Kathleen Kelsey Associate Professor and Distance Learning Director for the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership Contact 466 Agricultural Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 (405) 744-8137 e-mail Vitae

Courses Taught
AGED 3403 - Ag Agencies and Information Transfer
AGED 4713 - International Agriculture
AGED 5123 - Adult Programs in Ag and Extension Ed
AGED 5202 - Grantseeking
AGED 5983 - Research Methods in Ag Education
AGED 6223 - Program Evaluation in Ag and Extension
AGED 6250 - Advanced Methods in Qualitative Research

Research Activities
Evaluation research to increase the effectiveness and accountability of publicly supported programs including the land-grant university, distance education, leadership and education studies, and gender issues in agricultural education

Book Contributions and Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Kelsey, K. D., Lindner, J. R., & Dooley, K. E. (2007, in press). Evaluating online programs. In Howard, C., Rogers, P. & Berg, G. A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, 2nd ed. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

Kelsey, K. D., Lindner, J. R., & Dooley, K. E. (2005). Evaluating online programs. In Boettcher, J. V, Justice, L., Schenk, K., Rogers, P. L., Berg, G. A., & Howard, C. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Distance Learning (pp. 872-874). Hershey, PA: Idea Group. (ISBN: 1591405556)

Kelsey, K. D. (2005). Evaluating distance education programs using best practices. With K. Dooley, J. Lindner, & L. Dooley in Advanced methods in distance education: Applications and practices for educators, trainers, and learners. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

Boyd, B. & Kelsey, K. D. (2005). Learner-centered assessment and facilitation techniques. With K. Dooley, J. Lindner, & L. Dooley in Advanced methods in distance education: Applications and practices for educators, trainers, and learners. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

Distance Learning

Murphy, T. H., Lindner, J. R., Kelsey, K. D., & Wingenbach, G. J. (2005). Authenticated writing competencies of agricultural education graduate students: A comparison of distance and on-campus students. Journal of Agricultural Education, 46(4), 13-22. 

Kelsey, K. D. & D’souza, A. (2004). Student motivation for learning at a distance: Does interaction matter? Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 7(2). Available: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

Dooley, K. E., Kelsey, K. D. & Lindner, J. R. (2003). Doc@Distance: Immersion in advanced study and inquiry, Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 4(1) 43-50.

Kelsey, K. D., Lindner, J. R., & Dooley, K. E. (2002). Agricultural education at a distance: Let’s hear from the students. Journal of Agricultural Education, 43(4): 25-33.

Lindner, J. R., Dooley, K. E., & Kelsey, K. D. (2002). All for one and one for all: Relationships in a distance education program. The Journal of Distance Learning Administration. Available: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

Kelsey, K. D. (2000). Impact of communication apprehension and communication skills training on interaction in a distance education course. Journal of Applied Communications, 84(4), 7-21.

Kelsey, K. D. (2000). Participant perceptions of interaction in a course delivered by interactive compressed video technology. The American Journal of Distance Education, 14(1), 63-74.

Kelsey, K. D. & Sutphin, H. D. (2000). A case study of barriers to interaction in distance education. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1), 41-47.

Kelsey, K. D. (2000). A case study of student satisfaction and interaction in a distance education course. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1), 34-40.

Kelsey, K. D. (1999). A case study of interaction, student satisfaction, communication apprehension and an orientation workshop in an animal genetics course delivered by interactive compressed video technology. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Winner of the Alan A. Kahler Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Association for Agricultural Education, December 7, 2000, San Diego, CA.

Stakeholder Engagement at the Land-Grant University

Kelsey, K. D. & Mariger, S. C. (2004). A comparison of farmers who do and do not use Cooperative Extension Services. Journal of Extension, 42(2). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2004april/a8.shtml

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Mariger, S. C. (2003). A survey-based model for collecting stakeholder input at a land-grant university. Journal of Extension, 41(5). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2003october/a3.shtml

 

Mariger, S. C. & Kelsey, K. D. (2003). Disengaged farmers: The land-grant system’s overlooked clientele. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 53(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/

Kelsey, K. D. (2002). What is old is new again: Cooperative Extensions’ role in democracy building through civic engagement. Journal of Extension. Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2002august/comm1.shtml

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Mariger, S. C. (2002). A case study of stakeholder needs for Extension education. Research in Brief article for Journal of Extension, 40(2). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2002april/rb2.html

 

Kelsey, K. D., Pense, S. L., & Mariger, S. C. (2002). A case study of land-grant university faculty perceptions’ toward serving stakeholders. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, 46(1), 50-57.

 

Evaluation Models

Kelsey, K. D., Schnelle, M., & Bolin, P. (2005). Increasing educational impact: A multi-method model for evaluating Extension workshops. Journal of Extension, 43(3). Available http://www.joe.org/joe/2005june/a4.shtml. Article Number 3FEA4

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Pense, S. L. (2001). A model for gathering stakeholder input for setting research priorities at the land-grant university. Journal of Agricultural Education, 42(2), 18-27.

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Bond, J. A. (2001). A model for measuring customer satisfaction within an academic center of excellence. Managing Service Quality, 11(5), 359-367.

 

Gender Bias in Agricultural Education

Kelsey, K. D. (2006, in press). Overcoming gender bias with self efficacy: A case study of women agricultural education teachers and preservice students. Journal of Agricultural Education.

 

Kelsey, K. D. (2006, in press). A case study of women’s experiences in a preservice teacher preparation program. Journal of Agricultural Education.

 

Kelsey, K. D. (2006, in-press). Teacher attrition among women in secondary agricultural education. Journal of Agricultural Education.

 

Leadership and Educational Studies 

Kelsey, K. D. (2006, in press). Do grades matter? A case study of the effects of grade neutrality on adult learners. NACTA Journal.

 

Pennington, P. & Kelsey, K. D. (2006, in-press). Exploring classroom teams and the link between leadership style and team culture. Journal of Leadership Education.

 

Wall, L. J., Pettibone, T. J., & Kelsey, K. D. (2005). The impact of socioeconomic status on leadership potential in an agricultural leadership program. Journal of Southern Agriculture Education Research, 55(1), 153-161. Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/.

 

Lindner, J. R., Murphy, T. H., Wingenbach, G. J., & Kelsey, K. D. (2004). Written communication competencies: Strength and weaknesses of agricultural education graduate students. NACTA Journal, 48(4), 31-38.

Wall, L. J. & Kelsey, K. D. (2004). When findings when findings collide: Examining survey vs. interview data in leadership education research. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 54(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/toc54.html

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Wall, L. J. (2003). Do agricultural leadership programs produce community leaders? A case study of the impact of an agricultural leadership program on participants’ community involvement. Journal of Agricultural Education, 44(4): 35-46.

 

Kelsey, K. D. & Sexten, A. (2003). A quasi-experiment of a residential learning community for college of agriculture freshmen. Journal of Southern Region Agricultural Education Research,53(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/pdf/vol53/jsaer-53-015.pdf

 

D’souza, A., Kelsey, K. D., & Mariger, S. C. (2003). Freshmen in Transition: A second year evaluation to determine the program’s impacts on academic achievement, leadership skills development, institutional loyalty and integration, and retention. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 53(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/

 

Kelsey, K. D., Weeks, W., & Terry, H. R., Sr. (2002). Important issues facing agriculture in Oklahoma: An analysis of agricultural leaders’ perspectives. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research 52(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/