Brandon McFadden

Brandon McFadden serves as Professor and Tyson Endowed Chair in Food Policy Economics within the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas. His research program employs behavioral and experimental economics methodologies to investigate human interactions with food systems, with emphasis on consumer decision-making, policy impacts, and agricultural technology adoption.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics (minor in Statistics) from Oklahoma State University
• M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas
• B.S. in Marketing from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith

Research interests center on food policy analysis through experimental approaches, examining consumer responses to biotechnology, nutrition labeling, and sustainability initiatives. His work bridges agricultural economics with public health, addressing issues like food security, health behavior, and market responses to regulatory changes. Current projects investigate hemp applications, gene-edited foods, and equity in food access, utilizing eye-tracking and neuroeconomics methodologies to understand decision processes.

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on contemporary food system challenges including biotechnology acceptance (GMOs, gene editing), labeling policy impacts, and sustainability transitions. His work increasingly addresses intersectional issues like racial disparities in food access, climate-smart agriculture, and novel protein adoption, with methodological innovation in experimental design.

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