- Volunteer Judge for Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair (online, via Zoom) conducted by Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, Saturday, March 28, 2020.
- Chair of Panel Review for USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service – Farmers Market Promotion Program, Summer 2019.
- Volunteer Judge for Kentucky Academy of Science at Kentucky State University's Hathaway Hall, Frankfort, Saturday, April 27, 2019.
- Volunteer Judge for Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair at Eastern Kentucky University's Alumni Coliseum, Richmond, KY, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
- Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013-14, 2017, 2018 (9 manuscripts).
- Session Organizer & Chair for the Agricultural Economics I session (with Southwestern Economics Association) at the 98th Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 2018.
- Reviewer of undergraduate student research papers in the “Best Paper” competition for the Kentucky Economic Association (KEA) Annual Meeting, Centre College, Danville, KY, October 2018 (3 manuscripts).
- Peer Reviewer & Editorial Board Member for Merit Research Journal of Business and Management, September 2018 – present.
- Member of Frankfort Entrepreneurs (a brainchild of Dr. Gary Stratton1): This group consists of regional entrepreneurs, business leaders, educators, and anyone else interested in helping cultivate a more innovative culture in the Frankfort, KY area.
- External Examiner of graduate (Master's and Ph.D.) committees for National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur, West Bengal, India, Spring 2014 – present.
- Peer Reviewer for the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling, Spring 2017.
- Peer Reviewer for Kentucky State University Community Research Service's USDA-NIFA-Evans Allen Program Proposal “Developing Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Agroecosystems Management and Sustainability,” August 2017.
- Visiting Faculty (invited to give lectures on graduate and undergraduate Agricultural Economics) in the College of Economics, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China, December 22, 2016 – January 3, 2017.
- External Evaluator of USDA-NIFA Capacity Building Grant Program Project “Enhancing Research-and-Extension Capability by Studying Land Cover Change, Quality of Life, and Microclimate Variation in Kentucky” at Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY for period 9/2014-8/2016, August 2016.
- External Reviewer of Scholarly Activity of Dr. Subramanian (Subbu) Kumarappan, in regard to his promotion from the rank of Assistant Professor to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, August 2016.
- External Reviewer of Agricultural Business Program, University of Minnesota – Crookston, April 2016.
- Chair of Selected Poster Committee for the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February 2015. Peer Reviewer and Lead Judge of 38 posters.
- Peer Reviewer for the International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research, Spring and Summer 2015, and Fall 2016 (3 manuscripts).
- Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, Summer 2014, Spring and Summer 2015, Fall 2016 (4 manuscripts).
- Topic Leader of Resource and Environmental Economics Paper Session for the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, February 2014 (reviewed 21 proposals).
- Peer Reviewer for USDA-NIFA-AFRI Seed Grant, Summer 2013.
- Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Summer 2013 (2 manuscripts).
- Peer Reviewer for the Universal Journal of Education and General Studies, August 2012.
1 Dr. Gary Stratton is Associate Professor of Economics and Finance in the School of Business and Technology at Kentucky State University.