Ana Claudia Sant' Anna

Ana Claudia Sant' Anna is an Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture and Food Systems of West Virginia University, focusing on agribusiness and agricultural finance. Her research examines strategic decision-making in agribusinesses, natural resource interactions, minority-owned agribusiness challenges, and consumer dynamics in the agri-food sector.

• Education: Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University
• Prior Roles: Post-doctoral researcher at The Ohio State University, Farm Income Enhancement Program participant

Her work spans agricultural finance, biofuel expansion, and socioeconomic factors affecting farming communities, with grants from institutions like the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Inter-American Development Bank. She has published in journals including Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy and Renewable Energy.

• Key Awards:
  • Distinguished Professional Contribution Award (2021, Southern Agricultural Economics Association)
  • Excellence in Review Award (2018, Resources, Conservation & Recycling)
  • Multiple Outstanding Contributor Awards (2020-2022, Resource Economics and Management division)
  • CNPq Brazilian National Award for Scientific Research

Ana Claudia teaches agribusiness, agricultural finance, and econometrics courses, with research highlighting disparities in government loan programs and policy impacts on biofuel industries.