Dr. Edward Osei
Edward Osei is an assistant professor of agricultural economics in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. His research interests include economic modeling, precision agriculture, healthcare economics, manure nutrient management, economics of resource conservation, climate variability and agricultural production, and international trade. He is currently involved in a 5-year, $10million USDA-funded study on beef cattle grazing under climate variability and land use pressures, which entails collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, Kansas State University, the Noble Foundation, and Tarleton’s Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER). Together with Tarleton’s Syed Jafri, he also recently completed a project on the availability of emergency medicine and general surgery physicians for the State of Texas, and an unrelated study on county-level availability of cardiologists, pulmonologists, and endocrinologists in Texas for the Texas A&M University System. He was recently a senior research economist at TIAER, where he played a leading role in the development of economic and integrated computer modeling systems for agro-environmental policy assessment. He also serves as the editor in chief of the Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Dr. Lonie Dudley
Dr. Lonie Dudley is an assistant professor if agri-industries and agencies in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. Her research focuses on the public value contribution of programs and activities that provide capacity building opportunities for agricultural producers. Dr. Lonie Dudley is a 2018 Nuffield International Farming Scholar and has a B.S. from the University of Delaware, MBA from Eastern University, and Ph.D. from Penn State University. She has worked in the public and private sectors, including being part of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Texas Department of Agriculture, and puts an emphasis on connecting learning in the classroom at Tarleton State to the real-life experiences and scenarios that students will face as alums of the program.
Dr. Brant Poe
Dr. A. Brant Poe is an assistant professor of Agri industries and agencies in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. His research includes agricultural literacy through textbook design, rural mental health, the development of human capital and experiential learning. Dr. Poe’s scholarly activities have been diverse and included various aspects of graduate student research.
Dr. Rudy Tarpley
Dr. Tarpley is a professor and serves as the departmental graduate program coordinator. His recent research studies include teacher in-service, agricultural literacy through public school textbook design, and university agricultural education needs assessments. Students interested in a research graduate assistantship are encouraged to seek more information.