Maria Navarro
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Areas of expertise
Education SystemsCurriculum and PedagogySpecialist Studies in EducationPublic Health and Health Services
About
International cooperation and agricultural development: Education, communication, and extension issues affecting agricultural and human development in different areas of the world;Curriculum in higher education: Specifically, research studying the factors affecting the revitalization and internationalization of the agricultural curriculum.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Teacher Education
Texas A&M University, TX, United States (2004)
Master of Science, Agronomy and Crop Science
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Spain (1992)
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering.
Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Spain (1989)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award (2025)
- University of Georgia Thank a Teacher Program 2025 (2025)
- African Studies Institute Teaching Recognition (2025)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award (2024)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
- Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor (2023)
- Career Center Recognition for contributing to the career development and success of UGA graduates (2017)
- 2017 D.W. Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017)
- 2017 Lothar Tresp Oustanding Honors Professor (2017)
- Amazing Students Recognition (2017)
- Amazing Students Recognition (2017)
- Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (2016)
- Outstanding commitment to undergraduate student research (Global Educational Forum Award) (2016)
- Thank a Teacher at UGA (2016)
- Career Center Recognition for contributing to the career development and success of UGA graduates (2016)
- CAES teaching recognition – Thank a professor week (2016)
- NACTA Teacher Award of Merit (2013)
- Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduazte Study of Africa (2013)
- First runner up, Faculty/Professional Oral Presentations (2013)
- Palladia inductee – New Member (2012)
- UGA Teaching Academy Inductee – New Member (2012)
- USDA National New Teacher Award (2012)
- National Agriculture Advocate Award (2012)
- 2012 Orgullo Latino (Hispanic Pride) Award (2012)
- 2012 Honorary member of AGHON Honorary Society (2012)
- UGA Focus on Faculty Feature (2012)
- J. Hatten Howard III Award (2011)
- CAES Early Career Teaching Award (2011)
- Outstanding Professor (Professor recognition) (2011)
- Sigma Alpha National Agriculture Advocate of the Year (2010)
- Faculty Inductee (2009)
Courses
- ALDR 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Fall 2025)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 4710E: International Agricultural Development (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 6710E: International Agricultural Development (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- AESC 8220: Advanced Topics in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Fall 2025)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 3820H: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Honors) (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 7110E: Special Problems in Agricultural Leadership (Spring 2026)
- AFST 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
- IDEA 3000: Excavating Culture: Exploring the Zeitgeist of Innovation (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Spring 2026)
- LACS 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Spring 2026)
- ALDR 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 4710E: International Agricultural Development (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 6710E: International Agricultural Development (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 3820E: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Summer 2026)
- AESC 8220: Advanced Topics in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Summer 2026)
- AESC 3910: International Agriculture Internship (Summer 2026)
- AESC 6910: International Agriculture Internship (Summer 2026)
- SABD 1618: SA CAES Intl Ag Intern DR (Summer 2026)
- SABD 1187: SA UG Cert Intl Ag Costa Rica (Summer 2026)
- SABD 1387: SA UG Cert in Intl Ag S Korea (Summer 2026)
- ALDR 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 4710: International Agricultural Development (Fall 2026)
- ALDR 6710: International Agricultural Development (Fall 2026)
- AESC 3150: Topics in International Agriculture (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Proposing an identity-in-context framework for culturally responsive evaluation, EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING, (2026).
- A critical discourse analysis of a rural health promotion project: Exploring insights for evaluation, JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, (2026).
- Structured Reflection for Durable Learning in Higher Education: An Integrative Review Building the SIRR Framework, Contemporary Education and Teaching Research, (2026).
- Understanding what makes sustainability education effective: Insights from a university certificate program, CLEANER PRODUCTION LETTERS, (2026).
- Beyond the four pillars: what food security frameworks leave unseen, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
216 Four Towers Building
405 College Station Rd.
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
216 Four Towers Building
405 College Station Rd.
Athens, GA 30602
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