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NC State and A&T State University Extension Service

Ben Silliman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Specialist





MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • Youth Program Effectiveness
    • Assessing youth program needs and preferences
    • Evaluating program quality and outcomes
    • Documenting best practices in programming and evaluation
    • Training 4-H staff on program evaluation
  • Youth Development/Youth-at-Risk (YAR)
    • Documenting issues and best practices related to risk and resiliency
    • Leading and contributing to youth-at-risk projects and programs
    • Training 4-H staff about youth development and youth risk and resiliency
  • Liaison to Northwest District

EDUCATION

    B.A., English, Colorado State University, 1975
    M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1978
    M.S., Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University, 1981
    Ph.D., Human Ecology, Kansas State University, 1987

EXPERIENCE

    Assistant for Christian Education, First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, KS, 1978-1979
    Learning Skills Specialist, Kansas State University, 1980-1987
    Assistant Professor, Child and Family Studies, Louisiana Tech University, 1987-1993
    Associate Professor/Family Life Specialist, University of Wyoming, 1993-2001


The Department of 4-H Youth Development
Cooperative Extension Service
Box 7606, NC State University
Raleigh NC 27695-7606
(919) 515-8485
ben_silliman@ncsu.edu


Last updated Jun 19, 2006


November 25, 2009


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