Current Activities:
Dr. Ricketts is involved in the teaching and advising of undergraduates and graduate students in agricultural leadership, education and communication. He advises the UGA Collegiate FFA and Alpha Tau Alpha Honorary Agricultural Education Fraternity. Currently, he teaches the following courses:

EAGR 4340/6340 Developing Community Programs in Agriculture
EAGR 4350/6350 Curriculum Planning in Agriculture Education
EAGR 7460 Internship in Agricultural Education

Research Focus:
Dr. Ricketts has published in the areas of youth leadership development and critical thinking of agriscience students and teachers.

Career Highlights:
Dr. Ricketts started working for the University of Georgia in July 2003. Before coming to Georgia, Dr. Ricketts worked as an instructor and researcher at the University of Florida while completing his PhD. Prior to that, Dr. Ricketts was a high school agriscience teacher in Tennessee for over four years. His scholarly achievements already include 6 refereed journal publications, 52 refereed invited or refereed presentations, 4 articles in teaching publications, 1 leadership textbook and 4 curriculum projects. Dr. Ricketts has also served on committees for the improvement of teaching at national and international levels. He is a member of the National Association of Agricultural Education, the American Association for Agricultural Education, the north American Association of Colleges and Teachers in Agriculture, the Association of Leadership Educators and the International Leadership Association

Education:
PhD - University of Florida, 2003 (Agricultural Teacher Education and Agricultural Leadership)
MS - Middle Tennessee State University, 2000 (Ag. Education and Career and Technical Education)
BS - Middle Tennessee State University, 1996 (Agricultural Education and Animal Science)

Contact Dr. Ricketts at:
110 Four Towers
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4355

Telephone: 706/542-8646
Fax: 706/542-0262
E-mail: jcr@uga.edu