Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, 2004 Assistant Professor, Texas A&M-Commerce, Commerce, TX, 2004-2007 Assistant Extension Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2007-2010 Assistant Extension/Research Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2010-2011 Associate Extension/Research Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2012-2019 Extension Research Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2019-present

International Experience

Collaboration with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Sustainable Grassland Intensification Project. Managua, Nicaragua. September 2014-Present Collaboration on the Farmers to Farmers Program in Nicaragua to develop forage management recommendations for small producers. Program sponsored by Partners of the Americas-USAID and the Nicaraguan National Livestock Commission. August 14-30, 2013. Collaboration on the Farmers to Farmers Program in Nicaragua to develop forage management recommendations for small producers. Program sponsored by Partners of the Americas-USAID and the Nicaraguan National Livestock Commission. September 14 – 26, 2012. Presentations to Livestock Producers in Panama. Volunteer. August 28, 2012. Grant Collaborator with University of Puerto Rico, International Center for Tropical Research and the University of Florida, 2012. Class Leading Instructor to Panama. Tropical Agriculture. Iowa State University. December 27, 1999 – January 15, 2000.