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- 2005: Special Achievement Award for Research, Soil & Crop Sciences Department,
Texas A&M University
- 2002: Editors´ Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review, Agronomy Journal
- 1988: Research Fulbright Fellow to Mozambique
- 1985/87: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow, University of Florida
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Education |
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Ph.D. Agronomy Univ. Florida 1989 |
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- Minors: Range Science and Tropical Agriculture
- Emphasis: Farming Systems
- Certificate in African Studies
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M.S. Agronomy Univ. Florida 1985 |
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B.S. Biology (Ecology) Wheaton College 1981
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Languages |
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- English: native fluency
- Portuguese: native fluency
- French: competent
- Spanish: competent
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Personal Information |
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- Nationality: United States of America
- Birth Place: Catota Mission, Angola
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Professionl Experience |
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- 1997-Present. Texas A&M University assistant and associate professor;
forage research ecologist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
- 1997. Winrock International country representative for Mozambique
- 1989-96. Research and extension agronomist with Mozambique´s Institute for Animal Production
- 1988-89. Fulbright researcher at Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
- 1983-87. Graduate student with Dr. William D. Pitman, University of Florida
- 1981-82. Hill Livestock Company and Columbia Grain, Montana
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Professional Organizations & Committees |
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- Member, American Society of Agronomy
- Member, Grassland Society of Southern Africa
- Member, Tropical Grassland Society of Australia
- Member, American Forage and Grassland Council
- Member, Caribbean Food Crops Society
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Short-Term Consultancies |
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- 5/2006: China, Huazhong University and Zhuhai Agricultural Experiment Station, phytoremediation of high P soils
- 3/2006: Makouti & Partners of the Americas, Cap-Hatien, Haiti small-scale rabbitry nutrition
- 10-11/1996: DANIDA (Danish Aid) Mozambique agricultural technology development and transfer support evaluation.
- 10-11/1996: DANIDA (Danish Aid) Mozambique agricultural technology development and transfer support evaluation.
- 7/1996: World Vision International Livestock Funding Proposal, Tete Province, Mozambique.
- 1/1996: SAGREV, Lda., Manica, Livestock proposal.
- 2/1995: Cattle and game ranch proposal on a 10,000 ha concession in Guija, Mozambique.
- 11/1993: Food for the Hungry, Sofala Province, Mozambique. Studied and proposed relevant animal husbandry interventions to be carried out in three districts with USAID grants.
- 9/1993: Danish International Aid Agency (DANIDA), Mozambique. Animal husbandry sub-sector report for Mozambique.
- 4/1993: World Relief, Gaza Province, Mozambique. Studied the viability of animal traction programs on the Limpopo Corridor.
- 8/1992: Kuchijinji Rural Development Center (Dane Church Aid), Lichinga, Mozambique. Proposed the most appropriate agricultural training and extension interventions to be undertaken, including crops, animals and forestry.
- 4/1992: Livestock Development Project, Chimoio, Mozambique. Advised the Manica Rural Development Project (MOLISV, Italian Aid) on integrated uses of native hardwood range and agroforestry pastures.
- 4/1989; 8/1991: Curriculum development for the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences of the Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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