Graduate Student Profile
Zachary is a doctoral candidate and the Assistant Director for Student Recruitment and Retention with Purdue Agriculture’s Office of Multicultural Programs. He is actively engaged in research that spans student college choice and transition, mentorship of women and underrepresented minority students in agriculture, HBCU presidential leadership, culturally relevant pedagogy in STEM-AFNR, and ethnic minority experiences in colleges of agriculture.
Education
B.S., Agricultural Sciences, Southern University and A&M College, 2015
M.S., Agricultural Education, Iowa State University, 2018
Professional Activities
National Society of MANRRS; Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
Research Interest
Brown’s doctoral research focuses on the experiences of historically excluded populations in postsecondary agricultural spaces.
Funding Source
Self-Funded
Advisor
Dr. Levon Esters