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Agricultural Production/Productivity
Matt Andersen
Ben Rashford
John Ritten
Dannele Peck
Glen Whipple
John Hewlett

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Chris Bastian
Roger Coupal
Kristiana Hansen
Jim Jacobs
Don McLeod
Dannele Peck
Ben Rashford
John Ritten
Steve Smutko
David Taylor
Tom Foulke

Community Economic Development
Roger Coupal
David Taylor
Jim Thompson
Tom Foulke

Management/Marketing/Finance
Chris Bastian
Mariah Ehmke

Vardges Hovhannisyan
Dale Menkhaus
Carl Olson
Glen Whipple
Cole Ehmke
John Hewlett

Health Economics/Food Policy
Mariah Ehmke
Nicole Ballenger
Ed Bradley

International Trade/Agriculture
Nicole Ballenger
Ed Bradley
Carl Olson

Experimental Economics
Mariah Ehmke
Chris Bastian
Dale Menkhaus

Mediation/Collaborative Processes
Steve Smutko

Consumer/Behavioral Economics
Mariah Ehmke
Vardges Hovhannisyan

Contact Us

Agricultural & Applied Economics

University of Wyoming

1000 E. University Ave.

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-2386

Email: brashfor@uwyo.edu

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Faculty & Staff

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

FACULTY and ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS



Matt Andersen

Associate Professor
AG-259
(307) 766-3401 | mander60@uwyo.edu

Chris Bastian

Professor
AG-211
(307) 766-4377 | bastian@uwyo.edu

Roger Coupal

Professor
AG-207
(307) 766-2386 | coupal@uwyo.edu

Jeff Edgens

Senior Lecturer | Dean, UW Casper
125 College Dr UU Bldg | UW Casper
(307) 268-2432 | jedgens@uwyo.edu

Cole Ehmke

Extension Specialist in personal finance and rural business development
AG-234A
(307) 766-3782 | cehmke@uwyo.edu

Mariah Ehmke

Associate Professor
AG-212
(307) 766-5373 | mehmke@uwyo.edu

Justina Floy

Academic Professional Lecturer
AG-260
(307) 766-2386 | Justina@uwyo.edu

Thomas Foulke

Senior Research Scientist
AG-220
(307) 766-6205 | foulke@uwyo.edu

Selena Gerace

Extension Specialist, EPSCoR WAFERx Outreach Coordinator
AG-218
(307) 766-5615 | sgerace@uwyo.edu

Kristiana Hansen

Associate Professor
AG-210
(307) 766-3598 | khanse18@uwyo.edu

Leticia Henderson

Lecturer
AG-214
(307) 766-2386 | lvarelas@uwyo.edu

John P. Hewlett

Senior Academic Professional - Ranch/Farm Management Extension Specialist
AG-216B
(307) 766-2166 | hewlett@uwyo.edu

Vardges Hovhannisyan

Assistant Professor
AG-203
608-698-4325 | vhovhann@uwyo.edu

Brian Lee

Research Scientist
James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC), Lingle
308-882-0260 | blee@uwyo.edu

Don McLeod

Professor
AG-309
(307) 766-3116 | dmcleod@uwyo.edu

Amy Nagler

Research Associate
AG-218
(307) 766-5615 | anagler@uwyo.edu

Benjamin Rashford

Associate Professor - Department Head
AG-207
(307) 766-6474 | brashfor@uwyo.edu

Chian Jones Ritten

Assistant Professor
AG-216D
(307) 766-3788 | Chian.JonesRitten@uwyo.edu

John Ritten

Associate Professor
AG-219
(307) 766-3373 | jritten@uwyo.edu

Steve Smutko

Professor and Spicer Chair
Kendall House Rm 202
(307) 766-5080 | steve.smutko@uwyo.edu

Duane D. Williams

Senior Academic Professional - Community Development Extension Specialist
AG-208
307-766-3695 | WilliaDD@uwyo.edu

ADJUNCT



Dannele Peck

Adjunct | Director, USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub
AG-107
(307) 766-6412 | dpeck@uwyo.edu

EMERITUS and BOARD RETIRED



Nicole Ballenger

Professor Emeritus

nicoleb@uwyo.edu

Ed Bradley

Professor Emeritus

ebradley@uwyo.edu

Larry Held

Professor Emeritus

held@uwyo.edu

Jim Jacobs

Professor Emeritus

jjj@uwyo.edu

Dale Menkhaus

Professor Emeritus

menkhaus@uwyo.edu

Carl Olson

Professor Emeritus

ceolson@uwyo.edu

Alan Schroeder

Professor Emeritus

conrad@uwyo.edu

David "Tex" Taylor

Professor Emeritus
AG-221
(307) 766-5682 | ttaylor@uwyo.edu

Jim Thompson

Retired Professor
AG 218
(307) 766-4204 | jtgoss@uwyo.edu

Glen Whipple

Professor - Associate Dean, Director of Extension
AG-103
(307) 766-5124 | glen@uwyo.edu

STAFF



Janet Marsh

Office Associate
AG-205
(307) 766-2386 | windsong@uwyo.edu

Trish Hysong

Senior Office Assistant
AG-204
(307) 766-3714 | psmith14@uwyo.edu

Agricultural Production/Productivity
Matt Andersen
Ben Rashford
John Ritten
Dannele Peck
Glen Whipple
John Hewlett

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Chris Bastian
Roger Coupal
Kristiana Hansen
Jim Jacobs
Don McLeod
Dannele Peck
Ben Rashford
John Ritten
Steve Smutko
David Taylor
Tom Foulke

Community Economic Development
Roger Coupal
David Taylor
Jim Thompson
Tom Foulke

Management/Marketing/Finance
Chris Bastian
Mariah Ehmke

Vardges Hovhannisyan
Dale Menkhaus
Carl Olson
Glen Whipple
Cole Ehmke
John Hewlett

Health Economics/Food Policy
Mariah Ehmke
Nicole Ballenger
Ed Bradley

International Trade/Agriculture
Nicole Ballenger
Ed Bradley
Carl Olson

Experimental Economics
Mariah Ehmke
Chris Bastian
Dale Menkhaus

Mediation/Collaborative Processes
Steve Smutko

Consumer/Behavioral Economics
Mariah Ehmke
Vardges Hovhannisyan

Contact Us

Agricultural & Applied Economics

University of Wyoming

1000 E. University Ave.

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-2386

Email: brashfor@uwyo.edu

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