Kelsi Opat

Dr. Kelsi Opat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, West Texas A&M University. She specializes in Agriculture Media and Communication, teaching courses such as visual storytelling for agricultural sciences, communicating agriculture to the public, and web content development.

• Education:
  • B.S. in Agricultural Communication (2013), Texas Tech University
  • M.S. in Business Law (2015), Friends University
  • Ph.D. in Agricultural Communications and Education (2020), Texas Tech University

Her research focuses on crisis communication, science communication, storytelling, and mixed methods research. She has presented at regional and national conferences and is a member of the American Association of Agricultural Education (AAAE).