Division of Applied Social Sciences
Nov. 3, 2022
Adrienne Ohler
Educational background Ph.D. Economics, Washington State University, 2009 Courses taught ABM 4360: Energy Markets and Regulation…
Nov. 3, 2022
Annette Kendall
Dr. Kendall spearheads initiatives that emphasize the understanding and promotion of innovation, particularly in rural regions. A significant aspect of her work centers around empowering neurodivergent individuals. Through her courses in entrepreneurship, she instills in her students the values of creative thinking, complex problem-solving, and the essence of creating and managing ventures. She is passionate about encouraging neurodiverse students to envision entrepreneurship as a viable path to shaping their futures. She serves as the faculty advisor for the Mizzou National Agricultural Marketing Association student competition. Educational background Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2019…
Oct. 25, 2022
CAFNR Hosts North Central Region/National Learner-Centered Teaching Conference
In early October, CAFNR hosted the 2022 North Central Region/National Learner-Centered Teaching Conference.
Oct. 25, 2022
Andres Mesa Selected for 2022 Dissertation Research Award
Andres Mesa, graduate student in rural sociology, was selected for the 2022 Dissertation Research Award at the 84th Rural Sociological Society (RSS) annual meeting in August.
Oct. 24, 2022
Bill McKelvey Receives David E. Baker Distinguished Extension Programmatic Leadership Award
Bill McKelvey, senior program coordinator in the Division of Applied Social Sciences, received the 2022 David E. Baker Distinguished Extension Programmatic Leadership Award as.
Oct. 24, 2022
Mauro Palmero Accepted Into 2022-23 MU Thrive Faculty Learning Community
Mauro Palmero, associate teaching professor, has been accepted to the 2022-23 MU Thrive Faculty Learning Community.
Oct. 24, 2022
DASS Faculty Win Distinguished Manuscript Award
DASS faculty win Distinguished Manuscript Award.
Oct. 24, 2022
CAFNR Advisor Spotlight: Robyn Holliday (Eschenbrenner)
Holliday (Eschenbrenner) serves as an academic advisor for the agribusiness management and personal financial planning degree programs.
Sep. 21, 2022
Abed Rabbani Wins Outstanding Paper Award
Abed Rabbani is part of a team of authors named Outstanding Paper Award recipients in the 2022 Emerald Literati Awards. The winning article was “A test of the association between the initial surge in COVID-19 cases and subsequent changes in financial risk tolerance,” in the journal Review of Behavioural Finance. Rabbani is an assistant professor of personal financial planning. His coauthors on the paper were Wookjae Heo, South Dakota State University, and John E. Grable, University of Georgia.
Sep. 15, 2022
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Making a Major Impact
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. When CAFNR unveiled its strategic plan, Drive to Distinction, in 2019, it established criteria for Programs of Distinction, a select collection of programs that exemplify CAFNR’s drive to distinction. Those programs, together with CAFNR’s academic programs, define CAFNR’s impact on Missouri’s agriculture and natural resource economies, providing understanding for how CAFNR is addressing challenges facing Missouri agriculture, food and natural resources. There are seven programs that have earned Program of Distinction status (as of 2022): Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) Interdisciplinary Reproduction…