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Philip H. Howard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies
314 Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-8431

Education

University of Missouri – Columbia
PhD, Rural Sociology, 2002.
Emphasis: Sociology of Environment and Agriculture

The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
MES, Master of Environmental Studies, 1997.

University of Missouri – Columbia
BA, Anthropology, Biological Sciences Minor, 1995.

Research Experience

2006-present. Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Michigan State University

2002-2006. Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz.

2000-2001. Research Assistant, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri.

1998-2000. Research Assistant, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri.

Articles

Howard, Philip H. and Patricia Allen. Consumer willingness to pay for domestic 'fair trade:' evidence from the United States. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (in press).

Howard, Philip H. & Brian Fulfrost. 2008. The Density of Retail Food Outlets in the Central Coast Region of California: Associations with Income and Latino Ethnic Composition. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition (in press).

DeLind, Laura B. & Philip H. Howard. 2008. Safe at Any Scale? Food Scares, Food Regulation, and Scaled Alternatives. Agriculture and Human Values, 25(3).

Perez, Jan & Phil Howard. 2007. Consumer Interest in Food System Topics: Implications for Educators. Journal of Extension, 45(4).

Howard, Philip H. & Patricia Allen. 2006. Beyond Organic: Consumer Interest in New Labelling Schemes in the Central Coast of California. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 30(5), 439-451.

Howard, Philip H. 2006. Central Coast Consumers Want More Food-Related Information, From Safety to Ethics. California Agriculture, 60(1), 14-19.

Howard, Phil, Tim Galarneau, Jan Perez & Dave Shaw. 2005. Integrating Open Space Technology and Dynamic Facilitation. Participatory Learning and Action, 53(16), 1-6.

Hendrickson, Mary, William D. Heffernan, Philip H. Howard, & Judith B. Heffernan. 2001. Consolidation in Food Retailing and Dairy. British Food Journal, 103(10), 715-728.

Research Reports

Grady, Sue C., Philip H. Howard & Sarah Nicholls. 2007. “Investigating the Impact of Neighborhood Environments on the Risk of Hypertension.” Family Research Initiative, Michigan State University.

Fulfrost, Brian & Phil Howard. 2006. “Mapping the Markets: The Relative Density of Retail Food Stores in Densely Populated Census Blocks in the Central Coast Region of California.” Report to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, and the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association. Center For Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Howard, Phil. 2005. “Central Coast Consumers’ Interest in Food Systems Issues: Demographic and Behavioral Associations” Center For Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, Research Brief #7, Fall.

Howard, Phil. 2005. “What Do People Want to Know about their Food? Measuring Central Coast Consumers' Interest in Food System Issues.” Center For Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, Research Brief #5, Winter.

Hendrickson, Mary, William D. Heffernan, Philip H. Howard, & Judith B. Heffernan. 2001. “Consolidation in Food Retailing and Dairy: Implications for Farmers and Consumers in a Global Food System.” Report to the National Farmers Union. Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri - Columbia.

Book Review

Howard, Philip H. 2007. The Omnivore's Dilemma. Agriculture and Human Values, 24, 259-60.

Presentations to Professional Organizations and Societies

Howard, Phil. 2007. “Consolidation in the North American Organic Food System.” (Poster) presented at the The Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Santa Clara, CA. August.

Howard, Phil and Patricia Allen. 2007. “Will Consumers Support a Domestic Version of 'Fair Trade'? Evidence from the United States.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, Victoria, BC, Canada. June.

DeLind, Laura and Phil Howard. 2007. “Safe at any Scale? Food Scares, Food Regulation and Scaled Alternatives.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, Victoria, BC, Canada. June.

Fulfrost, Brian and Phil Howard. 2007. “Mapping Food Environments: Using GIS to Identify 'Food Deserts' on the Central Coast of California.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. April.

Howard, Phil and Patricia Allen. 2005. “Are Local Food Consumers More Empowered?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, Portland, OR. June.

Howard, Phil, Patricia Allen and Jan Perez. 2004. “Beyond Organic: Consumer Interest in Other Eco-Labels.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Sacramento, California. August.

Howard, Phil and Patricia Allen. 2003. “Exploring Domestic ‘Fair Trade’: Beyond Sustainability to Social Justice.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Montreal, QC, Canada. August.

Howard, Phil and Patricia Allen. 2003. “What Do Consumers Want to Know About the Food System?: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture Education.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, Austin, TX. June.

Howard, Philip and Anna Kleiner. 2002. “Mission (Im)Possible?: Community-Based Research in the Context of the Land Grant University.” Presented at the 5th Annual Community Research Network Conference, Chicago, IL. June.

Rikoon, Sandy, James R. Davis, Phil Howard and Anna M. Kleiner. 2000. “The Missouri Action Research Connection: Toward Establishing a Community Research Shop.” Presented at the 8th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Bellingham, WA. June.

Outreach Presentations

"Consumer Interest in Food System Topics: Implications for Educators." University of Minnesota Extension, Food Science Journal Hour (conference call). April, 2008.

"E. coli and Industry Consolidation." Michigan Organic Conference, East Lansing, MI. March, 2008.

“Consumer Interests and Preferences Regarding Sustainably Produced Food: A Look at California Central Coast and National Perspectives.” Jan Perez and Phil Howard, Sustainable Agriculture Expo, Paso Robles, CA. November, 2007.

“Consolidation in the Food System.” Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz. July, 2007.

“Local, Humane, or Domestic 'Fair Trade' Labels? Looking for the Next 'Organic.'” Department of Human and Community Resource Development, Ohio State University. March, 2007.

“Be Careful What You Wish For: The Mainstreaming of Organic Food.” Ohio State University Social Responsibility Initiative in partnership with Local Matters, Columbus, Ohio. March, 2007

“Who Owns Organic?” Michigan Organic Conference, East Lansing, MI. March, 2007.

“What Do Consumers Want?” Choices: Take It Slow Conference. C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, East Lansing, MI. March, 2007.

“Structure and Change in the Agri-food System: A View from the Other Side of Campus.” Department of Sociology, Michigan State University. February, 2007.

Teaching

Courses taught

Semester and Year	Title	Credits	Course Number
Spring 2008	Community Food and Agricultural Systems	3	ESA 343
Fall 2007	Community, Food and Agriculture: A Survey	3	ACR 891-5
Fall 2007	Survey of Research Methods	3	ACR 802
Fall 2006	Survey of Research Methods	3	ACR 802

Guest Lectures

“Who Owns Organic?” Organic Farming Principle and Practices (Horticulture 251). April, 2008.

“The Organic Food System in the United States.” Organic Farming Principle and Practices (Horticulture 251). April, 2007.

“Consolidation in the Food System.” Introduction to Environmental Studies (Resource Development 200). April, 2007.

“Sustainable Food Systems.” Introduction to Environmental Studies (Resource Development 200). November, 2007.

Service

Scholarly and professional organizations
Sociology of Agriculture and Food Interest Group Planning Committee for the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, 2007.

Field trip organizer, Sociology of Agriculture and Food Interest Group, the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, 2007.

Chair. “Knowledge Politics in Agrifood Systems.” The Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Santa Clara, CA. August, 2007.

Organizer and chair. “In Everyone's Best Interest? Food Regulations, Scale and Legitimation.” The Annual Meeting of the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society. Victoria, BC, Canada. June, 2007.

Panel discussant. “Community-Based Research as Teaching Pedagogy.” The Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Louisville, Kentucky. August, 2006.

Facilitator, Business Meeting World Cafe. The Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Louisville, Kentucky. August, 2006.

Roundtable discussant. “Conducting Community-Based Research to Diversify Voices: Teaching, Scholarship and Service through Community Engagement.” The Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Sacramento, California. August, 2004.

Reviewer: Agriculture and Human Values, 2005-present; Southern Rural Sociology, 2006.

University

Adviser, Ecological Food and Farm Stewardship student organization, Michigan State University. 2007-present.

Undergraduate Affairs and Curriculum Committee, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies. 2006-present.

University Food Systems Committee, Michigan State University, 2006-present.

Department

Undergraduate Affairs and Curriculum Committee, 2006-present.

Seminar Organizer, "Public Interest in Local and Organic Foods: Analysis of a Typology of Ohio Consumers." Jeff Sharp, The Ohio State University. February, 2008.

Seminar Organizer, "Community Organization and Disaster: A Study of Relief and Recovery Services in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina." John J. Green, Delta State University. November, 2007.

Broader community

Founding Member, Santa Cruz County Food System Network. 2004 – 2006.

Founding Member, Missouri Action Research Connection, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Organization linking community organizations with research needs to faculty and student researchers, 1999 – 2002.

Professional Associations

Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society

Rural Sociological Society

Awards

Helen Williams Award for Excellence in Collegiate Independent Study, for authoring Rural Sociology – University of Missouri, American Association for Collegiate Independent Study, 2004.

Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1989.

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