Affiliate Faculty

Ann Dodd
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives/Senior Research Associate
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

217 Agricultural Administration Building
Phone: 814-865-5410
E-mail: ahd2@psu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 1981, Iowa State University
• M.S., 1983, Iowa State University
• Ph.D., 2004, The Pennsylvania State University

Marianne L. Fivek
Coordinator of Undergraduate Student Recruitment
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

101 Agricultural Administration Building
Phone: 814-865-7521
E-mail: mafivek@psu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 1979, Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture
• M.Ed., 1983, The Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., 1991, The Pennsylvania State University

Interest Areas:

Animal science, career development, educational research, gifted youth, program planning and evaluation, student development, student personnel.

James W. Hilton
Affiliate Associate Professor of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Engineering

232 Agricultural Engineering Building
Phone: 814-863-1817
Fax: 814-863-1031
E-mail: jwh2@psu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 1969, The Pennsylvania State University
• M.Ed., 1975, The Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., 1979, Iowa State University

Interest Areas:
Agricultural Mechanization, Machinery Management, Systems Management.

Kerry Hoffman- Richards
Pest Management Information Center, Director
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

111E Ferguson Building
Phone: 814-865-2134
Fax: 814-865-9829
E-mail: kmh14@psu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 1983, The Pennsylvania State University
• M. ED., 1992, The Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., 2000, The Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Lyons
Associate Dean for Multi-Cultural Programs, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

Education:

• B.S., 1970, South Carolina State College
• M.S., 1975, Bank Street College of Education
• Ph.D., 1988, The Pennsylvania State University

Interest Areas:
Recruitment and retention of minority graduate students.

Larry Ragan
Director of Instructional Design and Development for Distance Education and Penn State's World Campus
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

222H Outreach Building
Phone: 814-863-3114
E-mail: lcr1@psu.edu

Education:

• B.S., 1979, The Pennsylvania State University
• M. ED., 1984, The Pennsylvania State University
• Instructional II Certification from the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, 1984
• Ph.D., 1993, The Pennsylvania State University

Anatoliy Tmanov
Assistant Professor of International Agriculture, College of Agricultural Sciences
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

Education:

• D.V.M., 1990, Kamentets-Podolsky Agriculture-Engineering University
• Ph.D., 2001, The Pennsylvania State University

Barbara K. Wade
Senior Division of Undergraduate Studies Programs Coordinator
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education

Education:

• B.S., 1970, College Misericordia
• M.S., 1983, The Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., 1985, The Pennsylvania State University

Interest Areas:
Academic advising, experiential learning, curriculum development, ethics, evaluation.