McNamara serves as Director of the USAID-funded Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS) Project, which works with its consortium members and other partners to strengthen agricultural and nutrition extension services around the world with a goal of increasing small-holder economic and food security. He also serves as Principal Investigator for the USAID-funded FAST, SEAS, and INGENAES projects. His research, outreach, and teaching efforts are in the areas of extension, consumer economics, health economics, and agr...