Alumni

Education

M.S. (Anticipated Graduation, May 2012) – Community and Technical Leadership Education, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture

B.S. (2009) - Agricultural Education, Western Kentucky University, Department of Agriculture

Certificate (2009) - Leadership Studies, Western Kentucky University, Department of Leadership Studies

Career Experience

UK Agricultural Education Department – September, 2010 - Present
Teaching Assistant

Tubbs Contract Research Organization – November, 2010 - Present
Co-owner, Treasurer

Tubbs Livestock, LLC – May, 2005 - Present
Co-owner, Treasurer

Validus – January, 2011 – Present
Animal Welfare Auditor

Gallatin County High School – July 2009 - June 2010
Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor

Taylor County High School – January 2009 - May 2009
Agriculture Student Teacher and Student FFA Advisor

Courses Assisted in Teaching at the University of Kentucky

AED/FCS 371 (Foundations of Teaching Career and Technical Education)
AED/FCS 586 (Teaching Methods)

Research Interests

I am interested in aspects of cultural and social development and transmission in youth and the effect of each toward learning and teaching in career and technical education. More specifically, how agricultural education can attain a broader perspective on cultural implications, both socially and demographically, for recruitment and retention within agricultural education programs across the state of Kentucky.

Presentations

Tubbs, J. A., Hains, B. J., & Vincent, S. K. (2011). “Simulation: Innovations toward bridging
social culture in agricultural education.” Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (poster presentation). Corpus Christi, TX. (February)

Tubbs, J. A., Hains, B. J., & Vincent, S. K. (2011). “A qualitative approach to multicultural
intelligences in agricultural education.” Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (poster presentation). Corpus Christi, TX. (February)

Tubbs, J. A., Hains, B. J., & Vincent, S. K. (2011). “A qualitative approach to social
understanding in agricultural education.” American Association of Agricultural Educators National Research Conference (poster presentation). Coeur d’Alene, ID. (May)

Honors

Peace Corps – Nominated July, 2011 for Sub-Saharan Africa serving as an agricultural specialist specifically for sustainable agriculture, both crop and animal husbandry. Anticipated departure May, 2012

Professional Affiliations

Kentucky Association of Agricultural Educators (KAAE)
American Association of Agricultural Educators (AAAE)
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)
Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB)
Partners of the Americas: Kentucky - Ecuador Partners