Charles Carpenter III, MSc

Graduate research assistant, Third Floor Research
charles2023@ksu.edu
Relator | Belief | Futuristic | Developer | Learner
Campus Office: Leadership Studies Building 234

Responsibilities

• Professional expertise

  As an undergraduate student at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), I served as president of the Student Garden Club, where we provided educational opportunities for students and faculty in vegetable production. Additionally, we organized community outreach events that distributed produce to residents of Prairie View, Texas, and coordinated nutrition workshops and cooking demonstrations.
  
  Since joining Kansas State University in 2023, I have had the privilege of directing and evaluating numerous agricultural youth programs affiliated with KSU's JR MANRRS chapters. Furthermore, I served as program manager for the inaugural collaboration between KSU's Horticulture Department and Montclair State University's PSEG Green Teams program, gaining valuable experience in leading workshops, delivering lectures, and evaluating learning outcomes.
  
  Additionally, I served as an office assistant for the Kansas State University College of Agriculture’s Student and Staff Success Office, where I was responsible for co-coordinating a range of agricultural summer programs. These initiatives included the Project Impact MAPS program for incoming freshmen and the KSRE Summer Fellows Program for undergraduate students engaged in research.

• Research areas
  • Underrepresented youth engagement in agriculture
  • Experiential learning in agriculture education
  • Community-based gardening and nutrition education
  • Food system equity and access

• Organizations
  • KSU MANRRS Chapter, co-advisor
  • Food Security Scholar, alumni

• Publications
  • Interactive Effects of Organic Fertilizers and Drought Stress on Growth and Nutrient Content of Brassica juncea at Vegetative Stage. Read the article

• Education
  • MSc, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University
  • B.S., College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources, Prairie View A&M University

• Awards
  • Greg Payne Scholarship recipient
  • USDA Future Leader of America
  • Mister College of Agriculture at PVAMU
  • Veryl Switzer Trailblazer Scholarship recipient

• More about me
  I enjoy spending time with my spouse and family. I aspire to become a small-scale hobby farmer and currently volunteer at Piccalilli Farms in Manhattan. Outside of work, I have a deep appreciation for poetry and am an avid hip-hop enthusiast. I’m also a proud Dallas Cowboys fan.