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The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

Short Bio Statement for Stephan J. Goetz

Dr. Stephan J. Goetz is the Director of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics at The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Ph.D. (1990) and M.Sc. (1986) degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University, and an undergraduate degree (1984) in Agriculture/Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph in Canada. Before coming to Penn State in 1999, he served on the faculty at the University of Kentucky for nine years with research and teaching responsibilities in economic development.

As Director of The Northeast Center, Dr. Goetz provides leadership for rural and community development research and extension activities across 13 states. Part of this responsibility includes linking state activities to national and regional initiatives. An underlying theme of his research program is the role of markets and human capital in stimulating economic growth and development, and in reducing poverty. Recent research addresses issues such as inequality and economic growth, population migration, industrial location, and the impacts of rural economic development policies. Current studies include the determinants and effects on economic growth of social capital at the county-level, as well as interactions among the environment (including land use), wages and job growth.

Dr. Goetz has published or presented over 150 professional papers, including 10 book chapters, and he is the senior co-editor of two books. He is the principal investigator on external grants valued at over $2.1 million. Among many other service roles, he chairs the Rural and Urban Community Vitality priority areas (appointed by the Northeast Associations of Research and Extension Directors) and the Social Sciences Sub-Committee of the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP), and he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania (a legislative agency of the PA General Assembly).

A comprehensive CV for Dr. Goetz is available at:
http://www.nercrd.psu.edu/about/VITASJG13.2007.compreh.pdf

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.