A full PDF version of my Vitae is posted here.

Education
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2006
Ph.D. in Agricultural Communication
Chair- Tracy Irani, Ph.D.
Dissertation: “The Effect of Cognitive Problem Solving Style and Level of Interactivity on Attitudes toward and Recall of Web-based Information”
Specialty: new media, visual communications, distance education, and rural magazines

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004
M.S. in Agricultural Communication
Thesis: “An examination of the adoption of the Internet by agricultural magazines”

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2002
B.S. in Agricultural Communication
Top 10 Senior in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Minor: Animal Sciences

Prague College of Agriculture in the Czech Republic, study abroad for six weeks. 2001

Professional Experiance
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Communications
Human and Community Resource Development at The Ohio State University
October 2006- present.

Graduate Research Assistant University of Florida         
August 2002-August 2006.

Webmaster for Seminole Feed
July 2003- August 2005.

National FFA Convention Newsroom
November 2000, October 2001, 2003-2007 .

Communication Intern/ Webmaster
May 2003-July 2003.

Editing and Public Relations Intern for Ohio Quarter Horse Association
April 2002- August 2002.

Editorial Intern for OSU Communications and Technology  
 March 2001 through August 2002.

Exhibit Design Intern for OSU Communications and Technology
June 2000 through March 2001, January 2002 through July 2002.

Free-lance Writer for Off Road magazine
      Submitted an article printed in October 2000.

State FairConsignment Organizer— Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
August 1999.

Secretary— Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
  February 1999 through May 1999.

Professional

• Journal/Proceedings/Poster Reviewer

• AAAE National Agricultural Education Research Conference
• Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, agricultural communication section’s
• Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Research SIG Paper and Thesis Competitions
• Journal of Applied Communication

Professional Organization Offices (elected)

• Vice-Chair for Research SIG for the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (2008)
• AAAE Membership (Communication) Committee Secreatry (2008)
• Vice-Chair Elect for Research SIG for the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences

Professional Organization Service

• Journal of Applied Communication  Editorial Board
• AAAE North Central Region- Membership Committee
• NACTA Public Relations and New Branding Committee
• National FFA Organization- Work in newsroom during National Convention with photographers, 2001-present
• Ohio Agricultural Communicators Association- Mentorship

Departmental & Campus Activities
University

• Member, The Ohio State University Alumni

Department

• Program Leader, Agricultural Communication in the Department of Human and Community Resource Development, 2007- present
• Member, Department of Human and Community Resource Development Graduate Committee, 2007-present
• Member, Department of Human and Community Resource Development Graduate Faculty, 2006-present
• Member, Agricultural Communication Scholarship Selections Committee, 2006-present
• Adviser, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Undergraduate Organization, 2006-present

Outreach
The Ohio State University:

• Judge Ohio FFA State Officer Interviews, 2008
• Judge Ohio FFA State Prepared Speaking Contest, 2007
• Judge Ohio FFA Agricultural Communication CDE Contest, Web design portion 2007-present
• Agricultural Communication CDE Bootcamp, 2007 (50 participants)
• Judge Ohio 4-H Health and Safety Speaking Contest , 2007
• Judged Ohio 4-H Senior Demonstrations and Multi-media presentations, 2007
• Co-Organizer of Ohio FFA Ag Communication

University of Florida:

• Assisted with the University of Florida New Extension Faculty Training, 2006
• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Curriculum Committee, 2005-2006
• Graduate student member of the Florida Agricultural Institute Board, 2005-2006
• Served on planning committee for UF/ University of Guelph international exchange trip, 2005
• Served as graduate student representative on the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication Technology Advisory Council, 2005-2006
• Served as graduate student advisor for the UF Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, 2004-2006
• Served as graduate student representative on the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication Advisory Council, 2004-2006
• Served as a judge for the Florida FFA State Agricultural Communications Skill Development Contest, 2004-2005
• Served as a judge for the National Young Farmer Educational Association Spokesperson for Agriculture Competition, 2004

Awards

• First Place Faculty Paper, 2007 Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Research SIG Paper Competition
• NACTA Graduate Student Teaching award, 2006
• Outstanding Doctoral Student in the Department of Ag Education and Communication at the University of Florida, 2006
• First Place Poster Presentation, SAREC, February 2006.
• First Runner-up Graduate Paper Presentation, Agricultural Communications Section, SASS, February 2006.
• 2005 Outstanding Master’s Thesis presented by the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences
• Outstanding University of Florida ACT member, 2005
• Department of Agricultural Education and Communication Thesis Award, 2004
• Second Place Outstanding Graduate Student Research Proposal, 2004 Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Research SIG Paper Competition, June 22, 2004
• Third Place Outstanding Graduate Student Research Paper, 2004 Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Research SIG Paper Competition, June 22, 2004
• Outstanding Poster Presentation, The American Association of Agricultural Education, December 11, 2003
• First Runner-up Poster, SAREC, February 14, 2004
• Top 10 Senior in the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at OSU.

 Educational and professional activities

• Association of American Agriculture Educators (2006- Present)
• Ohio Association of Agriculture Communicators (2006- Present)
• Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (2004- Present)
• Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences  (2003- Present)
• North American College Teachers of Agriculture (2004- Present)
• American Horse Publications Council (2001- Present)
• Ag Education and Communications Graduate Student Association- Secretary, Vice President, President (2003-Present)
• Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow – Vice President, Treasurer (1999-2002) graduate student advisor (2004-Present)
• American Appaloosa Horse Society (2004- Present)
• Florida Farm Bureau (2003- Present)
• Alpha Tau Alpha Honorary (2003- Present)
• Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary (2000- Present)
• American Quarter Horse Association (2000- Present)
• OSU Intercollegiate Horse Judging Team (2001-2)
• Tower’s Agricultural Honorary- Reporter (2000)
• Ohio State University Horseman’s Association- Secretary, President (1998-2002) 
• Editor of AgriNaturalist (2001)
• Ohio State FFA Treasurer (1998)

Research and Professional Development Grants

Proposed and under construction
Hall, D., Rhoades, E., & Rhodus, T. (2008). Communications for Soy-Products Commercialization. $50,000. Ohio Soybean Association Grant Program

Ling, P., McMahon, P., Rhoades, E., Bean, T., Both, A.J., Kubota, C., Kacira, M., & Giacomelli, G. (2008). Controlled Environment Plant Production Technology/Engineering Introductory Course Development. $416,989. USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant Program.

Funded (Total= $ 140,224)
 Rhoades, E. (Funded). What Does Agriculture Have to Do With It? Critical Thinking Skills of Agricultural Communication Trained Versus Journalism Trained Media. $50,000. OARDC SEED Grant.

Rhoades, E., Whittington, S., Sheer, S., Agunga, R., & Connors, J. (2007) A Professional Development Proposal to Enhance Teaching through Technology in Agricultural Communication and Agricultural Extension and Education. $10,433. Price Chair Small Grants Program.

Friedel, C., Ricketts, J., Rhoades, E., Rudd, R., Irani, T., Stedman, N. (2007). Factors of Student Engagement in Agricultural Education Programs. $79,791. National FFA Research Grant.

Submitted but not funded
Stone, A., Herms, D., Boggs, J., Shetlar, D., Chatfield, J., Rhoades, E., Smith, K., Draper, E., Sydnor, D., Ellisworth, D., & Conglose, J.(2007). Engaging Ohio’s Diverse Communities to Manage the Social, Economic, and Ecological Impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer.$120,000 Excellence in Engagement Grant.
 
Rhoades, E. (2006). Communicating Emerald Ash Borer to the General Public: Assessing the Awareness and Engagement of the Public. $49,510. OARDC SEED Grant.

Rhoades, E., & Flinn, B. (2006). Knowledge Assessment & Lessons Learned by Urban Foresters for Use in Educating Municipalities and the General Public about Emerald Ash Borer. $122,113. NUCFAC Challenge Cost-Share Program

Cardina, J.,Vadrevu, K. , Hoy, C. , & Rhoades, E. (2006). Emerald ash borer and exotic plant invasions: Increasing public awareness of ecological crises to aid resource management. $100,000. OARDC Interdisciplinary Grant.

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