Faculty Short Vita and Resume
for
Gerald A. Doeksen
Gerald Doeksen is Director of the National Center for Rural Health Works. He is also a Regents Professor and Extension Economist with Oklahoma State University. He has been a pioneer in developing tools to measure the economic impact of the health sector on a local community. His work with the National Center develops tools and conducts train-the-trainer workshops in states to train professionals on how to apply these tools at the local level. During the past three years, he has conducted workshops in over 45 states. The workshops teach the economic impact tool, the community engagement process (including community health assessment), and the health feasibility studies. He has made over 350 regional, national and international presentations. He has published extensively in Health Journals and other publications on this topic. He has also received many awards including the 2002 RUPRI Distinguished Serve Award and the 2003 Priester Award. In 2006 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association and the Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Rural Development Center
Education : B.S. (1965) Ag Econ, South Dakota State;
M.S. (1967) Ag Econ, Oklahoma State University;
Ph.D. (1971), Ag Econ, Oklahoma State University
Experience: Agricultural Economist with Economic Research Service, USDA, 1967-1978;
Regents Professor, Professor and Associate Professor, Department of Ag Econ, OSU, 1978 – Current.
Assignment: At OSU approximately 75% Extension, 20% Research, 5% Teaching
Publications: Journal Articles 46
Experiment Station Publications or other
Bulletins 70
Extension Publications 40
Community Specific Community Service
Reports (About 1,200 since 1978) 50-75 per year since 1978
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
(About 250 since 1978) 10-15 per year since 1978
Honors 17 National or State honors including
M.S. Thesis Award by AAEA
Ph.D Thesis Award by AAEA
Extension Award by AAEA (1981)
Extension Award by AAEA (2001)
Bonnie Teater Award by SRDS (2006)
Lifetime Achievement Award by SAEA (2006)
Grants Awarded (Almost all of which I was PI): Over 4 million dollars in grants. (Recently approximately $300,000 per year)
Service: Served in 26 National or Regional Office and Committees. Examples include:
Editor of Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics (1973 – 1975)
Chairman of Publication of Enduring Quality, AAEA, 1979
Chairman of Extension Awards Committee, WAEA, 1985
Project Leader for RUPRI 1998 – Present
Many Review Panels for CSRS and Federal Grant Reviews
Served on many State committees and councils. Examples include:
Co-Chair of State Rural Development Council, 1992 – 1999
President of Oklahoma Rural Health Association, 2000 – Present