Daniel Taylor Joins CFAST
Dr. Dan Taylor, a professor in the department of Agricultural and Applied Economics recently joined the faculty of CFAST, filling the shoes of Dr. Charles Coale, Jr., who retired in 2002. Dr. Taylor is a specialist in mathematical programming models, and the majority of his research has blended production and resource economics as part of an interdisciplinary research team. His research has included a variety of topics, from agribusiness issues in Virginia to assessing the effects of risk on the business practices of spice growers in Sri Lanka. Currently, his research is focused on developing sustainable agricultural production systems both domestically and internationally. He is also studying the development of women’s economic issues in Africa. Dr. Taylor will be field testing and refining the economic analysis in the Aquaculture Production Model developed under the direction of Professor Emeritus Charles Coale. In particular, price and production risks will be incorporated in the model using the Excel spreadsheet software @Risk, in order to more realistically assess the economic environment faced by aquacultural producers.
Professor Taylor serves as an instructor of applied microeconomics, mathematics for economists, and mathematical programming courses as well as a member of the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam and Graduate Advisory Committees. He is also the current graduate coordinator for the department. Dr. Taylor earned his Ph.D. in 1982 from Washington State University. “We are very fortunate to have Dan Taylor join our team, and we look forward to having his expertise on the projects we’ve got underway,” said CFAST coordinator George Flick.
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