Jennie S. Popp Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Agriculture Bldg. Room 218B (479) 575-2279 (Phone) (479) 575-5306 (Fax) jhpopp@uark.edu

Dr. Popp is a native of Pennsylvania. She received B.S. degree in Economics and Finance (with a minor in French) from the University of Scranton. Dr. Popp developed a strong interest in agriculture while living in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer for 30 months. There she worked to improve both production and financial management practices for rice, corn, vegetable and swine operations. She later received Masters and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural and resource economics from Colorado State University. Dr. Popp has been a faculty member of the Department of Agricultural and Economics and Agribusiness since 1998. She has taught departmental courses in macroeconomic and environmental economics. She has also helped develop a college-wide orientation course. Dr. Popp’s areas of research include natural resource economics (with an emphasis on soil and water quality), environmental economics (with an emphasis on animal waste management) and agricultural and environmental policy.

Courses Taught

AGEC 1103 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics
AGEC 2103 Principles of Agricultural Macroeconomics
AGEC 3413 Principles of Environmental Economics
AGEC 4413 Economics of Environmental Management
AGEC 5133 Agricultural and Environmental Resource Economics

vita

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