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Demikia Taylor

Pursuing a PhD in Agriculture, Leadership and Community Education from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech

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“I have always shown great interest in agricultural and animal sciences. I worked in the field of comparative medicine for several years before pursuing agriculture education.”

Demikia began her agricultural teaching career in Secondary Education in 2013. She taught Agriculture Education for 11 years. Prior to teaching, she worked as a surgical research associate in comparative medicine. 

Demikia has earned a B.S. Laboratory Animal Science as well as an M.S. Agriculture Education from North Carolina A&T State University. She is pursuing a PhD in Agriculture, Leadership and Community Education from Virginia Tech.