among people, agriculture, food, science and the economy.

     

    Baker’s research engages local community leaders and industry stakeholders to examine and communicate about critical health and safety issues in the agricultural and food sector, strengthen community health and rural development in underserved areas, and advance strategic agricultural and health communication to increase trust and promote behavior change. While her work focuses on health and well-being broadly in the agrifood sector, she has specific expertise in farm stress and producer mental health, healthcare access, and agricultural workforce sustainability.

    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Communication and media studies
    • Occupational and workplace health and safety
    • Marketing communications
    • Health equity
    • Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences not elsewhere classified
  • Steve Beck
    • Assistant Director of OSU Extension
    • OSU Extension
    • Assistant Director of OSU ExtensionOSU Extension
    • State Program Leader for 4-H
    • OSU Extension
    • State Program Leader for 4-HOSU Extension
    Steve Beck is State Program Leader for 4-H and Assistant Director of OSU Extension. Dr. Beck returned to OSU following nearly five years as the 4-H Youth Development department head at New Mexico State University. Before he went out of state, he spent 10 years as a County Educator in Harper and Kingfisher counties, and another seven years as a State Specialist in Oklahoma 4-H administration.
    Steve Beck is State Program Leader for 4-H and Assistant Director of OSU Extension. Dr. Beck returned to OSU following nearly five years as the 4-H Youth Development department head at New Mexico State University. Before he went out of state, he spent 10 years as a County Educator in Harper and Kingfisher counties, and another seven years as a State Specialist in Oklahoma 4-H administration.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • OSU Extension
  • Courtney Brown
    • Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    The study of effective and transformative leadership in agricultural contexts. Exploration of the African American agricultural experience in the United States. Investigation of agricultural literacy in African American communities.
    The study of effective and transformative leadership in agricultural contexts. Exploration of the African American agricultural experience in the United States. Investigation of agricultural literacy in African American communities.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Speaking engagements
    • Teaching opportunities
    • Collaborative projects
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Dwayne Cartmell
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    A professor in the department of agricultural education, communications and leadership, Dr. Cartmell joined the agricultural communications faculty at OSU in 2001. During his time as a faculty member with the Ferguson College of Agriculture, Dr. Cartmell's primary focus has been on visual communications. His specialization is photography. He teaches a fall course on photography as well as a summer photography course often referred to as "Photo Tour." He has taught more than 20 courses in agricultural communication and international agriculture.

    Dr. Cartmell was instrumental in developing the master of science degree in agricultural communications at OSU. He has worked with many graduate students throughout the years, chairing or serving on more than 175 committees, and he was recognized as the 2022 Recipient of the Ferguson College of Agriculture's Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring.

    Dr. Cartmell recently completed three years as assistant director of the Master of International Agriculture Program at OSU. He is currently 100% time in agricultural communications but continues to have a passion for international development. He has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of five internationally focused projects. Three of those projects were funded through the U.S. Department of State for a total amount of more than $1.4 million. Each DOS project partnered agricultural professionals from Oklahoma with "fellows" from Africa, creating mutually beneficial relationships, which have endured long past the completion of the formal programs. He has been a co-author on more than 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, refereed research papers, and refereed poster presentations related to international development and/or agricultural communications. In addition to his teaching load on campus, he has led numerous study abroad courses in places such as Thailand, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

    Dr. Cartmell's teaching and research efforts have been recognized in many ways. His teaching and research efforts have previously been acknowledged with awards from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, the Association for Communication Excellence, and the American Association for Agricultural Education. He has also received the Oklahoma State University Regent's Distinguished Teaching Award and the Award of Excellence in Teaching from the Ferguson College of Agriculture. In 2021 he was inducted as a Fellow with the American Association for Agricultural Education.

    Research Interests:

    - Developing more resilient rural communities
    - Communications tools for sharing agricultural information with the general public
    - Visual Communications
    A professor in the department of agricultural education, communications and leadership, Dr. Cartmell joined the agricultural communications faculty at OSU in 2001. During his time as a faculty member with the Ferguson College of Agriculture, Dr. Cartmell's primary focus has been on visual communications. His specialization is photography. He teaches a fall course on photography as well as a summer photography course often referred to as "Photo Tour." He has taught more than 20 courses in agricultural communication and international agriculture.

    Dr. Cartmell was instrumental in developing the master of science degree in agricultural communications at OSU. He has worked with many graduate students throughout the years, chairing or serving on more than 175 committees, and he was recognized as the 2022 Recipient of the Ferguson College of Agriculture's Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring.

    Dr. Cartmell recently completed three years as assistant director of the Master of International Agriculture Program at OSU. He is currently 100% time in agricultural communications but continues to have a passion for international development. He has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of five internationally focused projects. Three of those projects were funded through the U.S. Department of State for a total amount of more than $1.4 million. Each DOS project partnered agricultural professionals from Oklahoma with "fellows" from Africa, creating mutually beneficial relationships, which have endured long past the completion of the formal programs. He has been a co-author on more than 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, refereed research papers, and refereed poster presentations related to international development and/or agricultural communications. In addition to his teaching load on campus, he has led numerous study abroad courses in places such as Thailand, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

    Dr. Cartmell's teaching and research efforts have been recognized in many ways. His teaching and research efforts have previously been acknowledged with awards from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, the Association for Communication Excellence, and the American Association for Agricultural Education. He has also received the Oklahoma State University Regent's Distinguished Teaching Award and the Award of Excellence in Teaching from the Ferguson College of Agriculture. In 2021 he was inducted as a Fellow with the American Association for Agricultural Education.

    Research Interests:

    - Developing more resilient rural communities
    - Communications tools for sharing agricultural information with the general public
    - Visual Communications
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Bradley Coleman
    • Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Dr. Bradley Coleman is an assistant professor of agricultural education and leadership. His research interests include experiential learning as a theory and pedagogical approach in secondary, post-secondary, graduate, and nonformal agricultural education settings. He attended Louisiana State University as an undergraduate and earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural education in 2015. After, Dr. Coleman taught agriculture at Ponchatoula High School in Louisiana before returning to graduate school. He earned a master's degree from the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida in 2019 and received his doctoral degree from the same department in 2022.

    Research Interests:

    I study experiential learning as an educational theory and a teaching methodology. Research on experiential learning can inform practitioners of agricultural education (in secondary, post-secondary, graduate, and nonformal settings), improve students' learning experiences, and have long-term impacts on the larger agricultural system by equipping the workforce with highly skilled practitioners.
    Dr. Bradley Coleman is an assistant professor of agricultural education and leadership. His research interests include experiential learning as a theory and pedagogical approach in secondary, post-secondary, graduate, and nonformal agricultural education settings. He attended Louisiana State University as an undergraduate and earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural education in 2015. After, Dr. Coleman taught agriculture at Ponchatoula High School in Louisiana before returning to graduate school. He earned a master's degree from the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida in 2019 and received his doctoral degree from the same department in 2022.

    Research Interests:

    I study experiential learning as an educational theory and a teaching methodology. Research on experiential learning can inform practitioners of agricultural education (in secondary, post-secondary, graduate, and nonformal settings), improve students' learning experiences, and have long-term impacts on the larger agricultural system by equipping the workforce with highly skilled practitioners.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
    • Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
    • Teacher education and professional development of educators
    • Curriculum and pedagogy
    • Applications in social sciences and education
  • Audrey King
    • Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Dr. King is a native of Montezuma, Kansas. She earned a B.S. in Agricultural Communications and Journalism in 2013 and a M.S. in Agricultural Education and Communication in 2016, both at Kansas State University. Audrey completed her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education at Oklahoma State University in 2021. Audrey was also an instructor of agricultural communications at Kansas State University. Audrey also has professional experience as an agronomy salesperson, event planner and coordinator, and communications coordinator. Audrey started working with the Rural Renewal Initiative in 2020 as Communications Coordinator and transitioned to Assistant Director in 2021. In 2022, Audrey began serving as an assistant professor of agricultural communications in the department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership and Digital Media State Extension Specialist. Audrey's research interests include branding, rural community vitality, place-branding, internal communication, and the longevity of land-grant institutions.

    Research Interests:

    branding, internal branding, land-grant institutions, rural communities, producer relationships, agricultural communications
    Dr. King is a native of Montezuma, Kansas. She earned a B.S. in Agricultural Communications and Journalism in 2013 and a M.S. in Agricultural Education and Communication in 2016, both at Kansas State University. Audrey completed her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education at Oklahoma State University in 2021. Audrey was also an instructor of agricultural communications at Kansas State University. Audrey also has professional experience as an agronomy salesperson, event planner and coordinator, and communications coordinator. Audrey started working with the Rural Renewal Initiative in 2020 as Communications Coordinator and transitioned to Assistant Director in 2021. In 2022, Audrey began serving as an assistant professor of agricultural communications in the department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership and Digital Media State Extension Specialist. Audrey's research interests include branding, rural community vitality, place-branding, internal communication, and the longevity of land-grant institutions.

    Research Interests:

    branding, internal branding, land-grant institutions, rural communities, producer relationships, agricultural communications
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Rural community development
    • Communication and media studies not elsewhere classified
  • Karla Knoepfli
    • Senior Extension Specialist
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Senior Extension SpecialistAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Senior Extension Specialist
    • OSU Extension
    • Senior Extension SpecialistOSU Extension
    Currently serve as Associate State Specialist with responsibilities in Volunteer Engagement and Management, Club Management, and Staff Development,

    Began Extesnion work in Garfield County as a 4-H Extension Educator. Later served in Comanche and Cleveland Counties as a 4-H Extension Educator.

    Prior to employment with Extension, served as the OK District Home Economist for Hancock Fabrics and work in OSU Residential Life.
    Currently serve as Associate State Specialist with responsibilities in Volunteer Engagement and Management, Club Management, and Staff Development,

    Began Extesnion work in Garfield County as a 4-H Extension Educator. Later served in Comanche and Cleveland Counties as a 4-H Extension Educator.

    Prior to employment with Extension, served as the OK District Home Economist for Hancock Fabrics and work in OSU Residential Life.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • OSU Extension
  • Shelly Legg
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Dr. Legg joined the faculty as an agricultural communications instructor in February 1992 and is now a professor. She teaches three classes, oversees internships, and serves as an academic adviser for the discipline. She is managing editor for the Cowboy Journal magazine, the publication produced by students each semester in her AGCM 4413 Agricultural Communications Capstone course. Legg is actively involved in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture organization. Her primary community service work is with the FFA and Payne County 4-H.

    Research Interests:

    Publication Readership Needs Assessment
    Ethics in Communications
    Agricultural Communications Curriculum Development
    Dr. Legg joined the faculty as an agricultural communications instructor in February 1992 and is now a professor. She teaches three classes, oversees internships, and serves as an academic adviser for the discipline. She is managing editor for the Cowboy Journal magazine, the publication produced by students each semester in her AGCM 4413 Agricultural Communications Capstone course. Legg is actively involved in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture organization. Her primary community service work is with the FFA and Payne County 4-H.

    Research Interests:

    Publication Readership Needs Assessment
    Ethics in Communications
    Agricultural Communications Curriculum Development
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Lauren Lewis Cline
    • Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

    Dr. Lauren Lewis Cline is an assistant professor and state Extension specialist in agricultural leadership at Oklahoma State University, where she has split teaching (0.75) and Extension (0.25) roles. Originally from central Florida, Lauren’s agricultural background is in produce trucking, commercial livestock, agribusiness and the 4-H and FFA youth organizations. After earning her bachelor’s in ag business from Auburn University and master’s in agricultural education from Texas A&M, Lauren served as the Director of Agricultural Studies at Warner University, a small private university in Florida, where she created the program curriculum, taught agriculture courses, advised and recruited students, and supported foundation efforts. She also was the undergraduate program coordinator for the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, where she led college advising efforts and taught agricultural leadership courses. It was these experiences that brought her to Oklahoma State University to study agricultural leadership. She earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from OSU. Lauren has been at Oklahoma State since 2017, as a graduate teaching associate, lecturer, and tenure-track faculty member. She is married to a native Okie – her husband, Chad, is from Miami – and has two sons, Wilkinson and Carpenter. 

     

    EXTENSION PROGRAMMING: Adaptive leadership for individuals and organizations, collaborative problem-solving, strengths-based leadership, crucial conversations, and inclusive leadership for adult, veterinarian, and youth audiences. 

     

    RESEARCH INTERESTS: The scholarship of college teaching and learning, leadership education, and multiculturalism in agriculture to prepare students for the 21st century workforce through student-centered learning and teaching in agricultural contexts.

    Dr. Lauren Lewis Cline is an assistant professor and state Extension specialist in agricultural leadership at Oklahoma State University, where she has split teaching (0.75) and Extension (0.25) roles. Originally from central Florida, Lauren’s agricultural background is in produce trucking, commercial livestock, agribusiness and the 4-H and FFA youth organizations. After earning her bachelor’s in ag business from Auburn University and master’s in agricultural education from Texas A&M, Lauren served as the Director of Agricultural Studies at Warner University, a small private university in Florida, where she created the program curriculum, taught agriculture courses, advised and recruited students, and supported foundation efforts. She also was the undergraduate program coordinator for the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, where she led college advising efforts and taught agricultural leadership courses. It was these experiences that brought her to Oklahoma State University to study agricultural leadership. She earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from OSU. Lauren has been at Oklahoma State since 2017, as a graduate teaching associate, lecturer, and tenure-track faculty member. She is married to a native Okie – her husband, Chad, is from Miami – and has two sons, Wilkinson and Carpenter. 

     

    EXTENSION PROGRAMMING: Adaptive leadership for individuals and organizations, collaborative problem-solving, strengths-based leadership, crucial conversations, and inclusive leadership for adult, veterinarian, and youth audiences. 

     

    RESEARCH INTERESTS: The scholarship of college teaching and learning, leadership education, and multiculturalism in agriculture to prepare students for the 21st century workforce through student-centered learning and teaching in agricultural contexts.

    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Career advice
    • Collaborative projects
    • Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) support
    • Industry projects
    • Masters or PhD research supervision
    • Mentoring (long-term)
    • Mentoring (short-term)
    • Research design
    • Speaking engagements
    • Teaching opportunities
    • Undergraduate research supervision
    • English
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Curriculum and pedagogy
    • Leadership
    • Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classified
    • Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism
    • Multicultural education
    • Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
  • Jon Ramsey
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Dr. Ramsey anchors his teaching philosophy on student success. He believes students are a direct reflection of the program, institution, and faculty. In addition, he focuses his teaching on preparing students who have identified school-based agricultural education as their college major and career choice. Specifically, equipping them to effectively deliver instruction and leadership to agricultural programs in Oklahoma and other states.

    Dr. Ramsey has been recognized for his teaching and academic advising at the departmental, university and national level. Most recently he received the Oklahoma State University Award for Academic Advisement and the American Association for Agricultural Education Distinguished Agricultural Educator Award.

    Research Interests:

    - Experiential learning through agricultural education with a focus on supervised experiences
    - Teacher Induction
    - Professional Development of Agricultural Educators
    - Volunteer Management
    Dr. Ramsey anchors his teaching philosophy on student success. He believes students are a direct reflection of the program, institution, and faculty. In addition, he focuses his teaching on preparing students who have identified school-based agricultural education as their college major and career choice. Specifically, equipping them to effectively deliver instruction and leadership to agricultural programs in Oklahoma and other states.

    Dr. Ramsey has been recognized for his teaching and academic advising at the departmental, university and national level. Most recently he received the Oklahoma State University Award for Academic Advisement and the American Association for Agricultural Education Distinguished Agricultural Educator Award.

    Research Interests:

    - Experiential learning through agricultural education with a focus on supervised experiences
    - Teacher Induction
    - Professional Development of Agricultural Educators
    - Volunteer Management
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Collaborative projects
    • Speaking engagements
    • Masters or PhD research supervision
    • Membership of an advisory committee
    • Mentoring (long-term)
    • Mentoring (short-term)
    • Teaching opportunities
    • Undergraduate recruitment support
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Higher education
    • Secondary education
    • Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
  • Angel Riggs
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    - Students' usage and perceptions of media and news.
    -Developing students' news judgment, media ethics, and interviewing and news writing skills, including Associated Press style and inverted pyramid technique.
    - Students' usage and perceptions of media and news.
    -Developing students' news judgment, media ethics, and interviewing and news writing skills, including Associated Press style and inverted pyramid technique.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Head
    Shane Robinson
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Department Head
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Department HeadAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

    J. Shane Robinson is currently Department Head of Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership and a professor in agricultural education at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Robinson taught secondary agricultural education for three years at Sapulpa High School, Sapulpa, OK. After receiving his PhD in Agricultural Education and a minor in college teaching from the University of Missouri, Robinson accepted a faculty position at the University of Kentucky. After one year, Robinson transitioned to the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership at Oklahoma State University, where he has worked since 2007. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate and graduate seminar courses in AECL. His research focuses on equipping people with the human capital necessary for employability, and increased wellbeing and satifaction, in and across various sectors of the agricultural industry. 

    J. Shane Robinson is currently Department Head of Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership and a professor in agricultural education at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Robinson taught secondary agricultural education for three years at Sapulpa High School, Sapulpa, OK. After receiving his PhD in Agricultural Education and a minor in college teaching from the University of Missouri, Robinson accepted a faculty position at the University of Kentucky. After one year, Robinson transitioned to the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership at Oklahoma State University, where he has worked since 2007. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate and graduate seminar courses in AECL. His research focuses on equipping people with the human capital necessary for employability, and increased wellbeing and satifaction, in and across various sectors of the agricultural industry. 

    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Quisto Settle
    • Associate Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Associate ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

    Teaching and advising in agricultural communications. Undergraduate Environmental Science steering committee member. Research on branding and science communication. Program Evaluation. Facilitation.

    Teaching and advising in agricultural communications. Undergraduate Environmental Science steering committee member. Research on branding and science communication. Program Evaluation. Facilitation.

    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Curriculum and pedagogy
    • Marketing communications
    • Communication and media studies
  • Nathan Smith
    • Teaching Assistant Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Teaching Assistant ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
  • Cathleen Taylor
    • Associate Extension Specialist
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Associate Extension SpecialistAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Associate State Specialist for Leadership and Civic Engagement for 4H Youth Development Programs
    • OSU Extension
    • Associate State Specialist for Leadership and Civic Engagement for 4H Youth Development ProgramsOSU Extension
    Cathleen Taylor is the Assistant State Specialist for Leadership and Civic Engagement with the Oklahoma 4-H program. Activities coordinated state wide include: Citizenship Washington Focus, Oklahoma 4-H Day at the Capitol, Oklahoma 4-H Leadership Team Retreat, and Oklahoma State Fairs.

    She also advises the Oklahoma State 4-H Leadership Council and the Oklahoma State University Chapter of Collegiate 4-H.
    Cathleen Taylor is the Assistant State Specialist for Leadership and Civic Engagement with the Oklahoma 4-H program. Activities coordinated state wide include: Citizenship Washington Focus, Oklahoma 4-H Day at the Capitol, Oklahoma 4-H Leadership Team Retreat, and Oklahoma State Fairs.

    She also advises the Oklahoma State 4-H Leadership Council and the Oklahoma State University Chapter of Collegiate 4-H.
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • OSU Extension
  • Rob Terry
    • Professor
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • ProfessorAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership

    Robert Terry, Jr. is the Rodger Howell Memorial Professor of Agricultural Educationa Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership (AECL) at Oklahoma State University. He served as deparatment head of AECL for 14 years before returning to the faculty in June of 2024. Terry is an OSU Alumnus who began his career as a school-based agricultural education teacher and FFA Advisor at Owasso (Oklahoma) High School. He has also been a faculty member at Cal Poly-SLO, Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Missouri.

    Terry has more than 100 publications to his credit and has delivered more than 150 invited presentations. In addition to his work on campus, he has supervised agricultural student teachers, delivered continuing education programs for teachers and other professionals, and participated in international agricultural education programs in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. He is married has has two adult children. He also has a 40 acre farm east of Stillwater.

    Research Interests:

    Agriculture Teacher Development
    Agricultural Literacy
    Agricultural Leadership Development

    Robert Terry, Jr. is the Rodger Howell Memorial Professor of Agricultural Educationa Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership (AECL) at Oklahoma State University. He served as deparatment head of AECL for 14 years before returning to the faculty in June of 2024. Terry is an OSU Alumnus who began his career as a school-based agricultural education teacher and FFA Advisor at Owasso (Oklahoma) High School. He has also been a faculty member at Cal Poly-SLO, Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Missouri.

    Terry has more than 100 publications to his credit and has delivered more than 150 invited presentations. In addition to his work on campus, he has supervised agricultural student teachers, delivered continuing education programs for teachers and other professionals, and participated in international agricultural education programs in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. He is married has has two adult children. He also has a 40 acre farm east of Stillwater.

    Research Interests:

    Agriculture Teacher Development
    Agricultural Literacy
    Agricultural Leadership Development

    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Undergraduate recruitment support
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Fields of Research
    • Curriculum and pedagogy
    • Educational administration, management and leadership
    • Teacher education and professional development of educators
  • Kelly Wardlaw
    • Assistant Extension Specialist for 4H Youth Development Programs
    • OSU Extension
    • Assistant Extension Specialist for 4H Youth Development ProgramsOSU Extension
    • Assistant Extension Specialist for 4H Youth Development Programs
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • Assistant Extension Specialist for 4H Youth Development ProgramsAgricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    Kelly Wardlaw currently serves as an Assistant Extension Specialist with responsibilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. She has 15 years of classroom experience teaching science and technology courses. Kelly is dedicated to bringing inquiry-based science to students.

    Research Interests:

    STEM Education, Engineering Education, Science, Education, Aerospace Education, Aviation and Space Education, Women/Girls in STEM, Inquiry-based Education, Hand-On Learning, Experiential Education
    Kelly Wardlaw currently serves as an Assistant Extension Specialist with responsibilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. She has 15 years of classroom experience teaching science and technology courses. Kelly is dedicated to bringing inquiry-based science to students.

    Research Interests:

    STEM Education, Engineering Education, Science, Education, Aerospace Education, Aviation and Space Education, Women/Girls in STEM, Inquiry-based Education, Hand-On Learning, Experiential Education
    • Faculty/Staff
    • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
    • Teaching opportunities
    • Agricultural Education, Communication & Leadership
    • OSU Extension
    Fields of Research
    • Continuing and community education
    • Education
    • Engineering education

Department contact

  • 405-744-8036
  • 224 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States

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