Dr. Jason D. Ellis            

Jason Ellis is an assistant professor of Agricultural Journalism in the department. He is a Kansas native where he completed a B.S. in Agriculture with a dual major in Agricultural Journalism and Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University in 1998. Prior to graduate school Ellis worked as an account supervisor for Meyocks & Priebe Advertising in Des Moines, Iowa, where he worked with such clients as Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Bayer Animal Health, Intervet Animal Health, and Church & Dwight Animal Nutrition. Ellis completed a M.S. in Meat Science in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Education in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies at Iowa State University in 2006.

In addition to teaching and advising responsibilities, Ellis also has an appointment with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension. Ellis is the adviser for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chapter of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, a national organization for agricultural journalism and communications students.

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

303A Ag Hall
jellis2@unl.edu
402/472-9782