Education/Training
Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1993.
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Auburn University, 1988.
B.S., Agricultural Business and Economics, Auburn University, 1986. |
Areas of Specialization/Research
Production Economics and Farm Management
Economics of Livestock, Dairy and Aquaculture Production.
Co-Editor (with Ashok Mishra), Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
Teaching: AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics, AGEC 7303 Agricultural Production Economics. |
Professional Experience
Martin D. Woodin Endowed Professor, 2005-Present, Assoc Prof, 2000-04, and Asst Prof, 1995-2000, LSU Agricultural Center.
Sabbatical Leave, 2006-07, USDA-Economic Research Service, Washington, D.C.
Prof. Research Associate, 1993-94, University of Saskatchewan. |
Awards/Grants
LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, 2006.
Third Place, Poster Paper Competition (with Darius Lewis), American Agricultural Economics Assoc. annual meetings, 2005.
LSU Student Government Association Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004.
LSU College of Agriculture Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004.
LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award, 2004.
Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award, 2003.
Gamma Sigma Delta Teacher Merit Honor Roll Award, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009.
Quality of Communication Award (with Alvin Schupp), Food Distribution Res. Soc., 2002, article in the J. of Food Distribution Res.
First Place, Poster Paper Competition (with Christopher Davis), American Agricultural Economics Assoc. annual meetings, 2001.
Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2001. |