Paul Patterson

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Agricultural Economics Purdue University 1994
• M.S., Agricultural Economics Purdue University 1987
• B.S., (High Honors) Agricultural Business & Economics Auburn University 1985

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Feb. 2016 – Present Dean and Professor, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
• Feb. 2016 – Present Director, Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station
• June 2009 – Jan. 2016 Associate Dean of Instruction & Professor, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
• June 2009 – Present Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
• Jan. 2007 – May 2009 Dean, Morrison School of Management & Agribusiness, Arizona State University
  o Interim Dean, July 2006 – Dec. 2006
  o Professor, July 2006 – May 2009
  o Associate Professor, July 2001 – June 2006
  o Assistant Professor, Aug. 1995 – 2001
• Jan. 1995 – July 1995 Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Aug. 1989 – Dec. 1994 Graduate Research Fellow, Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• July 1987 – Aug. 1989 Agricultural Economist, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington DC
• Aug. 1985 – Aug. 1987 Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Sept. 1984 – Aug. 1985 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
• June 1984 – Sept. 1984 Student Assistant Agricultural Statistician, USDA Statistical Reporting Service, Montgomery, AL
• May 1980 – June 1984 Student Research Technician, Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

• Advocacy Chair, Budget and Advocacy Committee, Board of Agriculture Assembly, Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU), 2018 – 2019
• Chair, Southern Administrative Heads, APLU, 2019
• Chair-elect, Southern Administrative Heads, APLU, 2018
• Program Chair, LEAD21, 2015 – 2016
• Co-chair, Graduate Travel Fellowships Review Committee, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2005

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Outstanding Advising Award Certificate of Merit – Administrator, National Academic Advising Association, 2016
• Excellence in Advising – Advising Administration Award, National Academic Advising Association Region 4, 2016
• Auburn University Outstanding Advising Award – Advising Administrator, 2016
• Best Article, 2007. Contemporary Economic Policy (with Timothy J. Richards and Abebayehu Tegene), Western Economic Association International
• Outstanding Journal Article, 2006. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (with Timothy J. Richards), Southern Agricultural Economics Association
• Award of Excellence, Researcher of the Year, 2001/2002. Arizona State University East

SELECT RESEARCH GRANTS

• A Case Study on Carbon Emissions and the Economic Impact of Local Food Production: The Case of Rousseau Farming Company. ($12,780). Paul M. Patterson, Timothy J. Richards. Rousseau Farming Company, Sept. 2008.
• Evaluation of the US Potato Board Promotion Programs. ($52,000). Timothy J. Richards, Paul M. Patterson. U.S. Potato Promotion Board, July 2006.
• Fruit and Vegetable Policy Analysis Project ($261,872). Paul M. Patterson, Timothy J. Richards, Albert Kagan. University of Missouri. June 2006.

SELECT NATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

• Batte, Jared, Patricia Duffy, and Paul M. Patterson. “Factors Affecting Freshmen Retention in the College of Agriculture.” Selected poster, Southern Agriculture Economics Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Feb. 2-6, 2013.
• Nganje, William, Michelle Wolfe, Andrew Fearne, and Paul M. Patterson. “U.K. Consumers’ Reaction to Food Scare and Preferences for Turkey Products with Price Promotion Strategy.” Selected paper, WERA-72, Western Education, Extension, and Research Activities Committee on Agribusiness, Las Vegas, NV, June 7-9, 2009.
• Patterson, Paul, M. “Current Global Economic Conditions and their Effect on Agriculture.” Invited speaker, Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association Annual Meeting, Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2008.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

• Chaloupka, K., D. Eakes, P. Patterson, C. Robinson, J. Williams, and A. Martin. “Recommendations for Recruiting Tomorrow’s Horticulture Students.” NACTA Journal,
  62(2018): 130-134.
• Nganje, William E., Renee Shaw Hughner, Paul M. Patterson. “The Perception of Risks and Preferences for Locally Grown Produce: A Marketing Systems Approach.” Journal of Food Products Marketing. 20(2014):196-214.
• Richards, Timothy J., Stephen F. Hamilton, Paul M. Patterson. “Spatial Competition and Private Labels.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 35(2010):183-208.
• Richards, Timothy J., Paul M. Patterson, and Stephen F. Hamilton. “Fast Food, Addiction and Obesity.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 32(2007):425-447.
• Richards, Timothy J., Paul M. Patterson, and Abebayehu Tegene. “Obesity and Nutrient Consumption: A Rational Addiction?” Contemporary Economic Policy, 25(2007):309-324. (Best article award)
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Firm-Level Competition in Price and Variety.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 38(2006):491-512. (Best article award)
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Native American Obesity: A Test of the Thrifty Gene Theory.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 88(2006):542-560.
• Patterson, Paul M. “State Grown Promotion Programs: Fresher, Better?” Choices, 21(2006):41-46.
• Acharya, Ram N., Paul M. Patterson, Esther P. Hill, Troy G. Schmitz, Erica Bohm. “An Evaluation of the ‘TrEAT Yourself Well’ Restaurant Nutrition Campaign.” Health Education and Behavior, 33(2006):309-324.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “A Bilateral Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: U.S. and Canada.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 30(2005):333-349.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Sales Promotion and Cooperative Retail Pricing Strategies.” Review of Industrial Organization, 26(2005):391-413.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Retail Price Fixity as a Facilitating Mechanism.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(2005):85-102.
• Patterson, Paul M. and Samuel Cardona-Martínez. “State and Origin Branding in Hispanic Food Markets.” Journal of Food Distribution Research, 35(2004):7-18.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Slotting Allowances as Real Options: An Alternative Explanation.” Journal of Business, 77(2004):675-696.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Retail Price Fixity: Causes and Consequences.” Journal of Economics and Business, 56(2004):117-136.
• Patterson, Paul M., Timothy J. Burkink, Rozlyn Lipsey, Jason Lipsey, Richard Roth, and Mary Martin. “Targeting Tourists with State Branding Programs.” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 19(2003):525-538.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Competition in Fresh Produce Markets: An Empirical Analysis of Marketing Channel Performance.” Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 1, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 2003.
• Sexton, Richard J., Timothy J. Richards, and Paul M. Patterson. “Retail Consolidation and Produce Buying Practices: A Summary of the Evidence and Potential Industry and Policy Responses.” Giannini Foundation Monograph No. 45, December 2002.
• Richards, Timothy J., and Paul M. Patterson. “Minimum Effective Scale in Export Promotion.” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 18(2002):523-541.