Experience

• Senior High School Teacher
• Instructor Iowa State University
• International Consultant
• Associate Professor at Penn State

Education

• B.S., Iowa State University
• M.S., Iowa State University
• Ph.D., Iowa State University

Research Interests

• Impact of international study abroad programs
• Agricultural education in developing and emerging countries of Eastern Europe, Russia, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Latin America
• CTE Teacher Education

Awards and Honors:

• Fulbright Teaching Scholar Russia
• FAO Visiting Faculty
• NACTA Fellow
• Honorary Ph.D.--Moscow State Agoengineering University

Office

209B Ferguson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7420
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: thb2@psu.edu

Responsibilities

• Teach Uundergraduate and Graduate Courses
• Outreach Center for Professional Personnel Development
• Coordinate Undergraduate International Agriculture Minor
  • International Agriculture (INTAG) Information
  • College of Ag Sciences International Programs
  • INTAG Minor Requirements - Blue Book
  • Global-Ready Ag Graduates News Article

Courses Taught

• AEE 295, Observation of Teaching in Agriculture
• AEE 400, Educational Programs in Agriculture for Developing Countries
• AEE 418, Effective Laboratory Development for Agriculture and Environmental Science
• AEE 530, Teaching and Learning in Agriculture Science
• AEE 524, Change in Education
• INTAG 481, Problem Solving in Tropical Agriculture
• INTAG 497, Russian American International Ag Seminar
• Rus 100, Russian Culture and Civilization

Selected Publications

• Lopez, J. & Bruening T. (2002). Meeting educational needs of San Lazaro farmers within the context of indigenous knowledge. Journal of International Agriculture and Extension Education. (Gary Wingenback, Ed.).
• Bruening, T. (2001). Benefits of participating in an international study abroad program. 17th Annual Conferences for the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Baton Rouge, LA.
• Shao, X. & Bruening, T (2001). Policies changes in curriculum development in Chinese agricultural schools. International Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology, Beijing, China.
• Bruening, T. Scanlon, D. Hodes, C. & Liu, S. (2001). Professional development activities of career technical teacher educators. AVERA National Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Crowder, L V., Lindley, W.I., Bruening, T.H. and Doron, N. (1998). Agricultural Education for Sustainable Rural Development: Challenges for Developing Countries in the 21st Century, Journal European Agricultural Education.
• Reynar, R.E., Musser, F., & Bruening, T.H. (1996). The potential for linking private and public extension services in Bangladesh. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 3(2), 5-14.