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  2. Travis A Smith

Travis A Smith


Associate Professor

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Travis Smith
Travis Smith
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly 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)

Scholarly Works

  • Measuring weight outcomes for obesity intervention strategies: the case of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax., Econ Hum Biol, (2011).
    Lin B-H, Smith TA, Lee J-Y, Hall KD
  • A systems approach to assessing environmental and economic effects of food loss and waste interventions in the United States, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, (2019).
    Muth MK, Birney C, Cuellar A, Finn SM, Freeman M … 10 more
  • Does Price or Income Affect Organic Choice? Analysis of U.S. Fresh Produce Users, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, (2009).
    Smith TA, Huang CL, Lin B-H
  • Salience, Food Security, and SNAP Receipt, JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT, (2019).
    Gregory CA, Smith TA
  • Household Food Waste and Inefficiencies in Food ProductionJEL codes, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, (2021).
    Smith TA, Landry CE

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Contact

tasmith@uga.edu 706-542-0758

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

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313C Conner Hall
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    July 31, 2023

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    Americans buy food knowing some will be wasted, UGA study shows

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