Gerad Middendorf
Ph.D. 2002. Michigan State University , Sociology
M.A. 1992. Ohio University , International Affairs/Latin American Studies
B.S. 1987. Southern Illinois University , 1987; Economics/Finance
Interests: Rural/Environmental, Agrifood Systems, International Development

Gerad Middendorf is Associate Professor of Sociology at Kansas State University . His research interests are in the areas of rural and environmental studies, the sociology of agriculture and food, international development, and science and technology studies. He and colleagues recently published The Fight Over Food , a book on how producers, consumers and activists are challenging the global food system (Penn State University Press, 2008). Other recent work has included a study of information needs of organic growers and retailers, and a study of agrarian landscape transition in eastern Kansas . He has also published a number of articles and chapters on the implications of agricultural biotechnologies and on agricultural science and technology policy. Middendorf is currently engaged in projects on the role of Latinos in agriculture in the Great Plains , and on biofuels development in the Midwest .

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