Affiliated Researchers: Rural Sociology

László Kulcsár

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Hungary, USA, Economic And Social Development, Post-socialist, Population Dynamics

Kai Schafft

Professor, Education Policy Studies
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Marcellus Shale, Boomtowns, Rural Areas, Shale Gas

Theodore R. Alter

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Kathleen Sexsmith

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farmworkers, Immigrant, USA, Agriculture, New York

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Economic Growth, United States, County Level

Kristina Brant

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Opioid Use Disorder, Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Abuse, Legal System, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Elizabeth Ransom

Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Economic And Social Development, Uganda, Food Systems, Botswana, Food Insecurity

Brian Thiede

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Americas, Africa, United States, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kathryn Brasier

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Pennsylvania, Economic And Social Development, Agriculture, Women Farmers

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Biotechnology, Scientists, Economic And Social Development, Agricultural Biotechnology

Janelle Larson

Professor, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Land Titling, Honduras, Developing Country, Access To Credit, Teaching Innovation

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Economic And Social Development, Social Support, Ireland, Pennsylvania

Anil Kumar Chaudhary

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Program Evaluation, Florida, Extension Professionals, Extension Programs, Water Conservation

Douglas Wrenn

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Economic And Social Development, Housing Prices, Taxation, Pennsylvania, Shale Gas Development

Linlin Fan

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19, Oral Nutritional Supplements, Obesity Prevalence, Chinese Adults, Mississippi

Dave Abler

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Agriculture, Nonpoint, Chesapeake Bay, Climate Change

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, United States, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Emissions

Emily Southard

PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Top research keywords: Food-systems, Climate change, International development, Women's empowerment, agriculture

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Fir, Cambodia, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Foliar Nitrogen

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowners, Natural Resource, Forestry, USA, High Grading