Amanda Crump
Dr. Amanda Crump is Associate Professor in International Agricultural Development at University of California, Davis. Her research focus is critical pedagogies for vulnerable peoples. Her research team works to create greater understanding of the constraints faced by vulnerable people who are involved in agriculture, researches better strategies to increase the uptake of agricultural technologies by vulnerable groups, and develops better teaching strategies that increase critical thinking skills for U.S. university students who will become development practitioners and for farmers who engage in agricultural extension activities. Dr. Crump has managed over $40 million in international and domestic agricultural research projects and her mentees now work as gender equity specialists, program managers and evaluators throughout the world. She earned a PhD from University of California, Davis, a M.S. degree from Colorado State University, and a B.S. from the University of Idaho. Originally from a farm, Amanda spends her free time gardening.