Mohammad Reza Mahboobi, Professor (Assoc.)

Position Type: Faculty Member
Faculty: Agricultural Management
Department: Agricultural Extension and Education Engineering
University: Gorgān University of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Office Location: Basij Square, Gorgān, Iran
Phone: +98 (17) 324 268 45 
E-mail: mahboobi@gau.ac.ir
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=koJjzRoAAAAJ&hl=en

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Agricultural Extension, 2004, University of Tehran, Iran
M.Sc. Agricultural Extension and Education, 1995, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
B.Sc. Agricultural Extension and Education, 1991, University of Tehran, Iran

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Agricultural Extension and Development, Agricultural Education, Technical and Vocational Training, Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship

ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
B.Sc. level: Research method, Extension program planning, Principals of sustainable agricultural extension and natural resources, Principals of adult education, Visual Communication in Agriculture, Designing technical and extension publications.
M.Sc. level: Ustainable agricultural extension and natural resources, Policy making of sustainable agricultural extension and natural resources, Scientific and technical essay writing, Communication and extension methods, Development management, Sustainable rural development, Marketing of rural products and services.

SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
Member, Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Iran
Member, Iranian Agricultural Extension and Education Association
Member, Iranian Association of Ethics in Science and Technology

AWARDS:
The best and selected researcher award of the university in 2006 

PUBLICATIONS:

1. "An introduction to extension of conservation technologies with an emphasis on agriculture and natural resources", book written by Mohammad Reza Mahboobi. Published by Makhtoomgholi, 2008.
2. "Medicinal plants, identification (planting, holding and harvesting) and economic justification”, book written by Mohammad Reza Mahboobi & Mahmood Ssavarsofla. Published by Makhtoomgholi, 2013.
3. Mahboobi, M. R & Avarand, A. 2018. Evaluating the Performance of the Basirat Development Cooperative Company of Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan Province, Using Stakeholder Analysis Model. Cooperation and Agriculture. 8 (31): 95-121.
4. Mahmoudisanii, S., Mahboobi, M. R & Ghezel, A. 2019. Effectiveness of Extension Agronomic Techniques in the Peyvand Rural Production Cooperative in Golestan Province by the Use of Societal Experimentation Evaluation Model. Cooperation and Agriculture, 7 (28): 25-51.
5. Emdadi, A., Mahboobi, M. R & Abdollahzadeh, Gh. 2018. Analyzing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Rural Development Cooperatives in Golestan Province. Cooperation and Agriculture. 7 (27): 87-114.
6. Salari, N., Mahboobi, M. R., Sharifzadeh, M. Sh & Abdolahzadeh, Gh. 2015 .The Feasibility Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management in Rural Production Cooperatives in Taybad County. Cooperation and Agriculture. 3 (12): 113-131.
7. Mahboobi, M. R., Iravani, H., Rezvanfar, A., Kalantari, Kh & Mohsenisaravi, M. 2005. Factors affecting the adoption behavior regarding soil conservation technologies in the Zarrin Gol watershed, Golestan province. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources, 57 (4): 595-606
8. Mahboobi, M. R & Avarand, A. 2017. Production Inhibitors of Turkmen Handmade Carpet Enterprises in Gonbad Kavoos County. Journal of Entrepreneurial Strategies in Agriculture, 3 (6): 16-23.
9. Mahboobi, M. R. 2010. Effectiveness of the group training methods used in education of the irrigated wheat growers of the Golestan Province, Iran. Wor. Appl. Sci. J, 5 (9): 1087-1094.
10. Darijani, M., Mahboobi, M. R., Barani, H & Abdolahzadeh, Gh. 2018. Factors affecting the participation of local communities in rehabilitation of degraded Forestlands project in Rigan County, Kerman Province. Iranian Journal of Forest, 9 (4): 555-570.