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Stephan L. Tubene
University of Maryland
Maryland Cooperative Extension
7320 Ritchie Highway, Suite 210
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-222-6759 (Phone); 410-222-6747 (Fax)
stubene@umd.edu
Stephan Tubene is currently the Small Farm Institute Coordinator and Farm Management Specialist for Southern Maryland at the University of Maryland. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business. Tubene is creative, highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic professional with extensive experience in teaching and research. He is visionary able to identify new ideas and develop them from conception to completion. He has excellent mathematical, analytical and problem solving skills complemented by strong econometric and quantitative methods. He is fluent in English, French, and several African languages. His research interests include: Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing, and International Agricultural Development.
Selected Accomplishments
- Initiated, developed and coordinated extension programs for limited-resource farmers and new audiences in Southern Maryland.
- Delivered speeches and organized conferences, seminars and cultural events for diverse audiences at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Michigan State University and Kansas State University.
- Created and presided over a student organization (the Congolese Students and Scholars of America---COSSAM), that helped bring peace and hope to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Co-founded the Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques de Kinshasa (ISSA/Kinshasa), a three-year private Agricultural Science College.
- Generated grants and fellowships for ISSA/Kinshasa faculty through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, July
1997
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Alcorn State University, May
1993
B.S., Chemistry and Agricultural Industries (Ingénieur Agronome
Degree), Institut Facultaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Yangambi
(IFA/Yangambi), DRC, July 1987
Professional Experience
1998 - present University of Maryland, Small Farm Institute Coordinator and Farm Management Specialist for Southern Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension
University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business, Adjunct Professor of Economics
1995 - 1997 Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Graduate Research Assistant, International Agricultural Development
1993 - 1995 Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Graduate Research Assistant, Community Development
1990 - 1993 Alcorn State University, Department of Agriculture, Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural Marketing
1987 - 1990 Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques de
Kinshasa (ISSA/Kinshasa), Instructor and Vice-President for
Academic Affairs
Selected Teaching and Extension Responsibilities
Tubene currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses (traditional classroom and Web-based courses) including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Managerial Economics at the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business.
His current extension responsibilities at the University of Maryland include developing effective farm management and marketing programs for Southern Maryland small business audiences; promoting and coordinating the activities of the Small Farm Institute; promoting the adoption of regional agricultural cooperatives and alternative marketing strategies, and collaborating with other agencies serving the farming community.
Tubene has designed and implemented Community Development outreach and educational programs at Kansas State University. He conducted a feasibility analysis for fruit and vegetable producers in Southwest Mississippi. The study was intended to provide marketing strategies to small farm operators and help them tape into new marketing niches. Tubene has also managed and presided over a private institution (ISSA/Kinshasa) consisting of more than 300 students, and 20 faculty and staff. In this capacity, he developed and taught several courses including Chemistry, Plant Pathology, and General Agriculture.
Selected Publications
Tubene, Stephan and James Hanson. Developing Marketing Strategies for Small Farmers: A Non Traditional Approach. Maryland Cooperative Extension, University of Maryland, 2000 (Draft in review).
Tubene, Stephan, David Norman, and Allen Featherstone. Efficiency and Productivity Measures of Low Income Countries: Implications for Development, 1Research Report #31. Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics. Manhattan, July 2000.
Tubene, Stephan. Efficiency and Productivity Measures across Countries: A Nonparametric Approach. Paper presented at and published by the National Association of African-American Studies. Houston, Texas; February 21-26, 2000.
Tubene, Stephan, James Hanson and R. David Myers. Pennsylvania Produce Auctions Survey Report. Maryland Cooperative Extension, University of Maryland, November 1999.
Tubene, Stephan. The Farm Institute Report: A Survey of Minority Farmers in Anne Arundel County. Maryland Cooperative Extension, University of Maryland, December 1998.
Tubene, Stephan. Measuring Productivity across Nations Using a Data Envelopment Analysis. Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics. Manhattan, July 22, 1997.
Darling, David and Stephan Tubene. "Determining the Population Threshold of Minor Trade Centers: A Benchmark Study of Non-Metropolitan Cities in Kansas." Review of Agricultural Economics. 18(1996): 95-101.
Norman, David and Stephan Tubene. African Drought: Impact on Rural Livelihoods and Implications for Development. Paper presented at International Symposium on African Drought, hosted by the International Center for Theoretical Physics. Trieste, Italy, 31st July - 4th August, 1995.
Norman, David and Stephan Tubene. "Institutional Dimensions of Development Research." Thirteenth International Symposium on Systems-Oriented Research in Agriculture and Rural Development. Montpellier, France: Cirad-Sar, 21st - 25th November 1994: 196-210.
Tubene, Stephan and David Darling. The 1992-93 Strength Index: A Measure of Economic Prosperity in Kansas Counties. C.D. Study Report #85. Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service. Manhattan, March 1994.
Tubene, Stephan; Habibur Rahman and David Darling. City Pull Factors for Fiscal Year 1993 and the Strength of Retail Trade in Kansas Communities. C.D. Study Report #85. Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service. Manhattan, October 1993.
Book Review, Grants and International Experiences
Reviewed a reference book on the Democratic Republic of Congo in
the Countries of the World Series, June 2000.
Recipient of several competitive grants for support of research and
extension programs
Recipient of the AAEA Travel Grant for Minority Professionals to
participate in the AAEA meetings in Toronto,Canada, Spring
1997.
Recipient of the African Graduate Fellowship awarded by the
Africa-America Institute, New York, August 1990.
Affiliations
American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA): Member
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture (AJAA): Member
All North America Conference on the Congo (ANACCO): Vice Chair,
Board of Directors
Congolese Students and Scholars of North America (COSSAM): Chair,
Board of Directors
Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC: Member
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE):
Member
Lower Western Shore Tributary Team, Annapolis, MD: Member
National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS): Area
Coordinator
Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
(NAREA): Member
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