Rate My Professor Amy Hagerman

Dr. Amy Hagerman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, serving as the Extension Agriculture and Food Policy Specialist. A native of Oklahoma and alumnus of the institution, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University in 2004. Hagerman advanced her studies at Texas A&M University, obtaining a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics in 2005 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics in 2009. She joined the Oklahoma State University faculty as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor with tenure, effective June 2023. Her career includes contributions to cooperative financial performance analyses and farmland bankruptcy impacts during her graduate research assistantship.

Hagerman's research focuses on animal health economics, biosecurity, and the economic ramifications of livestock diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and rift valley fever. Prominent publications encompass 'Epidemic and economic impacts of delayed detection of foot-and-mouth disease: a case study of a simulated outbreak in California' (Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2011), 'Emergency vaccination to control foot-and-mouth disease: implications of its inclusion as a US policy option' (Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2012), 'When poultry take a sick leave: Response costs for the 2014–2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in the USA' (Food Policy, 2021), and 'Influence of climate factors on spatial distribution of Texas cattle breeds' (Climatic Change, 2013). Her scholarship, cited over 500 times, informs trade recovery, risk management, and policy decisions. Awards include the Oklahoma State University Distinguished Early Career Faculty Award and the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Outstanding Reviewer Award (less than 7 years experience, 2022). Through extension activities, she develops farm bill curricula, analyzes COVID-19 effects on beef cattle, advises on disaster relief, and discusses policy updates, enhancing producer resilience and agricultural policymaking.