Brandon Thierry

Email: bthierry@wisc.edu

Academic Interests: Philippine rural history; agricultural extension and development; U.S.–Philippine colonial and Cold War relations; cultural and moral dimensions of rural modernization; knowledge circulation and bureaucratic governance.

Research Area of Interest: Agricultural extension in the Philippines, particularly how technical programs, bureaucratic expertise, and U.S.-influenced development efforts shaped rural life, moral reform, and ideas of modern citizenship.

Educational History: Community College of Aurora, University of Denver