Adam B. Cobb
321 N. Duncan Ave. #3  Stillwater, OK 74075
Phone: 405.338.5821  E-Mail: [email protected]
Education
Ph.D. Candidate: Natural Resource Ecology and Management. Oklahoma State
University. Defense Scheduled: Fall 2015.
M.Ag. International Agriculture (Sustainable Development). Oklahoma State
University. Competed: 2011.
B.S.
Business Administration (International Business). Mount Vernon Nazarene
University. Competed: 2005.
Experience
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University.
Course: Ecology of Natural Resources (NREM 2013).
2015 – Present
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Natural
Resource Ecology and Management, OK State.
2012 – 2014
• Graduate Assistant, Support Team Leader, Department of
International Agriculture, OK State.
2010 – 2011
Research Interests
Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant/Soil/Microbial
Interactions, Sorghum and Cowpea Crop Nutrition and Production, Appropriate
Agricultural Technologies, International Entrepreneurial Development.
Funded Projects / Scholarships / Fellowships
• RIATA Center for Entrepreneurship Fellows Research
Project: $8000 award per year for 3 years (total $24,000)
http://riata.okstate.edu/faculty-fellows/
2013 – 2015
• Williams Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: $1100 award
per semester for 4 semesters (total $4400).
2013 – 2014
• National Scholarship Recipient: Annie’s Homegrown
Sustainable Agriculture $10,000 award.
• Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management,
Funded Stipend: $18,000 award per year.
• Creativity Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge
contest winner: $500 award.
2013
2012 – 2014
2010
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• Institute for Creativity and Innovation Community Project
Grant: $1000 award.
2010
Invited Presentations
Abaqulusi Wellness Center. Soil health and agricultural sustainability in community
outreach programs. Vryheid, Zulu-Natal Region, South Africa. 2014.
USDA-ARS Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit. Relating soil ecology to grain quality
outcomes in sorghum. Manhattan, KS. 2013.
Graduation Event, Master’s of International Agriculture Program. Hooding ceremony
commencement address. Stillwater, OK. 2013.
New Student Orientation, Master’s of International Agriculture Program. Succeeding in
your graduate program. Stillwater, OK. 2011 – 2014.
Creativity Showcase, CIE Annual Festival. Stillwater community garden project. A. B. Cobb,
and S. D. Siems. Stillwater, OK. 2010.
Seminar Series, Master’s of International Agriculture Program. International farming
volunteer opportunities: New Zealand. Stillwater, OK. 2010.
Poster Presentations
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2014). From soil ecology to human nutrition: A
partnership for sustainability. U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food
Security Poster Session, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Cobb, A. B., Edwards, M. C., Robinson, J. S., and C. E. Watters (2014). Designing
entrepreneurial learning around an emerging approach to development:
Econutition as a food systems innovation. The Association for International
Agricultural and Extension Education 30th Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
Buresh, R. A., Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2014). Enhancing sustainable sorghum
bioenergy production. OK State, Wentz Scholars Showcase, Stillwater, OK.
Cobb, A. B., Wilson, G. W. T., and K. R. Hickman (2013). An exploration: The future of
invasive weed control in agricultural fields? The Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council
5th Annual Meeting, Arcadia, OK.
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2013). Partners in human nutrition: The role of
mycorrhizal symbiosis in bean production and food quality. The Soil Ecology Society
14th Biennial Conference, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.
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Oral Presentations
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (accepted abstract). What’s good for the fungi is good for
the people: Optimizing soil health and human nutrition. OK State, 26th Annual
Research Symposium and Research Scholar Conference, Stillwater, OK.
Buresh, R. A., Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2014). From soil ecology to human nutrition:
A partnership for sustainable development. 21st Annual ECHO International
Agriculture Conference, Fort Myers, FL.
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2014). From soil ecology to human nutrition. OK State,
NREM Department, Graduate Student Seminar Series, Stillwater, OK.
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2013). Grain nutrition enhancement through ecological
partnership: A story of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and sorghum. OK State, 10th
Annual BMBGSA Research Symposium, Stillwater, OK.
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2013). From soil ecology to grain quality: Linking
arbuscular mycorrhiza to human nutrition. OK State, 24th Annual Research
Symposium and Research Scholar Conference, Stillwater, OK.
Cobb, A. B., and G. W. T. Wilson (2012). Linking arbuscular mycorrhiza to sustainable
agricultural production: Can mycorrhiza increase sorghum production and grain
quality? Ecological Society of America 97th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
Cobb, A. B., and J. L. Jensen (2011). International internship observations from Costa Rica,
Mexico, and Nicaragua. OK State, MIAP Department, Graduate Student Seminar
Series, Stillwater, OK.
Teaching Experience
• Certificate in University Faculty Preparation.
2015
• Lead co-instructor for Restoration Ecology (NREM 4023).
2014
• Apprentice for Restoration Ecology (NREM 4023).
2013
• Invited Lecturer: Graduate Course in Methods of
Technological Change (AGED 5863).
• US Agriculture Experience Organizer & Instructor: Chapingo
& Chihuahua University Summer Program.
• Invited Lecturer: International Programs in Agricultural
Education and Extension (AGED 4713).
2013, 2014, 2015
2012
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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• Invited Lecturer: Social Entrepreneurship (EEE 5200).
2011
Synergistic Activities
• Served on the Masters of International Agriculture Program
Coordinator Selection Committee.
2015
• Coached an undergraduate student to co-present a scientific
talk at an international agriculture conference as part of a
CASNR/OAES Research Grant.
2014
• Facilitator for cultural and educational events of visiting
African entrepreneurs under the Department of State,
Professional Fellows Program, OK State, Stillwater, OK.
2014
• Mentored undergraduate student in her research project
and poster presentation for Wentz Scholarship Program.
2013 – 2014
• Volunteer Technician: USDA-ARS Grain Quality and
Structure Research Unit, Manhattan, KS.
2013
• Design Team Member: OK State, Wake Up & Dream
Project—Sustainability Living Learning Community.
2012 – 2013
• Project Organizer and Fundraiser: OKsprout Community
Gardens, Stillwater, OK.
2009 – 2012
Professional Development
Selected Participant and Panelist: U.S. Borlaug Summer
Institute on Global Food Security, West Lafayette, IN.
2014
Invited Attendee: 29th Annual Conference of the Association
for International Agricultural and Extension Education,
Fort Worth, TX.
2013
Attendee: 4th Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant
Council, Arcadia, OK.
2012
Attendee: Oklahoma Wildlife Society and Society for Range
Management, 66th Annual Meeting, Bartlesville, OK.
2012
Attendee: Grasslands in a Global Context Research
Symposium, Manhattan, KS.
2011
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International Experience
• Farm soil research-related travel to Eastern Province,
Zambia, coordinating with Peace Corps volunteer in country.
2014
• Project follow-up with Professional Fellows in South Africa
under Department of State development grant.
2014
• RIATA Center development team member partnering with
Opportunity International in Granada, Nicaragua.
2014
• Visiting specialist at Peace Corps site in Darién Province,
Panama as part of agricultural and clean water projects.
2013
• International Agriculture Internship in permaculture and
rural development, Costa Rica & Nicaragua.
2011
• Three months volunteering with Willing Workers on
Organic Farms, agricultural network, New Zealand.
2008
• International Business Institute: Multi-institution summer
academic program spanning 10 European countries.
2004
• Lived near Manila, Philippines for seven years.
1994 – 2001
• Traveled in 31 total countries.
Honors / Memberships
• OK State Graduate College: Highlighted Graduate Student
2015
• Interviewed for Cowboy Journal Article (Vol. 16, Number 2)
Focusing on Research and Scientific Accomplishments.
2014
• Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,
Student Global Citizen Award.
2014
• Recognized by the Oklahoma National Guard 2-45th
Agriculture Development Team for assistance in training
and support of soldiers deployed in Gardez, Afghanistan.
2011
Member: Ecological Society of America.
Member: Soil Ecology Society
Member: ECHO Global Agriculture Network