Jennie Popp

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.

• 1997,  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 
  Degree: Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics 
  Emphasis Natural Resource, Production and Development Economics
• 1994, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 
  Degree: M.S Agricultural and Resource Economics 
  Emphasis Natural Resource, Production and Development Economics
• 1988, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
   Degree B.S. Economics and Finance (Minor: French)
• 1986-1987, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK 
  Junior Year Abroad Program

• 2000 - present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• 1998- present Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Research and teaching responsibilities in the areas of natural resource and production economics.
• 1997-1998 Project Analyst, Resource Analytics, Inc., Raleigh, NC
• Coordinated multidisciplinary research on developing 1)environmental assessment endpoints for sustainability analyses and 2) management strategies to reduce nonpoint source pollution.
• 1993-1997 Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fort Collins, CO
  Conducted research on soil quality management strategies and conservation policy. Co-taught a graduate level agricultural policy course.
• June 1994 Legislative Intern, AESOP Enterprises, Ltd., Washington
  Conducted, summarized and evaluated results from interviews with agribusinesses, commodity groups, Congressional members, conservationists, environmentalists, farmers’ organizations and government agencies' staff concerning conservation policy issues in the 1995 U.S. Farm Bill.
• 1991-1992 Bookkeeper, Gallagher, Reilly & Lachat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bookkeeper
  Monitored and directed clients' daily accounts payables and receivables, evaluated and compiled monthly reports on firm's financial status and Coordinated administrative accounting procedures between main and branch offices.
• 1998-1990 Agriculture/Small Business Consultant United States Peace Corps, Togo, West Africa
  Assisted in the development of woodworking, swine and market garden community businesses and the promotion of sustainable resource use by corn and rice producers.

• 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

• Alpha Sigma Nu: National Jesuits' Honor Society
• American Agricultural Economics Association
• Committee for Women in Agricultural Economics
• International Society for Ecological Economics
• International Society for Soil and Water Conservation
• National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
• Omega Beta Sigma: Women's Business Honor Society
• Omicron Delta Epsilon: Economics Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi: Colorado State University Graduate Honor Society
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association
• Western Agricultural Economics Association
  

EXTRAMURAL FUNDING:

• 2000 Arkansas Water Research Council. "Economics of Water Management to Sustain Irrigated Agriculture in Eastern Arkansas Watersheds." $16,000.00 One Year
• 1999 CREES. " Improving Pest and Disease Monitoring and Demonstrating Integrated Pest Management in Peaches ." Total award across five states $215,375.00 Two Years
• 1999 USDA NRI "Integrated Assessment of Sustainable Poultry Waste Management Systems." Total award for University of Arkansas $250,000.00 Two Years.
• 1999 Arkansas Water Research Council. "Economics of Using On-Farm Reservoirs to Distribute Diverted Surface Water to Depleted Ground Water Areas of the Southern Mississippi Valley Region." $20,333.00 One Year.
• 1998 US EPA. "Development of Emerging Ecological Assessment Methods." $29,150.00 One Year
• 1997 US EPA. "Initial Ecological Assessment Inquiry." $23,716.00 One Year

• Awarded the Faculty Gold Medal for 2008-2009 school year
  

Select Publications:

• Hoag, D and J. Hughes Popp. 1997. "The Theory and Practice of Pollution Credit Trading in Water Quality Management." Review of Agricultural Economics. Fall/Winter. 19 (2) p. 252-262.
• Hoag, D., J. S. Hughes-Popp, and P. Huszar. 1999. "Is U.S. Soil Conservation Policy Sustainable Development?" Chapter 11, in T. Napier, S. Napier and J. Tvrdon (Editors), Soil and Water Conservation Policies and Programs: Successes and Failures, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: p. 127-142.
• Hoag, Dana, Jennie Hughes Popp and Eric Hyatt. 1998. "Sustainability and Resource Assessments: A Case Study of Soil Resources in the United States." Environmental Protection Agency Book Publication, Office of Research and Development EPA/600/R-98/038 ISBN 0-9665761-0-1.  
• Hughes, J., D. Hoag and T. Nipp. 1995a. The Conservation Reserve Program: A Survey of Research and Interest Groups. Special Publication Number 19. Council for Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ames, IA.
• Hughes, J. and P. Huszar. 1997. "The South American Hidrovia Debate." Choices. First Quarter: 4-9.
• Popp, J., D. Hoag and D. E. Hyatt. 2001. "Sustainable Resource Management - A Framework for the Multi-Objective Case." Ecological Indicators. Forthcoming
• Popp, J. S, P. Huszar, and D. Hoag 1999. "Reducing Wind Erosion Damages and the Conservation Reserve Program." Chapter 12, in T. Napier, S. Napier and J. Tvrdon (Editors), Soil and Water Conservation Policies and Programs: Successes and Failures, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: p. 143-154.
• Popp, J., D. E. Hyatt and D. Hoag. 2000. "Modelling Environmental Condition with Indices: A Case Study of Sustainability and Soil Resources." Ecological Modelling.130: 131-143.
• Popp, J. and M. Waits. 2000. "How Some Arkansas Small Business Owners Measure Success." Final report to Arkansas Enterprise Group, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. September.
• Wailes, E, K. Young, J. Smartt, J. Popp and G. Cramer. 2000. Economics of Using On-Farm Reservoirs to Distribute Diverted Surface Water to Depleted Ground Water Areas of the Southern Mississippi Valley Region." Final Report for the Arkansas Water Resources Research Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas. August.

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