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  2. Ellen McCullough

Ellen McCullough


Assistant Professor

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Ellen McCullough
Ellen McCullough
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Agriculture, Land and Farm ManagementFood SciencesPolicy and Administration

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, General

Cornell University, NY, United States (2016)

Master of Science, Geology/Earth Science, General

Stanford University, CA, United States (2004)

Bachelor of Science, Geology/Earth Science, General

Stanford University, CA, United States (2003)

Awards and Honors

  • Karl Eicher Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation on Africa for 2015-2017 (2018)
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (2018)

Scholarly Works

  • Labor productivity and employment gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa, Food Policy, (2017).
    McCullough EB
  • International trade in meat: the tip of the pork chop., Ambio, (2007).
    Galloway JN, Burke M, Bradford GE, Naylor R, Falcon W … 8 more
  • Linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable water-resources management., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, (2016).
    Jacobs K, Lebel L, Buizer J, Addams L, Matson P … 4 more
  • Agriculture. Research principles for developing country food value chains., Science, (2011).
    Gómez MI, Barrett CB, Buck LE, De Groote H, Ferris S … 15 more
  • A Global Model Tracking Water, Nitrogen, and Land Inputs and Virtual Transfers from Industrialized Meat Production and Trade, Environmental Modeling & Assessment, (2009).
    Burke M, Oleson K, McCullough E, Gaskell J

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Contact

emccullough@uga.edu 706-542-0765

Mailing Address

315B Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602

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315B Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602

Stories

  • Ellen McCullough stands at the front of a classroom pointing to a chart that is projected on a screen.
    Agricultural and Applied Economics
    March 17, 2026

    UGA researcher studies the intersection of agriculture, data and human behavior

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  • June 9, 2022

    Fertilizer is no silver bullet for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

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