Lauren Cline

Lauren Lewis Cline is an assistant professor and state Extension specialist in agricultural leadership at Oklahoma State University. Originally from central Florida, Cline’s agricultural background is in produce trucking, commercial livestock, agribusiness, and the 4-H and FFA youth organizations.

After earning her bachelor’s in ag business from Auburn University and master’s in agricultural education from Texas A&M, Cline served as the Director of Agricultural Studies at Warner University, a small private university in Florida, where she created the program curriculum, taught agriculture courses, advised and recruited students, and supported foundation efforts.

She also was the undergraduate program coordinator for the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, where she led college advising efforts and taught agricultural leadership courses. It was these experiences that brought her to Oklahoma State University to study agricultural leadership. She earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from OSU. Cline has been at Oklahoma State since 2017, as a graduate teaching associate, lecturer, and tenure-track faculty member. She is married to a native Okie – her husband, Chad, is from Miami – and has two sons, Wilkinson and Carpenter. 

EXTENSION PROGRAMMING: Adaptive leadership for individuals and organizations, collaborative problem-solving, strengths-based leadership, crucial conversations, and inclusive leadership for adult, veterinarian, and youth audiences. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS: The scholarship of college teaching and learning, leadership education, and multiculturalism in agriculture to prepare students for the 21st-century workforce through student-centered learning and teaching in agricultural contexts.