Experience

• 2000-Present - Associate Professor of Ag & Extension Education
• 1997-2000 - Program Evaluation & Accountability Specialist, Clemson University
• 1991-1997 - Research Associate, Penn State

Education

• B.S., University of Ag Sciences, India
• M.S., University of Ag Sciences, India
• Ph.D., Penn State University

Research Interests

• Program Development, Evaluation & Accountability
• Research Methods
• Impact of 4-H Programs
• International Agriculture Development

Office

212 Ferguson Building
Phone: 814-863-7069
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: brr100@psu.edu

 

Responsibilities

• 75% Teaching
• 25% Research

Courses Taught

• AEE 450 Program Design and Delivery
• AEE 520 Research Methods
• YFE 550 Program Development & Evaluation in Youth, Families, and Communities
• AEE 509 Contemporary Issues in Ag and Extension Education Research
• AEE 596A Organizing and Presenting Scientific Information
• AEE 597D Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Selected Publications

• Radhakrishna, R.B. (in press). Educational value of 4-H competitive events as perceived by parents of 4-H participants. Journal of Agricultural Education.
• Radhakrishna, R.B., & Sinasky, M. (in press). 4-H experiences contributing to leadership and personal development of 4-H alumni. Journal of Extension.
• Radhakrishna, R.B. & Ingram, P.D. (2005). Experiences of 4-H Japanese exchange program on participants: An evaluative study. Journal of Extension, 43(3), 8 pages. (online) Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2005june/rb3.shtml.
• Radhakrishna, R.B. (2005). Influence of 4-H program on former 4-H members’ career and life experiences. Proceedings of the 32nd National Agricultural Education Research Conference, San Antonio, TX, 77-90.
• Radhakrishna, R.B. & Ingram, P.D. (2005). Youth in the developing world: Implications for research in international agricultural and extension education. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, San Antonio, TX, 657-669.
• Radhakrishna, R.B., & Veerabhadraiah, V. (2005). Revitalizing agricultural extension curricula in the 21st century: Implications for Indian agricultural universities. International Journal of Extension Education, 1, 27-32.
• Radhakrishna, R.B., & Veerabhadraiah, V. (2005). Globalization and World Trade Organization (WTO): Implications for extension program development. International Journal of Extension Education, 1, 91-96.
• Ingram, P.D. & Radhakrishna, R.B. (2004). 4-H as a catalyst for enhancing global literacy in American youth. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, 20, 129-137.
• Radhakrishna, R.B., Leite, F.C., & Hoy, P.E. (2003). 4-H enrollment trends in Pennsylvania: Implications for extension research and programming. Proceedings of the 30th National Agricultural Education Research Conference, 240-251.