Jan Flora

Jan Flora, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at Iowa State University (ISU) and research professor of sociology at Kansas State University. At ISU, he taught in the graduate program in sustainable agriculture. His research examines relationships between community capitals and economic, community, and sustainable development. He has researched community effects of global warming and the contributions of Latinos to Midwestern rural communities. He is a volunteer community leader in AMOS, A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy. Earlier in his career, he was program officer for Ford Foundation for agriculture and rural development in South America. He grew up on a farm near Quinter, Kansas.