Affiliated Researchers: Sociology

László Kulcsár

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Hungary, Post-socialist, Communities, USA, Biofuel

Kai Schafft

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

Maurie Kelly

Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

Robert Chiles

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Meat, Qualitative Research Ethics, Big Data Era, Ethics, Cellular Agriculture

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, New York, USA, Agriculture

Brian Thiede

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Population Censuses, United States, Climate Change Impacts

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Youth Engagement, Social Support, Communities, Ireland

Emily Southard

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

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, United States, Income Inequality, CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Scientists, Genetically Modified Crops, University Research, Agricultural Biotechnology

Janelle Larson

Professor, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Access To Credit, Developing World, Teaching Innovation, Informal Sector, Institutional Factors

Guangqing Chi

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Population Dynamics, Population Change, Land Use, Population Increase

Rick Bates

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Horticulture, Vegetative Buffers, Dust, Christmas Trees, Foliar Nitrogen

Kathryn Brasier

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, USA, Agriculture, Stakeholder Engagement, Discourse

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Landowners, High Grading, Microtargeting, Quercus

Forrest Briscoe

Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Activism, Firm, Workers, Political Ideology, Law Firms

Elizabeth Ransom

Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Food Systems, Botswana, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Livestock

Jeffrey Hyde

Director of Extension and Associate Dean, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Dairy Farm, Maize, Wine, Pennsylvania, Cow

Frans Padt

Teaching Professor

Kaitlyn Spangler

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Jiaxing Wu

Graduate Student, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Justine Lindemann

Assistant Professor of Community Development and Resilience, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Entrepreneurialism, Green Space, Place-making, Cleveland, Ohio

Suzanna Windon

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic, Ohio, Brainstorming, Mindfulness, Farmers With Disabilities

Martina Vecchi

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Daniel Foster

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Educators, Communities Of Practice, Discourse, Agriculture, Global Learning

Matthew Royer

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay, Watersheds, Decision Making, Temporal Inequalities, Watershed Management

Mark Gagnon

Research Associate, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Human Resources, Supervisors, Supervisory Personnel, Personnel, Cellular Agriculture

Ruohao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19 Mortality, Mortality, Vaccination Record, COVID-19, Economic Impact Payments

Robert D. Weaver

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Innovation Capacity, Pesticides, Relationship Quality, Markets, Price

James Shortle

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Gregory Kelly

Associate Dean, College of Education
Top research keywords: Discourse, Classroom, Engineering, Student, Science Education

Douglas Wrenn

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Subdivision Development, Residential Subdivisions, Pennsylvania, Shale Gas Development, Residential Development

Kristina Brant

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Criminal Legal, Opioid Use Disorder, Adaptation, Social Networks

Edward C. Jaenicke

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Private Label, United States, Organic Food, Household Level, Food Waste

Daniel Brent

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Willingness To Pay, Social Comparison, Traffic Congestion, Water Cost

Stephan J. Goetz

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

Karen Fisher-Vanden

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Integrated Assessment Model, Climate Change Impacts, Energy Intensity, Carbon Tax

Clare Hinrichs

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Bioenergy, Research Ethics, Farmer, Agriculture