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Rama Radhakrishna

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1990

Publications

112

Citations

1,228

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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This researcher studies how Cooperative Extension and 4-H youth development programs are organized, staffed, and evaluated, including topics like volunteer management, administrator perspectives, food safety training, and climate change adaptation among farmers. Much of the work focuses on practical questions facing Extension organizations, such as staff turnover, program evaluation design, and how to deliver programming effectively to farmers and communities. This area sits within Agricultural and Biological Sciences but draws heavily on educational and organizational research methods.

Cooperative Extension programming and administration4-H youth development and volunteer managementProgram evaluation and needs assessmentClimate change adaptation in agricultureFood safety training for farmers and vendors

Publication output has slowed over the last decade, peaking around 2017-2018 and declining to roughly one publication per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 6 publications6182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Extension×7
  • Journal of Human Sciences and Extension×2
  • ˜The œAgricultural education magazine×2
  • VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)×2
  • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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