Joe Parcell, MFA Professor of Agribusiness and interim director of the Division of Applied Social Sciences, has been named permanent head of the division by Christopher Daubert, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). Parcell’s appointment is effective Dec. 15, 2017.

Parcell joined Mizzou in 1998 as an assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics after completing his Ph.D. at Kansas State University.

He has served as interim director of the division since Jan. 17, 2017. The Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri has more than 35 faculty members and about 365 graduate and undergraduate students.

“We are thrilled to announce Dr. Parcell as the director of Applied Social Sciences,” Daubert said. “He has the experience, passion and commitment to best serve the people, programs and partners of the division. I am excited by the opportunity to work alongside Joe as we advance a shared vision for CAFNR and DASS.”

Parcell has taught courses including The Agricultural Marketing System, Agricultural Prices, and Agricultural and Commodity Marketing. His research involves price analysis, marketing and assessing drivers in the food value chain.

In total, he is the author of more than 200 journal articles, book chapters, abstracts and proceedings, posters, organized symposium presentations, and extension publications. To date, he has secured more than $5 million in grant funding.

At Mizzou, he has also served as department chair, director of undergraduate studies and advisor chair in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He is former vice chair for MU Faculty Council, having served on the council for two terms. He was previously the director of the Missouri Value Added Center, a joint program between University of Missouri Extension and the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

Parcell has received the Golden Apple teaching award from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; the department’s Outstanding Faculty Member honor; and the Most Inspiring Professor award from the Student Athlete Advisory Council. The Mizzou Ag Alumni Association awarded Parcell honorary alumni status in 2012.