Chris Humphreys fulfilled his undergraduate work at the University of Idaho in 2001, earning a bachelor's degree in Ag Science and Technology. He went on to complete his graduate studies at Eastern Oregon University, finishing a master's degree in Teacher Education in 2008. He then earned a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership in 2016 from Liberty University.
Dr. Humphreys has published several scholarly articles on crop rotation, plant disease, and seeding. He worked for several years as a middle school teacher in Oregon and Rigby, Idaho, before accepting a position at BYU-Idaho in the Department of Applied Plant Science.