# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Julie Harlin is an Associate Dean for the Graduate and Professional School and an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  She earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from Oklahoma State University, and Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Science, respectively, from Texas A&M University.  She developed and leads the Graduate Mentoring Academy for Texas A&M University and supports efforts aimed at improving graduate teaching assistants' experiences. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in teaching and learning in the context of agricultural education.  Her research focuses on mentoring and learner-centered instructional design.  She served as Speaker of the Faculty Senate in 2018-2019.  She has won numerous teaching and service awards including the USDA New Teacher Award, the Southern Region American Association of Agricultural Educators Teaching Award, the Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Education award, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's Distinguished Service Award for Teaching, and the Richard Stadelman Faculty Senate Service Award.  She has served as an undergraduate and graduate student advisor and mentored students through the Maroon and White Leadership Fellows program.  She has served as vice-chair of the Committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure, co-chair of the Core Curriculum Council, and has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Student Success Initiative.  She was nominated for the 2023 Association of Former Students University Level Award in Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education, & Professional Development Award by the Graduate and Professional School and was the sole nomination sent forward by the Office of the Provost for her work in leading the Graduate Mentoring Academy and in partnership development with Prairie View A&M University.  Dr. Harlin is a certified mediator and has an interest in faculty and graduate student development and mentoring.  She serves as an alternate Ombuds in the Graduate and Professional School, assisting graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff in navigating complex issues in graduate education.

# hrJobTitle
Associate Dean Graduate and Professional Studies

# keywords[]
3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

# keywords[]
35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University at Galveston - (Galveston, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
East Texas A&M University - (Commerce, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Oklahoma State University - (Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences/New Teacher Award

# awardsAndHonors[].label
Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for Service

# publications[].label
Preservice Agricultural Education Teachers Sense of Teaching Self-Efficacy

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
A Comparison Of Student Teachers' Perceptions Of Important Elements Of The Student Teaching Experience Before And After A 12-Week Field Experience

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Competencies and Traits of Successful Agricultural Science Teachers

# publications[].label
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities For Agricultural Science Teachers: A Focus Group Approach

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
An Examination of Pre-service Agricultural Science Teachers Interest and Participation in International Experiences: Motivations and Barriers

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
A Longitudinal Examination Of Teaching Efficacy Of Agricultural Science Student Teachers At Four Different Institutions

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Biotechnology: An Assessment Of Agricultural Science Teachers' Knowledge And Attitudes

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Agricultural Science Teachers' Barriers, Roles, And Information Source Preferences For Teaching Biotechnology Topics

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
A Longitudinal Examination Of Teaching Efficacy Of Agricultural Science Student Teachers

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
The Project Method In Agricultural Education: Then And Now

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Collaboration as a Tool to Improve Career and Technical Education: A Qualitative Study of Successful Collaboration Among Extension Agents and Agricultural Science Teachers

# publications[].label
Stress Levels of Agricultural Science Cooperating Teachers and Student Teachers: A Repeated Measures Comparative Assessment

# publications[].publisher
Association for Career and Technical Education Research

# publications[].label
Changes in Student Teachers' Intention to teach During Student Teaching

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
An Evaluation of Successful Collaboration Among Agricultural Science Teachers and Extension Agents in Texas

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Recommendations from Women Leaders in Science and Agriculture

# publications[].label
The Relationship Between Teaching Efficacy And Personality Type Of Cooperating Teachers

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Peer Modeling and Teaching Efficacy: The Influence of Two Student Teachers at the Same Time

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Development of Youth Leadership Life Skills of Texas Youth as San Antonio Livestock Exposition School Tour Guides

# publications[].label
Enhancing The Undergraduate Experience: The Role Of A Student Organization For Preservice Agricultural Science Teachers

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Predicting Agricultural Education Student Teachers' Intention to Enter Teaching

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Relationships Between Personality Type And Teaching Efficacy Of Student Teachers

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# researcherOn[].label
A Computer-based, Student-Centered Middle-School Approach to One Health Learning

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.preferredLabel
DHHS-NIH-National Institute of General Medical Science

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Graduate School; 1113 TAMU

# organizations[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M Announces Members And Charge Of Commission On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

# etdChairOf[].label
Moreland, Michelle Marie (2014-12). A Case Study of Four Agricultural Science Teachers’ Preparation for Teaching Special Needs Students. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Sommerlatte Lowes, Kelley Renee (2018-08). Making it Work:  A Qualitative Study of Work-Life Balance of Agricultural Science Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Mowen, Diana L. (2007-05). Impacts of graduate student content specialists serving in middle school classrooms on teachers and graduate students. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Gorter, Erin Kirsten (2018-12). Exploration of Global Perspectives, Teacher Passion, and Professional Commitment of Second Stage Agriculture Teachers in the Western United States. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Real, Laura A (2004-12). Development of youth leadership life skills of Texas youth as San Antonio Livestock Exposition school tour guides. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Morrish, Douglas Glenn (2003-08). Relationships of important elements of the student teaching experience and methods of student teaching placement to the quality of experience of student teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.