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Last published 2026
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Jada M. Thompson

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Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (2019); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (2019); University of Kentucky (2021); Kansas State University (2019); University of Arkansas System (2024); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2017–2021); Colorado State University (2015)

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

9 h-index 52 pubs 472 cited

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
  • Leukemia Virus, Bovine
  • Pregnancy
  • Adult
  • Body Temperature
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Running
  • Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
  • Adolescent

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jada M. Thompson's research focuses on the economic impacts of disease outbreaks and trade restrictions within the agricultural sector. She has investigated the economic evaluation of strategies for controlling bovine leukemia virus in dairy farms and the economic implications of business continuity during highly pathogenic avian influenza events. Thompson also examines the effects of regionalized trade restrictions on export quantities during poultry disease outbreaks and the international trade implications of such events. Her recent work includes an analysis of COVID-19's impact on the agri-food system in the United States and Canada, as well as specific impacts on the broiler industry.

Thompson is an Associate Professor in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 57 total publications and 532 total citations. She is a Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF Convergence Accelerator grant totaling $4,998,818 for "Cultivate IQ - Empowering Regional Food Systems." She leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 52
  • Citations: 472

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2024–present
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2022–2024
    University of Arkansas Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2017–2022
    The University of Tennessee System Agricultural and Resource Economics ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Claiming confidence: U.S. consumer trust in meat and poultry claims (2026)
    Journal of Animal Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Risks and uncertainty associated with prices set by equine boarding facility owners (2025)
    Translational Animal Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Biosecurity investment impacts on highly pathogenic avian influenza control in United States commercial turkey operations (2025)
    Preventive Veterinary Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Gaps in U.S. livestock data are a barrier to effective environmental and disease management (2025)
    Environmental Research Letters 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Public acceptance of beef carbon tax earmarks (2024)
    Food Policy 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Biological Lags and Market Dynamics in Vertically Coordinated Food Supply Chains: HPAI Impacts on U.S. Egg Prices (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Factors Affecting Thoroughbred Online Auction Prices in Non/Post-Racing Careers (2023)
    Animals 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Financial strain of COVID-19 and its impact on willingness-to-pay for equine care (2023)
    Journal of Animal Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Potassium Fertilizer Rate Recommendations: Does Accounting for Soil Stock of Potassium Matter? (2023)
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Whiskey, Brexit, and the Trade War (2022)
    The International Trade Journal 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Array of Graphene Variable Capacitors on 100 mm Silicon Wafers for Vibration-Based Applications (2022)
    Membranes 9 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $4,998,818 total

NSF Co-PI Dec 2023 - Nov 2026

NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J Phase 2: Cultivate IQ - Empowering Regional Food Systems

Convergence Accelerator Resrch $4,998,818

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