Current Activities:
Dr. Peake is currently developing the Agricultural Education program on the Tifton Campus of The University of Georgia. He 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. Peake has published in the areas of distance education and technology integration as related to agriscience students and teachers. His current interest in research is the propagation of middle school agriscience programs for the state of Georgia.

Career Highlights:
Dr. Peake started working for the University of Georgia in February 2004. Before coming to Georgia, Dr. Peake worked as an instructor and researcher at Texas A&M University while completing his PhD. Prior to that, Dr. Peake was a high school agriscience teacher in Central Florida for four years teaching middle and high school classes. His scholarly achievements already include 4 refereed journal publications, 38 refereed invited or refereed presentations. He is a member of the National Association of Agricultural Education and the American Association for Agricultural Education.

Education:
PhD - Texas A&M University, 2003 (Agricultural Education, Teacher Preparation and Distance Education)
MA - University of Central Florida, 2000 (Computer Education Technology/ Instructional Design Systems)
BS - University of Kentucky, 1996 (Agricultural Education)

Contact Dr. Peake at:
NESPAL
University of Georgia
Agricultural Education - Tifton Campus
PO Box 748
Tifton, GA 31793

Telephone: 229/ 386-3085
Fax: 229/ 386-3158
E-mail: jpeake@uga.edu
Web Site: www.dogsgonesouth.com