Luke Taylor-Ide serves as Vice President of the Community Engagement Division—advancing the University’s worldwide network of participatory action research partnerships—and Assistant Professor for the University. He has over fifteen year of experience working with the University to foster partnership with communities, policy-makers, as well as academic and technical experts. Taylor-Ide has led multi-year assignments with Future Generations in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and central Appalachia. As a member of the University faculty, his current academic interests center on teaching practical applications of SEED-SCALE in community-health, disaster risk mitigation, and sustainable livelihood development.

Taylor-Ide started Future Generations Appalachian Program in 2016 to help landowners find new economic opportunities through sustainable forest use. As Vice President, he continues to oversee strategic direction of the Appalachian Program as well as a lead researcher. His research focus centers on the intersection between Agroforestry, Agri-tourism, and Outdoor Recreation for the sustainable development of Appalachia’s economy. He is co-founder and President of the Pendleton County Farmers Market as well as a Trustee for the Pendleton Community Foundation.

• “A Handbook on SEED: Initiating Growth—Appendix A,” in Just and Lasting Change: When Communities own their Future 2nd edition, editors Daniel C. Taylor and Carl E. Taylor, (Baltimore Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
• “A Handbook on SCALE: Growth in Improvement & Participation—Appendix B,” in Just and Lasting Change: When Communities own their Future 2nd edition, editors Daniel C. Taylor and Carl E. Taylor, (Baltimore Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
• “Multiple perspectives for poverty reduction in Indonesia”, Co-Authored: Sofo, Francesco; Wicks, Alison; Sofo, Michelle; Miranti, Riyana; Taylor-Ide, Luke. Strategic Planning for Successful Startup Ventures in Developing Economies. Eds. Pattnaik, P.N., Pandey, S.C., & Shukla, M.K. http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1620. Forthcoming publication in 2016.
• “Impact on under-5 child mortality: a case demonstration from the central highlands of Afghanistan.” World Health Organization: Community-based Initiatives newsletter, 6, 5 (2010).
• Interactive Instructional Website—“www.seed-scale.org.” (2010)

• W.Va. Maple Syrup Producers Association annual meeting April 2024— “Synopsis of Research at Future Generations University”
• W.Va. Hospitality & Travel Association Feb 2023—“Into the Woods—the role of forest based agritourism”

• ACC 601 - Introduction to Community Change