Eric Karbowski
Eric Karbowski serves as the district director for Michigan State University Extension's District 6, which comprises of Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford counties.
Prior to this role, Eric was a Community Behavioral Health Extension Educator focusing on Farm Stress programming with MSU Extension. Before joining MSU Extension, Eric was the Executive Director for the Missaukee County Commission on Aging. Additionally, Eric was a consultant with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and supervised a program in the public mental health system for ten years. Eric also worked for Michigan Works! providing vocational rehabilitation, education and training services/supports to individuals. Eric has a strong connection to the agricultural industry and brings his experience to support farmers and agribusiness professionals in self-awareness of stress and promotes the health and well-being of farmers. Educationally, Eric earned his bachelor’s degree of science in education, master’s degree of arts in administration.
Related Work
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Online farm stress training is free and open to the public
Published on July 28, 2022
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The magic wand of mental health
Published on February 7, 2022
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Reflections on success: MSU Extension looks back on first year of farm stress project
Published on November 3, 2021
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Mid-year financial health check-up…How healthy is your farm?
Published on July 8, 2021
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Staying connected and finding support during the pandemic
Published on April 16, 2021
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The effects of stress on agricultural workers' health
Published on March 31, 2021
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Farm stress teletherapy resources expanded to include Michigan’s aquaculture and commercial fishers
Published on March 5, 2021
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Kick off your boots and stay a while
Published on November 17, 2020
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Thinking about retirement and your legacy of the land
Published on October 20, 2020