Charles T. Alton

BIRTHDATE / PLACE:  10 September 1942, Fort Madison, Iowa (US Citizen)

EDUCATION: PhD, University of Kentucky, 1977(Agricultural Economics) , MA, University of Kentucky, 1970 (International Development), BA, St. Olaf College, 1965 (History)

POSITIONS HELD:

Advisor, Royal Thai Government, Oct 1985 , Project Manager, US Agency for International Development, Thailand, May 1981  - Sep 1985 ;  Economic Specialist for Community Resource Development, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University System, Jul 1979 – Apr 1981 ; Agricultural Economist,USAID consultancy (Thailand), Jul - Aug 1980 ; Economist, Development Cabinet , Office of Developmental Planning and Research , Kentucky State Government, Jun 1977 –Jun 1979 ; Research Associate, Thailand Project, University of  Kentucky(in Lexington and in Northeast Thailand),Apr 1969 – May1977 ; Research Associate, Center for Developmental Change ,University of  Kentucky ,Dec 1968 – Mar 1969 ; Director, Special Summer Program, Community Action for Lexington City and Fayette County Kentucky, Jun-Aug 1969 ; Employment Interviewer, Iowa State Employment Service, Dec 1967 – Aug 1969 ; US Peace Corps,Thailand,Jun 1965 – Jun 1967

SPECIALIZATION/ INTERESTS:

Efficient and equitable rural development ; coordination of multi-agency projects ; farming systems research and extension, research and extension linkages, bottom-up planning/implementation, rapid appraisal techniques, role of the local extension agent ; common resources,agroforestry,aquaculture. Cross-cultural effectiveness; design and implementation of action research, and using it to re-orient action agencies; research-technology development processes, especially methods for social science and biological science cooperation. Formal (socio-economic) surveying. Geographic specializations: Southeast Asia, Thailand, southern U.S.A.

LANGUAGES: English, Thai, Northeastern Thai, Northern Thai, Lao, German