KENNETH L. ROBINSON
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics
232 Barre Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Tel. (864) 656-1723, Fax. (864) 656-5776
E-mail: krbnsn@clemson.edu
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Development Sociology, 2001. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Minors in Applied Economics and Management and City and Regional Planning
- Fulbright Fellow, University of Natal and University of Zululand, South Africa, 1997.
- Concentrations in public policy and economic development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics , Assistant Professor, Clemson University , November 2005 to present.
- Currently responsible for conducting research and outreach related to entrepreneurship, and community and economic development.
- Teaching courses in Rural Sociology, Community and Economic Development, and Social Impact Analysis.
- Program activities include grant writing and applied research on community economic development and sustainable agriculture.
- Advise and mentor Community and Economic Development majors. Faculty affiliate of the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development, Sandhill Research and Education Center , Columbia , SC.
Department of Applied Economics and Management , Research Associate , Cornell University , January 2001 to October 2005.
- Initiated research and outreach concerned with entrepreneurship, social capital and economic development
- Program activities included applied research on community economic development, grant writing, and teaching. Organized and taught classes in development and emerging markets.
- Supervised, mentored and counseled student research and teaching assistants
Texas Governor's Office of State-Federal Relations, Housing and Community Development Specialist, Washington, DC, August 1993-December 1994.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Assistant to the Director for Policy and Presidential Management Intern (PMI), Washington, DC, December 1988-August 1993.
South Carolina Coastal Council, Planner, Charleston, SC, February 1985- July 1986.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Community economic development, social capital, entrepreneurship, sustainable development, assessment and evaluation, and public policy and planning.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Robinson, Kenneth L., Ralph D. Christy, and Ntam Baharanyi (editors). 2005. Empowering Rural Communities through Entrepreneurship: Experiences from the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. Washington , DC : USDA Rural Development.
Robinson, Kenneth L., Wylin Dassie, and Ralph D. Christy. 2004. “Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development as a Rural Development Strategy.” Southern Rural Sociology . (internet edition in progress)
Conner, David S., Edward Mabaya, Kenneth L. Robinson, Michael W. Ford, and Erika Fowler-Decatur, 2003. “Ithaca Fine Chocolates,” a case study developed by the Cornell Emerging Markets Program for teaching concepts related to local small business development, management, and marketing. Ithaca , NY : Cornell University , Department of Applied Economics and Management.
Rainey, Daniel V., Robinson, Kenneth. L., Allen, Ivye, and Christy, Ralph D., August 2003. ”Essential Forms of Capital for Sustainable Community Development,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics .
Robinson, Kenneth L., Thomas A. Lyson, and Ralph D. Christy, August 2002. “Civic Community Approaches to Rural Development in the South: Economic Growth with Prosperity,” Journal of Applied and Agricultural Economics 34:2, pp. 327-338. .
Robinson, Kenneth L. 2001. “Sunset over the Sunbelt: An Empirical Analysis of Two Alternative Theories of Development in the Southern United States .” Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Ithaca , NY : Cornell University .
Reeder, Richard J. and Kenneth L. Robinson. 1992. "Enterprise Zones: Assessing Their Rural Development Potential," Policy Studies Journal , Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 264-75.
Reeder, Richard J. and Kenneth L. Robinson. 1991. "State Enterprise Zones in Nonmetro Areas: Are They Working?" Rural Development Perspectives , June-September, pp. 30-35.
Hanrahan, Charles and Kenneth L. Robinson. 1987. “Agricultural Trade Legislation in the 100th Congress,” a Congressional Research Service Report comparing
PRESENTATIONS:
“The Community Development Process: Businesses, Communities, and HIV/AIDS,” Presentation for Making Markets Matter workshop, Stellenbosch , South Africa , September 2004
Understanding Entrepreneurship Development As A Local Problem-Solving Strategy, Paper Presentation, Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Sacramento , CA , August 2004.
“The Civic Community Approach: An Alternative Explanation of Socioeconomic Development in the American South,” Guest Lecture, Applied Economics and Management 464, February 2003.
“Designing and Implementing Successful Community Projects: A Discussion,” Presentation for Making Markets Matter workshop, Stellenbosch , South Africa , September 2002
“Civic Community and Income Inequality,” Paper Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Chicago , IL , August 2002
“Civic Community: An Alternative Way of Thinking about Rural Development,” Department Seminar, Department of Rural Sociology, Cornell University , February 22, 2002
“Civic Community Approaches to Rural Development in the South: Economic Growth and Prosperity,” Invited Paper Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Orlando , FL , February 2002
GRANTS:
U.S. Economic Development Administration (Co-Investigator), to establish Clemson University as a federal Economic Development Administration University Center . The Center will conduct applied research and technical assistance on cluster-based economic development strategies to rural communities and small towns across South Carolina.
Cornell University , Hatfield Fund (Principal Investigator), to support Economics of Emerging Markets Field Study Course (Mississippi Delta), January 2006.
Cornell University , Warren Fund (Principal Investigator), to support Community Economic Development Field Study Course (Mississippi Delta), January 2006.
Cornell University , Hatfield Fund (Principal Investigator), to support Community Economic Development Field Study Course (southeastern United States ), January 2005.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Cooperative Agreement (Co-Principal Investigator), to support development of a rural entrepreneurship outreach and training workshop at Tuskegee University for Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. December 2004.
updated 10/12/06