Faculty Profile for Dr. Ryan Gerald Anderson

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Dr. Ryan Gerald Anderson
Assistant Professor — Department of Agricultural Sciences
AG 212
phone: (512) 245-3325
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Anderson grew up on his families farm in Illinois where they raised crops and livestock. He has a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Education from Illinois State University. He received his Master's degree in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M-Commerce and his Ph.D. in Career & Technical Education from Virginia Tech.

Teaching Interests

 Methods of teaching agricultural mechanics.

Research Interests

 The use of Virtual & Augmented Reality in teaching & learning.
STEM applications in Agriculture
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in Agriculture

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Blanton, E., Anderson, R. G., & Drewery, M. L. (n.d.). Service-learning outreach to attract high school students to degrees and careers in agricultural sciences. Translational Animal Science.
  • Anderson, R. G., Paulsen, T. H., & Franker, B. (2023). Teaching the Teacher: Teacher  Perceptions of the Amount of Agricultural Mechanics Instruction Received as School-Based Agricultural Education Students. The CTE Journal, 11(1), 1–15. Retrieved from https://www.thectejournal.com/
  • Heibel, B., Anderson, R. G., & Drewery, M. L. (2023). Virtual reality in welding training and education: A literature review. Journal of Agricultural Education, 64(4). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.v64i4.38
  • Byrd, A. P., Anderson, R. G., & Paulsen, T. H. (2023). Agricultural Education Teachers  Competence to Teach Agricultural Mechanics: A Gender Comparison. The CTE Journal, 11(2), 2–16.
  • Trickett, L., Byrd, A. P., Anderson, R. G., & Haynes, J. C. (2023). Preparing Pre-service  Agricultural Education Teachers to Teach Agricultural Mechanics: Are We Doing Enough? Journal of Agricultural Education, 64(3), 261–273. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.v64i3.80

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Presidential Distinction Award for Service, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Innovative Idea Poster, National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Research Conference. October 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Research Poster, National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Research Conference. October 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Innovative Idea Poster, National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Research Conference. October 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Paper Presentation, National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Presentation Conference. October 2022

Selected Grants

  • Drewery, Merritt L (Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, & Mathematics: integrating scientific inquiry in curriculum for pre-service Agricultural Education teachers (STEAM-AGED), USDA HSI Education Grants Program, Federal, $275000. (Submitted: January 2021, Funded: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Principal), Borges, Bradley Donald (Co-Principal). Recruit, Train, and Retain Students Interested in Welding., Wayne and JoAnn Moore Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. Grant.
  • Anderson, Ryan Gerald, Borges, Bradley Donald. Women And Minorities in Welding- WAM Weld. USDA-NIFA-WAMS, USDA, Federal, $200000. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - September 14, 2026). Grant.
  • Anderson, Ryan Gerald. Providing a Small Gas Engine CASE Institute for beginning teachers, USDA, Federal, $50000. (Funded: September 15, 2023 - September 14, 2025). Grant.
  • Borges, Bradley Donald (Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Sweat: Standardized Welding Education And Training, USDA, Federal, $750000. (Submitted: June 6, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Teacher Education Council
2023-Present
Officer
San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo - Jr. Ag Mechanics Shows Superintendent
2023-Present
Member
Curriculum Committee
August 17, 2023-Present
Member
Division of Research Principal Investigator Council
August 1, 2023-Present
Member
Promotion & Tenure Procedure Review Committee
May 2023-Present