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Melissa Shehane
- Instructional Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator
- Office:
- HFSB 323
- Email:
- melissa.shehane@ag.tamu.edu
- Phone:
- (979) 458-6909
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University
- Graduate Education
- M.Ed. College Student Affairs, The Pennsylvania State University
- Ph.D. Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise
- Leadership education, training and development
- Experiential learning and service-learning
- Reflection and critical thinking
Professional Summary
Melissa Shehane, Ph.D., serves as an instructional assistant professor for the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. Her research and teaching interests lie in developing civically minded leaders to combat challenges within the field of agriculture and beyond. She is nationally known in the leadership education field through her program design experience. She has over 15 years of leadership development, service-learning, career development, curriculum design and course instruction in both agriculture and non-agriculture courses. Shehane fosters a nurturing yet rigorous classroom environment that challenges and supports students in their transition to college, development of professional skills and writing in agricultural sciences.