Dave D. Weatherspoon
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Dave Weatherspoon is a professor in the Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Department and Associate Provost of Enrollment and Academic Strategic Planning at MSU.. He is appointed in the tenure system. Prior to MSU, he was an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Agribusiness Management at Florida A&M University. Dave teaches food industry marketing and industrial organization courses. He has led agribusiness programs and numerous research and evaluation teams for the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), global research institutes and universities to address the gnarly problems that poverty represents to millions of people in over 30 countries. His research on domestic and international food supply chain issues has been referenced in the literature and in the popular press; New York Times, Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, BBC, and the Associated Press. Currently his research is focused on the economics of food access, nutrition and health.
Research and Outreach Interests
- Food Supply Chains
- Industrial Organization
- Program Evaluation
- Strategic Management
- Domestic & International Development
- Nutrition
Teaching Experience
- Taught undergraduate courses in Food Industry Management, Agribusiness Management, Market Analysis, and Sales (ABM 100 and 222; FIM 220) and a graduate course in Industrial Organization (AEC 841)
Related Work
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Empowering minorities through academic and career advancement
Published on September 25, 2020
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AFRE professor and PSM alum receives CANR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Published on February 25, 2020
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Dave Weatherspoon named Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Published on January 24, 2020
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Emerging Issues in the Food Industry: What New Trends May Mean for Farmers
Published on December 11, 2019
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Armed conflicts and food insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram’s Attacks
Published on November 12, 2019
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Farmers' Usage Preferences for Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park
Published on October 15, 2019