Curriculum Vitae

Adam B. Cobb

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Natural Resource Ecology and Management (2016), Oklahoma State University

  • Education Training Certificate, Graduate College (2015), Oklahoma State University

  • Master of Agriculture, International Agriculture (2011), Oklahoma State University

  • Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (2005), Mount Vernon Nazarene University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Consultant, Speaker & Founder, Holobiont HUB (2023 - current)

  • Global community building and open-access content publication via online co-creation community

  • Consulting directly with and speaking for organizations such as African Cotton Foundation (ACF), Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) to identify and deploy effective climate smart and regenerative land practices in smallholder agricultural communities: Innovations Club; AbTF Cotton Conference; The Good Cashmere Conference

  • Invited Presenter on topics such as: soil biology, agroecology, regenerative gardening, improved land management, and the future of food systems: OHBA '24; (SaveSoil) COP28

 Content Creator & Science Communicator, Soil Food Web School (2021 - 2024)

  • Curriculum updates, scientific communications, and technical course development

  • Outreach and community engagement, subject matter expert and editor: Example Webinar

  • Collaboration and consensus leadership on creative content projects: Science Blog

 Graduate Faculty & Instructor, Oklahoma State University (2017 - 2022)

  • Designed and instructed 7 university courses, co-instructed 5 additional courses

  • Served on 6 graduate student committees, advising field research and thesis writing

  • Overall student evaluation of course instruction 4.57 / 5.0 (n = 103)

 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oklahoma State University (2016 - 2022)

  • Authored / coauthored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications: Scholar Profile

  • Awarded ~$330,000 in competitive grants via local, state, and federal sources, including a NIFA-AFRI Postdoctoral Fellowship: Project Summary

  • Provided more than 70 outreach presentations and invited talks

  • Participated in Class XIX of the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program (OALP)

 Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University (2010 - 2016),

  • Presented soil ecology and agricultural research topics at more than 40 local, national, and international professional conferences: Video

  • Student Team Leader, educational and technical support for the 2-45th Oklahoma National Guard deployed in eastern Afghanistan

  • Numerous academic scholarships, fellowships, and awards, including 1st Place for Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) University Championship in 2016: Video