Lawson Connor

Lawson Connor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University and conducts research at the intersection of farm risk management, agricultural finance, and conservation practices.

Research focuses on:

• Crop insurance program effectiveness
• Climate change impacts on agricultural systems
• Biotechnology adoption economics
• Farm financial resilience strategies
• Conservation practice implementation

Recent publications analyze climate impacts on crop loss probabilities and policy drivers for soil health practices, employing advanced simulation techniques to inform agricultural risk management.