Jean Ribert Francois, Ph.D.

Jean Ribert Francois, Ph.D.

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
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   Dr. Jean R. Francois is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute (AURPI). His research themes include rural landscape change and sustainability, agricultural decision-making, and human well-being. His work integrates geospatial and social science approaches, including survey research, qualitative interviews, and spatial analysis.

Education

  • BSUniversité d’Etat d’Haïti2012

  • MSUniversity of Florida2019

  • PhDKansas State University2025

Professional Experience



  • 2025 to Present: Postdoctoral Fellow; Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • 2020 to 2021: Independent Consultant at Diagnostic and Development Group, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • 2013 to 2017: Senior Technician of Interior Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Research

Francois, J. R., Swisher, M. E., & Ruiz - Menjivar, J. (2026). Growing in discomfort: Challenges of Caribbean immigrant-origin emerging adults in United States. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 54(3), e70052. https://doi.org/10.1002/fcsr.70052

Francois, J. R., Nelson, K. S., Burchfield, E. K., & Rissing, A. (2025). Contexts of crop selection decisions shape changing agricultural landscape diversity in the United States. Agriculture & Human Values, 42, 2631-2649 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-025-10764-7

Nelson, K. S., Nguyen, T. D., Francois, J. R., & Ojha, S. (2023). Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review. Sustainable Development, 31(3), 1226-1249. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2471