Faculty Profile
Dr. Talbert serves as
Coordinator of the Agricultural Education Program Area. His research is focused
on underrepresented populations in agriculture. He has studied ethnic minorities
in secondary agricultural education especially in urban areas. He is currently
exploring the factors that contribute to a successful urban secondary
agricultural education program.
Education
PhD, Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University,
1992
MS, Vocational & Technical Education, Virginia Tech, 1990
BS,
Agricultural Education, Virginia Tech, 1983
Department Responsibilities
Coordinator,
Agricultural Education Program Area
Coordinator, Student Teaching in
Agricultural Education
Coordinator, Indiana Agriculture Teachers Summer
Workshop
Courses Taught
ASEC 318 Coordinating Supervised
Agricultural Experience Programs
ASEC 319 Program Planning for Agricultural Education Programs
ASEC 565/EDCI 565 Principles of Adult
Education
EDCI 285 Multiculturalism and Education
EDCI 498 Student
Teaching in Agricultural Education (Coordinator)
Professional Service
Member, Program Convener Council, Teacher Education Council, Purdue University
Member, STAR Academy Advisory Board, 1995-present
Owner, Listserv for American Association for Agricultural Education and for National Association of Agricultural Educators, 1995-present
Member, Purdue University Advisory Committee on Equity, 2007-2013
Co-facilitator, Fall Graduate Teaching Assistants Orientation, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, 2003-2012
Member, National Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) Advisory Committee, 2010-2011
Research Interests
Under-represented populations in agriculture and agricultural
education; adult learning; qualitative and mixed methods studies.
Grants & Projects
Principal Investigator, Growing the Pipeline for Agricultural Education Teachers in Indiana, Indiana Commission for Higher Education. 2015-2019.
Principal Investigator, Engaging Underrepresented Populations in the Food and Agricultural Sciences through Urban Agriculture, USDA-SPECA. 2013-2018.
Co-Principal Investigator, Borlaug Fellows Program – India, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. 2007-2008.
Co-Principal Investigator, Online Volunteer Development, National FFA Organization. 2007-2008.
Principal Investigator, Development of Diversity Resource Kit for Agricultural Education, National FFA Organization. 2004-2005.
For publications, please visit my Google Scholar page.