Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication

Co-coordinator of the secondary agricultural education teacher preparation program on the Tifton campus.

Current Activities:
Dr. King is part of the Agricultural Education program on the Tifton Campus of The University of Georgia. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in agricultural leadership, education and communication. In addition, she is involved in advising undergraduate and graduate students and supervising student teachers.

Research Focus:
Dr. King’s research interests revolve around teacher retention. Previous research focused on impacts of bringing content specialists into classrooms. Future research will seek to expose reasons teachers exit the profession and highlight ideas for recruiting, training, and retaining teachers with greater success.

Career Highlights:
Dr. King began working for the University of Georgia in December 2007. Before coming to Georgia, Dr. King worked as a teaching assistant and researcher at Texas A&M University while completing her PhD. Prior to that, Dr. King taught high school agriculture classes for three years in Crescent City, Illinois.

Education:
PhD - Texas A&M University, 2007 (Agricultural Education, Teacher Preparation)
ME – North Carolina State University, 2003 (Agricultural Education)
BS – University of Illinois, 2001 (Agricultural Education)

Contact Dr. King at:
University of Georgia
P.O. Box 748
Tifton, GA 31793

Cell: 979-676-3418
Office: 229-386-6533
Fax: 229-386-7371
E-mail: dlking@uga.edu

Web Site: www.dogsgonesouth.com