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Travis A Smith


Professor

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Travis Smith
Travis Smith
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Applied EconomicsAgriculture, Land and Farm ManagementPolicy and Administration

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Economics

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, MN, United States (2014)

Master of Science, Agricultural Economics

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2008)

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2005)

Awards and Honors

  • FAMPS Early Career Paper Award (2018)

Courses

  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 2580: Applied Microeconomic Principles (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 8140: Consumer Demand Theory (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 3600: Economics of Food Policy (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 2580: Applied Microeconomic Principles (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets, APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY, (2026).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith TA
  • Limiting antidepressant prescriptions and suicide risk: Evidence from South Korea, ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY, (2026).
    Oh H, Smith TA
  • Pandemic-Induced Changes in Food Acquisitions: Implications for Child Diet Quality in the United States, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, (2026).
    Smith TA, Guthrie J, Lin B-H, Stevens A
  • Climate anomalies and child health outcomes in the South Asian region, (2025).
    Chalise PP, Kostandini G, Smith TA
  • A Measure of Nutrition Security Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Dataset, JAMA NETWORK OPEN, (2025).
    Bhargava V, Lee JS, Smith TA, Chakrovorty S

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Contact

tasmith@uga.edu 706-542-0758

Mailing Address

313C Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000

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313C Conner Hall
147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000

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