Project Team

Rama Radhakrishna, Ph.D.
Professor & Head of Department, Purdue University Principal Investigator

Neil Knobloch, Ph.D.
Professor, Purdue University Co-Principal Investigator

De'Etra Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Dean, Tennessee State University Co-Principal Investigator

Levon Esters, Ph.D.
Professor & Dean of the Graduate School and Vice-Provost for graduate education, Pennsylvania State University Co-Principal Investigator

Olivier Ntaganzwa
Purdue University Graduate Research Assistant 2023-2024

Brooke Stafford
Purdue University Graduate Research Assistant 2019-2020

Monique Hovey
Purdue University Graduate Research Assistant 2022

Andres Zabala
Purdue University Graduate Research Assistant 2020-2021

Mallen Marlowe
Purdue University Graduate Research Assistant 2020-2021

Michigan State

Aaron J. McKim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Community Sustainability

Doug Bessette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Community Sustainability

Phil Warsaw, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice

Ohio State University

Mary T. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Jera Niewoehner-Green, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Francesca Hand, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Joyce Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Tennessee State University

De'Etra Young, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Sky Georges, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Catherine Armwood-Gordon, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Anthony Bowden Graduate Research Assistant

Tuskegee University

Olga Bolden-Tiller, Ph.D. Professor; Department Head; Asst. Dean

Deepa Bedi, MD, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Deloris Alexander, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Tasha Hargrove, Ph.D. Assistant Research Extension Professor

Byungjin Min, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Joseph Quansah, Ph.D. Research Extension Associate Professor

Albert Russell, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry & Department Head

Richard Whittington, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Asst. Department Head

Robert Zabawa, Ph.D. Research Extension Professor

University of Arkansas @ Pine Bluff

Nina Lyon Bennett, PhD Assistant Dean for Academics

Janette R. Wheat, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Tracy V. Dunbar, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Emmanuel Asiamah, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mark Balschweid, Ph.D. Professor and ALEC Head

L.J. McElravy, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Leadership, & Associate Dean for UNL Graduate Studies

Heather Akin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Nathan Conner, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Gina Matkin Professor of Leadership

Langston University

Desmond Delk, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Kavaris Sims, M.A. Assistant Dean of Students

Ashford Perkins, M.A. Academic Advisor

Neil James, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Omolola Betiku, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Glen Wright, Ph.D. Director of Animal Health/Veterinary Technology

Keawin Sarjeant, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

University of Missouri

NaTashua Davis, Ph.D. Director of Diversity Initiatives

Michael Garcia, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Terrell Morton, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Jennifer Brown Associate Director, K-12 Access Programming & Outreach Initiatives

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Chastity Warren, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Agricultural Education

Chantel Y. Simpson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education

Gregory Goins, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair of Natural Resources and Environmental Design

Antoine J. Alston, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean of Academics-CAES

University of Kentucky

Bryan Hains, Ph.D. Director and Co-Founder of the Community Innovation Lab

Tiffany Thomas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Tiffany Thomas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor