Rod Barr

Rod Barr serves as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences and Senior Lecturer at Northwest Missouri State University, where he has held leadership roles since 2003 including Director of the School of Agricultural Sciences (2013-present) and Senior Instructor/Program Coordinator (2003-2013).

His educational background includes:

• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri
• Ed.S. in Educational Leadership, Superintendent and Secondary Principal from Northwest Missouri State University
• M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education teaching Agriculture from Northwest Missouri State University
• B.S. in Agricultural Education from Northwest Missouri State University
• B.S. in Animal Science from Northwest Missouri State University

Dr. Barr's research focuses on experiential learning methodologies, student retention strategies in agricultural education, and advocacy for the agricultural industry, emphasizing practical applications in classroom settings.

Professionally, he serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for National-level Non-land grant Agricultural and Renewable Resource Universities (2017-present), conducted external program reviews for Arkansas Tech University (2019) and Stephen F. Austin University (2016), and maintains active membership in the National Association of Agricultural Educators, Association for Career and Technical Education, Missouri Joint Staff on Agricultural Education, Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, and Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education.