Paul Lasley · Professor and Department Chair

 

Paul Lasley

Contact Information

103 East Hall
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011

(515) 294-0937
FAX: (515) 294-0592

plasley@iastate.edu

BS, MA, PhD University of Missouri

 

Professor Lasley’s research focuses on the organization of U.S. agriculture and how changes in agriculture affect rural communities. A major focus of his research examines trends in rural culture and what these trends suggest about the future of rural communities, families and social organizations. Lasley is a co-investigator of the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, a series of statewide surveys among farm operators on major agricultural and rural development issues. Areas of research and extension expertise include rural development, community development, sustainable agriculture, and leadership in agriculture.