Dr. John Rayfield Assistant Professor Agricultural and Extension Education

Office phone: (919) 513-3838
Fax: (919) 515-1965
E-Mail: john rayfield@ncsu.edu

Master of Education: Agricultural Extension, University of Georgia, 1997.
Thesis: Relationship of 4-H Agricultural Judging Activities to Leadership Life Skills Development

B.S. in Agricultural Education, Auburn University, 1993.

Recent Publications
Rayfield, J., Compton, K., Doerfert, D., Fraze, S., Davis, C., Akers, C. (Feb. 2006).   Factors that influence the decision to participate in youth leadership development opportunities in rural high schools in three southern states. Proceedings of theSouthern Region Agricultural Education Research Conference. Feb.5-8, Orlando, FL.

Rayfield, J., Fraze, S., Lawver, D., Davis, C., Brashears, M.T., (2006).  Recruitment and Training Practices Utilized by Successful FFA Advisors in the National FFA Livestock Career Development Event: A National Delphi Study.  Proceedings of the Western Region Agricultural Education Research Conference. April 12-15, Boise, ID.

Jennings, M., Rayfield, J., Brashears, M.T., Brashears, M. (2006) Facts and Fiction     Surrounding Possible Illness Associated with Animal Contact. The Showbox Magazine, 27(2), 205-206.