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Ph.D., Agricultural Economics. University of Missouri, 2003.

M.S., Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University, 1998.

B.S., Food and Resource Economics, Louisiana State University, 1996.

Southern Regional Science Association, Executive Council, 2009-2011.

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Editorial Council, 2007-2010.

Review of Regional Studies, Reviewer, Co-Editor Special Issue on Rural Health, 2009.

American Agricultural Economics Association, Chair, Community Economics Section, 2005-2007.

Papers in Regional Science, Reviewer.

Journal of Food Distribution Research, Reviewer.

Community Development, Reviewer.

Journal of Regional Science, Reviewer.

Schafer, Mark. J., Troy C. Blanchard, J. Matthew Fannin, and Tim M. Slack. “Improving Capacity for Institutional Analysis of the Oil and Gas Industry for the Gulf of Mexico Region.” Coastal Marine Institute, Minerals Management Service. Sept 2009- Aug 2011. $404,553. ($184,531 LSU AgCenter).

Pulsipher, Allen, J. Matthew Fannin, Ashok Mishra, Kathy Perry, Nina Lam, and Mark Macauda. “Geographic Units for Socioeconomic Impact Analysis in the Gulf of Mexico Region.” Minerals Managaement Service. March 2009. $439,876. ($174,800 LSU AgCenter).

Fannin, J. Matthew, Carol Franze, Joshua Detre, Thomas Hymel, and Kenneth Savoie. “Decision Support to Local Governments in Budget Planning Under Coastal Risk in Louisiana.” Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. $100,280. Feb 2010 - Jan 2012. (100% LA Sea Grant)

Fannin, J. Matthew and Kenneth W. Paxton. “Identifying Optimal Geographic Distribution and Transportation Models between Cotton Producers and Ginners in a Changing Cotton Marketing Supply Chain.” Federal State Marketing Improvement Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. September 2009 – August 2011. $69,702. (100% AgCenter)

Fannin, J. Matthew and Carol Franze. “Decision Support to Local Governments in Budget Planning Under Coastal Risk.” Coastal Storms Program: Community Risk and Reiliency. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. May 2009 – Apr 2010. $19,975. (100% AgCenter)

Fannin, J. Matthew and Kenneth W. Paxton. “Strategic Assessment and Positioning of Cotton Ginning Given Uncertainty for the Cotton Industry in the 21^st Century.” Southern Cotton Ginning Association. Apr 2008 – Mar 2009. $20,585. (100% AgCenter)

Keithly, Walter, J. Matthew Fannin, and Mark Schafer. “Evaluating the Public Infrastructure and Service Impacts of OCS-related Activities to Coastal Communities Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.” Coastal Marine Institute, Minerals Management Service, United States Department of Interior. Sept 2007 – Aug 2010. $422,960. (AgCenter Portion $286,061)

Fannin, J. Matthew and James N. Barnes. “Improving Health Care Delivery to Promote Economic Growth in Rural Louisiana.” Louisiana State University Graduate School Economic Development Assistantship Program. September 2007 – August 2011. $100,000. (100% LSU Baton Rouge Campus)

Barreca, John D. and J. Matthew Fannin. “The Economic Feasibility and Desirability of Biofuels Production in the Lower Mississippi Delta.” LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant. July 2005 – June 2006 $2,300. (100% LSU Baton Rouge Campus).

Fannin, J. Matthew. “Feasibility Analysis for a Proposed Lafourche Parish Multi-Purpose Arena.” Submitted to Lafourche Parish Government. November 2006 – June 2007. $21,464. (100% AgCenter)

Dubois, Cynthia A. and J. Matthew Fannin. “The Impact of Patent Creation on the Economic Growth and Development of Rural and Urban Areas of Louisiana.” LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant. July 2005 – June 2006 $750. (100% LSU Baton Rouge Campus)

Vlosky, Richard P., J. Matthew Fannin, and Todd F. Shupe. “A Strategic Analysis of the Treated U.S. Wood Industry.” Southern Forest Products Association. January 2005 – June 2005. $23,287. (100% AgCenter)

Fannin, J. Matthew and Scuddy LeBlanc. “The Economic Impact of the Southeast District Junior Livestock Show on St. Tammany Parish.” Submitted to the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission. October 2004. $6,675. (100% AgCenter)

Fannin, J. Matthew and James N. Barnes. “Spatial Model Specification for Contractual Arrangements Between Rural Hospitals and Physicians.” Review of Regional Studies [In Press]

Fannin, J. Matthew, and Kurt Guidry. “Developing Economic Assessments in Response to Natural Disasters: A Strategic Plan for Executing Extension’s Mission.” Journal of Extension. [In Press].

Smith, Mark, J., J. Matthew Fannin and Richard P. Vlosky. “Forest Industry Supply Chain Mapping: An Application in Louisiana.” Forest Products Journal. 59(6): 5-14. 2009.

Fannin, J. Matthew, David W. Hughes, Walter Keithly, Williams Olatubi, and Jimine Guo. "Deepwater Energy Industry Impacts on Economic Growth and Public Service Provision in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana." Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 42(September): 190-205. 2008.

Fannin, J. Matthew, Kenneth W. Paxton, and John Barreca. “Evaluating the Switch from Cotton to Corn: Impacts on the Louisiana Economy.” Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. Bulletin Number 888. February 2008.

Fannin J. Matthew and James N. Barnes. “Recruitment of Physicians to Rural America: A View Through the Lens of Transaction Cost Theory.” Journal of Rural Health. 23(2):141-149. 2007.

Fannin, J. Matthew and James E. Henderson. “A Methodology for Measuring the Economic Contribution of the Food and Fiber System to the Louisiana Economy.” Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. Bulletin Number 886. March 2007.

Fannin, J. Matthew, and Scuddy LeBlanc. “Integrating University Service Learning Courses with Community Development Extension Programs.” Journal of Extension. 45(2): 2IAW2, April. 2007.

Scott, James K. and J. Matthew Fannin. “Community Decision Support and the Role of the Public in Regional Policy Analysis.” Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. 37(2):103-115, 2007.

Barnes, James N. and J. Matthew Fannin. “Vertical Integration Business Strategies in Health Care Markets: Theory and Evidence.” Southern Business and Economic Journal. 29(3&4): 69-87, 2006.