Dr. Andrea Watson joined Concordia University, Nebraska in January 2024 as associate professor of agricultural sciences. She teaches courses in crop and livestock production as part of the university’s growing agricultural science program. Dr. Watson earned her Ph.D. in Animal Science with a specialization in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Prior to coming to Concordia, she spent nine years on the faculty at UNL, where she taught a variety of courses and conducted research focused on cattle nutrition. Her scholarly work includes more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 proceedings abstracts.
She is an active member of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS). Dr. Watson and her husband, Doug, live on a small farm with their daughter, Maggie. As a family, they enjoy spending time outdoors and working together to care for their crops and animals.
“I truly enjoy getting to know students in my classes and am thankful for smaller class sizes. I also enjoy the chance to worship together at Chapel each day and share devotions or lessons from the Bible in class. Jesus used agriculture in many parables and there are so many ways to incorporate the Bible into learning about agriculture. ”
Dr. Andrea Watson
Dr. Andrea Watson's Academic Programs
Undergraduate
Agricultural Science
Through Concordia’s ag degree, you will study a broad selection of agriculture courses that look at food production from start to finish so you are ready for a career in agriculture or natural resource-related sales, ag finance, or work in an extension office, government agency, land use organization or in production agriculture as a farmer or rancher.