Experience

• Research and Evaluation Specialist
• High School Principal
• Secondary Teacher
• Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent

Education

• B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College
• M.S., Michigan State University
• Ed.S., Michigan State University
• Ed.D., Western Michigan University

Research Interests

• Issues of Diversity
• Curriculum Development
• Educational Leadership

Honors

• 2000 Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Award for Diversity
• 2006 College of Agricultural Sciences Diversity Achievement Award

Courses Taught

• YFE 438 Living in an Increasingly Diverse Society
• AEE 460 Foundations of Leadership Development
• YFE 496A Communicating Across Cultures

Office

2C Ferguson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7439
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: pdi1@psu.edu

Responsibilities

• 75% Extension
• 25% Research

Extension Programs

• Diversity Education
• Character Education
• International Youth Programs

Extension Publications

• An Overview of Diversity Awareness
• Diversity Activities for Youth and Adults
• More Diversity Activities forYouth and Adults
• Guide to Exploring African American Culture
• Diversity Discussion Starters
• Proverbs to Promote Understanding Across Generations and Cultures
• Exploring Clothes from Cultures Around the World

Selected Publications

• Webster, N. & Ingram, P. (2007). Exploring the challenges for Extension Educators in working in urban communities. Journal of Extension, 45(3) 3IAW3.
• Ingram, P. (2006). The Change Agent States for Diversity Project: The catalyst team approach. Journal of Extension. 44(5) 5FEA1.
• Ingram, P. (2006). The ups and downs of the workplace. Journal of Extension, 44(3) 3COM1.
• Ingram, P. & Bertelsen, A. (2005). Hearing their needs: Voices of underrepresented populations. Journal of Extension, 43(5) 5FEA1.
• Radhakrishna, R. B. & Ingram, P. D. (2005). Experiences of 4-H Japanese exchange program on participants: An evaluative study. Journal of Extension, 43(3) 3RIB3.
• Ingram, P. (2005). An evaluation of the Change Agent States for Diversity project: An early snapshot. Journal of Extension, 43(1), 1FEA5.
• Ingram, P. D., Dorsey, M., & Smith, S. (2004). Tips for designing publications for underrepresented audiences. Journal of Extension, 42(4) electronic journal.
• Ingram, P. D. & Radhakrishna, R. (2002). Cooperative Extension response to a diversity education resource: Implications for extension programming. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 7(1 & 2), 145-155.
• Ingram, P. D. (2002). A dynamic cross-cultural connection: The 4-H Japanese exchange program. News & Views, 55(2), 1, 6-7.
• Ingram, P. D. (2000). Valuing a growing population: Bi-racial youth. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research To Practice, 92(3), 10.
• Ingram P. D. & Moore, E. A. (1999). Attitudes toward diversity within Cooperative Extension: A two-state study. Equity & Excellence in Education, 32(3), 83-92.