Grants

Louisiana Broadband Alliance (LBA)-Louisiana Board of Regents, LSU Agricultural Center’s Delta Rural Development Center as a Partner Organization of LBA, Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, $80,596,415, July 2010.

Barnes, James N. and Cramer, G., “Connect My Louisiana Delta”, Division of Administration, Office of Information Technology, State of Louisiana, $840,000, January 2011 – December 2014.

Barnes, James N. “Connect Carroll: Mapping Broadband in Northeast Louisiana”,
Entergy Louisiana LLC, $3,000, September 10, 2009 (unrestricted grant).

Barnes, James N. “Connect Carroll: Mapping Broadband in Northeast Louisiana”, Entergy Louisiana LLC, $3,000, August 12, 2009 (unrestricted grant).

*Barnes, James N., “Louisiana Delta Initiative Implementation at the Delta Rural Development Center, State of Louisiana, Senate Agriculture Committee, $44,000, July 1, 2009.

Tettleton, K. and Barnes, James N. “Building Resilient Communities”, Southern Rural Development Center via subcontract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $30,000, April 15, 2009.

Blazier, M. and Barnes, James N. “Development of Agroforest Systems for Bioenergy Crop Production and Ecosystem Services in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley”, United States Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Program, $214,152, March 15, 2009.

Barnes, James N., “Louisiana Delta Initiative Implementation at the Delta Rural Development Center, State of Louisiana, House Agriculture Committee, $200,000, July 1, 2008.

Barnes, James N., “Louisiana Delta Initiative Implementation at the Delta Rural Development Center, State of Louisiana, House Agriculture Committee, $150,000, July 1, 2007.

Barnes, James N. “State Rural Development Roundtable Forums in Louisiana,” Southern Rural Development Center via subcontract from the Kellogg Foundation, $2,500, January 10, 2006.


Honors and Appointments

National Extension Team Award, “Building Resilient Communities”, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP), April 2010.

Rural Business Enterprises Representative, State of Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council, Appointed by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 2009 – 2012.

Graduate, Delta Leadership Institute, Delta Regional Authority, Appointed by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 2008 – May 2009.

Graduate, LEAD 21, Land-Grant University Institutional Leadership Program, Fanning Institute, University of Georgia, Recommended by LSU AgCenter Extension Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 2008 – May 2009.

Agribusiness Management National Needs Fellow, Agribusiness Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, January 1998 – January 2002.

Excellence in Commodity Agriculture Research, Economic Research Service-United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., May 1997

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “Spatial Model Specification for Contractual Arrangements Between Rural Hospitals and Physicians.” Review of Regional Studies. 39(2):189-211. 2009.

Barnes, J. and Lachepelle, P. The National Board Basics Curriculum Project: A Leadership
Capacity Building Tool for Boards. Journal of Extension, 49(3), 2011.

Barnes, J. and J. Matthew Fannin. “Reform of Physician Ownership Restrictions and the
Cost of Health Care in Rural and Urban Markets”, Choices, 24(4), 2009.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch and G. Dixon. “Supporting Agricultural Entrepreneurship: A Grant
Writing Tool for Agricultural Producers,” Journal of Extension, 47(1), 2009.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch and G. Dixon. “Evaluating Board Leaders,” Journal of Extension,
46(5), 2008.

Fannin J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “Recruitment of Physicians to Rural America: A View
Through the Lens of Transaction Cost Theory.” Journal of Rural Health, 23(2):141-9,2007.

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

Barnes, J. and S. Haynes. “Building Trust in Local Community Organizations: Where Do
We Start and How Can We Make a Difference?” Journal of Extension, 44(4) August, 2006.

Barnes, J., S. Haynes, and M. Woods. “The Determinants of a Healthy Board: A Tool for
Extension Professionals ”, Journal of Extension, 44(5) October, 2006.

Kalaitzandonakes, N. R. Maltsbarger, and J. Barnes. “The Costs of Identity Preservation in
the Global Food System”, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 49: 605-615, 2001.


IN REVIEW

Whitacre, Brian E., James N. Barnes, and J. Matthew Fannin. “Economic Organization of
Hospital Information Technology Services: An Application of Transaction Cost Theory.” In Review at Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.


CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Barnes, J., H. James and N. Kalaitzandonakes, “An Application of the Coasian Lens to
GMO Regulation”, in New Ideas in Contracting and Organizational Economics, ed. Harvey S. James, Klewer Press, 2004.


PEER-REVIEWED MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Barnes, J. “Bringing Broadband to Rural America” Choices, 25(4), 2010.

Barnes, J. “Strengthening Rural America’s Position in the Global Broadband Adoption
Race”, Choices, 25(4), 2010.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch and G. Dixon. “Broadband Access to the Internet and Economic
Development in Northeast Louisiana”, Louisiana Agriculture, Vol. 51, Summer 2008.

Barnes, J. and R.L. Frazier. “Teaching Youth Entrepreneurship Skills in Rural
Louisiana.” Louisiana Agriculture. 51(1): 31, Winter 2008.

Barnes, J. “Strengthening Rural Louisiana, Louisiana Agriculture. 50(3): 32-34, Summer 2007.

Fannin, J. Matthew and James N. Barnes. “Physician Recruitment and Healthcare
Access in Rural Louisiana.” Louisiana Agriculture. 50(3): 34-35, Summer 2007.

Barnes, J. “Bringing Rural Development to the Delta: New Rules Apply”, Louisiana
Agriculture. 48(4): 28-31, Fall 2005.


PROCEEDINGS AND ABSTRACTS

Fannin, M. and J. Barnes. “Access to Rural Healthcare Services in the Southern U.S.: A
Spatial Economic Analysis”, in Proceedings of the 2008 Rural Health Southern Extension and Research Activities (SERA) 19 Research Trends: Determining the Future of Health Programming Conference, eds., Barnes, J., M. Fannin, M. Swanson, M. Comer and L. Booth, August 4-6, Houston, TX.

Barnes, J. “Healthy Boards: An Introduction to Governance for Health Care Organizations”,
in Proceedings of the 2007 Rural Health Southern Extension and Research Activities (SERA)19 Global Learning, Local Action Conference, eds., Barnes, J. and S. Wiggins, September 10-12, 2007, Atlanta, GA.

Fannin, J. Matthew and James N. Barnes. “An Alternative Model for Analyzing the
Physician-Hospital Relationship in Rural Areas.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 38(3): p.662. 2006.

Barnes, J., N. Kalaitzandonakes, and T. Crowe. “Using Simulation for Economic Policy
Analysis in the Global Agricultural Supply Chain,” in Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, eds. M.E. Kuhl, N.M. Steiger, F.B. Armstrong, and J.A. Joines, 2005.

Kalaitzandonakes, N. R. Maltsbarger, and J. Barnes. “Cost Structure in Identity-Preserved
Supply Chains: Evidence from the U.S. Grain Industry”, Economics of Identity
Preservation Symposium Proceedings, The Ohio State University, March 2001.


LSU AGCENTER AND SOUTHERN REGION EXTENSION REPORTS

Barnes, J. “The Impact of the Community Rural Development Program at the Delta
Rural Development Center”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Submitted to Community Rural Development Program Leaders Network, Memphis, TN, August 23-27, 2010.

Beaulieu, L. and D. Tootle. “Helping Disadvantaged Populations Prepare for Disasters:
Assessing the Efficacy of the Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Framework”, Southern Rural Development Center, in Collaboration with B. Hall, H. Cothran, M. Moon, K. Tettleton, J. Barnes, B. Whitacre, C. Bess, S. Bush, B.J. Eavy, M. Brennan, R. Welborn, S. Turner and R. Gallardo, June, 2010.

Barnes, J. “The Impact of the Community Rural Development Program at the Delta
Rural Development Center”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Submitted to Community Rural Development Program Leaders Network, Greensboro, NC, August 24-27, 2008.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher and K. Tettleton, “Delta Rural Development
Initiative”, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Proposal submitted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Paul Coreil, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, June 20, 2008.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher, K. Tettleton and S. Haynes, “The Delta Rural
Development Center and Community Rural Development Program”, Report Submitted to Dr. Ken Roberts for Program Evaluation, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, April 3, 2008.

Barnes, J. D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher and K. Tettleton, “Strengthening Rural Louisiana:
Research and Extension Efforts to Improve Community Development”, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, April 14, 2008.

Hatch, D., J. Barnes and S. Fisher. “Creating Your Own E-Business in 10 Easy Steps”,
Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, March 1, 2008.

Hatch, D., J. Barnes and S. Fisher. “Virtual Malls: Expanding into Global Markets”,
Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, March 1, 2008.

Barnes, J., “Community Rural Development Program: Progress and Impacts”, Louisiana
Center for Rural Initiatives, Report submitted to Dr. David Morrison, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, March 1, 2008.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher, K. Tettleton and S. Haynes, “Delta Rural
Development Center Program Impacts 2004-2008”, Report and Presentation Developed for the Senate Agricultural Committee and Submitted to Chancellor Richardson, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, March 13, 2008.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher., S. Haynes and K. Tettleton. “An Agri-
Tourism Analysis of House Bill 633, 2008, Regular Session, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA, March, 14, 2008.

Barnes, J. “Marketing Community Rural Development Educational Classes Offered in
Northeast Louisiana: A Rural Community College Initiative Brochure”, Developed for the Breakfast Meeting of RCCI Partners held at the Delta Rural Development Center in Oak Grove, February 12, 2008.

Barnes, J. “Marketing Agriculture and Natural Resource Educational Classes Offered in
Northeast Louisiana: A Rural Community College Initiative Brochure”, Developed for the Breakfast Meeting of RCCI Partners held at the Delta Rural Development Center in Oak Grove, February 12, 2008.

Barnes, J. “Marketing 4-H Classes Educational Offered in Northeast Louisiana: A Rural
Community College Initiative Brochure”, Developed for the Breakfast Meeting of RCCI Partners held at the Delta Rural Development Center in Oak Grove, February 12, 2008.

Barnes, J. “Marketing Family and Consumer Science Educational Classes Offered in
Northeast Louisiana: A Rural Community College Initiative Brochure”, Developed for the Breakfast Meeting of RCCI Partners held at the Delta Rural Development Center in Oak Grove, February 12, 2008.

Barnes, J., Dixon, G., Hatch, D.A., Haynes, S., Pilcher, C. & Tettleton, K. 2008
(Fall). Rural Perspectives: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J. 2008 (Fall). “E-Business: Buy or Build?” Rural Perspectives: A Quarterly
Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J., Dixon, G., Hatch, D.A., Haynes, S., Pilcher, C. & Tettleton, K. 2008
(Summer). Rural Perspectives: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J. 2008 (Summer). “Launching the Delta Rural Development Center” Rural
Perspectives: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J., Dixon, G., Hatch, D.A., Haynes, S., Pilcher, C. & Tettleton, K. 2008
(Spring). Rural Perspectives: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J. 2008 (Spring). “Leadership Plenty” Rural Perspectives: A Quarterly
Newsletter of the Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, LA.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, C. Pilcher and K. Tettleton and J. Matthew Fannin, “The Louisiana
Government Leadership Academy”, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Proposal Submitted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Paul Coreil, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, April, 2007.

Barnes, J., J. Matthew Fannin and G. Cramer “The Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives”,
Proposal Submitted to the Louisiana State University System, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, March 30, 2007.

Barnes, J. and D. Hatch, “An Entrepreneurship Strategic Plan of Work for the Community
Rural Development Program at the Delta Rural Development Center, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Submitted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Paul Coreil, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, March 14, 2007.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch, G. Dixon, C. Pilcher and K. Tettleton, “A Comprehensive Strategic
Plan of Work Plan of Work for the Community Rural Development Program at the Delta Rural Development Center, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Submitted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Paul Coreil, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, March 14, 2007.

Barnes, J., J. Matthew Fannin and G. Cramer “The Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives”,
Proposal Submitted to the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, September 17, 2007.

Barnes, J. “The Impact of the Community Rural Development Program at the Delta
Rural Development Center”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Submitted to Community Rural Development Program Leaders Network, August 27-30, 2007.

Beaulieu, L. “Blueprint for the Rural South: Discovering New Ideas, Applying New
Strategies”, Southern Rural Development Center, in Collaboration with State Roundtable Coordinators, Barnes, James N., Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, et. al., July 2007.

Barnes, J. Assessing the Rural Development Research and Extension Needs in Rural
Louisiana, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Report submitted to the Southern Rural Development Center, May 10, 2007.

Barnes, J. and J. Matthew Fannin, “Improving Health Care Delivery to Promote
Economic Growth in Rural Louisiana” Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, February 1, 2007.

Barnes, J. “Strengthening Research and Extension Efforts Improves Community
Development in Rural Louisiana” Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, February 1, 2007.

Barnes, J. “Board Training Program Strengthens Community Entrepreneurship Efforts in
Rural Communities” Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, February 1, 2007.

Hatch, D. and J. Barnes, “Heifer International Membership Learns Leadership Skills”
Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, February 1, 2007.

Barnes, J. M. Woods, J. Frye, and S. Ralstin, “What Is a Healthy Board?” Fact Sheet F-929,
Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, 2004.

Barnes, J. R.B. Wilborn, G.Doeksen, “A Business Model for Primary Care Services in a
Community Health Center”, Agricultural Experiment Station Publication, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 2004.

Barnes, J. R.B. Wilborn, G.Doeksen, “A Business Model for Dental Care Services in a
Community Health Center”, Agricultural Experiment Station Publication, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 2004.

Barnes, J. R.B. Wilborn, J. Grant, G. Doeksen, J. Frye, S. Ralstin, “What is a Community
Health Center”, Fact Sheet F-298, Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, 2004.

Barnes, J. and G. Doeksen, “Economies of Size for Oklahoma Slow Sand Water Treatment
Technology,” Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet, F-908,
1997.


WORKING PAPERS

Whitacre, B.,J. M. Fannin and J. Barnes. 2008. “Factors Affecting the Outsourcing of
Information Services in Rural Hospitals: Theory and Evidence”, Working Paper SP2008-07, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

Fannin, J. and J. Barnes. 2008. “Integrating Transactions Costs and Spatial Theory: An
Application of Two Conceptual Frameworks to the Rural Health System”, Working Paper SP 2008-08, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Dunn, M. and J. Barnes. 2008. The Organizational Evolution of Wood Product Markets
in the Southern United States”, Working Paper SP 2008-09, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

James, H., P. Klein, J. Barnes, J. Matthew Fannin and, 2008. “The Distinction Among
Markets, Integration and Hybrids: Empirical Evidence from the Health Care Industry”, Working Paper SP 2008-14, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

Barnes, J., Dixon, G., Hatch, D.A., Haynes, S., Pilcher, C. & Tettleton, K. 2008.
“Education in the Delta: A Rural Community College Collaboration”, Rural Community College Initiative, Delta Rural Development Center, Working Paper SP 2008-10, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA.

Barnes, J. 2008. “Board Conflict in an Agricultural Cooperative: The Case of Agri-
Max”, Case Studies in Rural Development Economics, Delta Rural Development Center, Working Paper 2008-11, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Baton Rouge, LA.

Barnes, J. 2008. “Healthy Boards: An Introduction to Governance and Leadership”,
Case Studies in Rural Development Economics, Delta Rural Development Center, Working Paper 2008-12, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Baton Rouge, LA.

Barnes, J. and Hatch, D. 2008. “Building Collaborations That Work”, Case Studies in
Rural Development Economics, Delta Rural Development Center, Working Paper 2008-13, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Baton Rouge, LA.


Selected Academic/Extension Presentations

Barnes, J., Harvey James, and J. Matthew Fannin. “On the Uniqueness of Hybrids,
Market Exchange, and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Hospital-Physician Marketing Relationships.” Selected Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Feb 7-9, 2010. Orlando, FL.

Nedelea, I. Cristian; Fannin, J. Matthew; Barnes, James N. “Analyzing Differences in Rural
Hospital Efficiency: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach”, Selected Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Agricultural Economics Association, July 25-27, Denver, CO.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch and C. Pilcher, “Regional Broadband Deployment in Rural Louisiana:
The Case of the Louisiana Delta Initiative”, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference, April 11-14, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Barnes, J., D. Hatch and C. Pilcher, “Mapping Regional Broadband Infrastructure and
Access in Rural Louisiana: The Connect Carroll Project”, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference, April 11-14, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Hatch, D., C. Pilcher and J. Barnes “State Agencies Partner to Deliver Training in Rural
Areas of Louisiana”, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference, April 11-14, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Nedelea, I. Cristian; Fannin, J. Matthew; Barnes, James N. “Cost Efficiency of Critical
Access Hospitals”, Selected Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Feb 7-9, 2010. Orlando, FL.

Barnes, J., Harvey James, and J. Matthew Fannin. “On the Uniqueness of Hybrids, Market
Exchange, and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Hospital-Physician Marketing Relationships.” Selected Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Feb 7-9, 2010. Orlando, FL.

Fannin, M. and J. Barnes. “Access to Rural Healthcare Services in the Southern U.S.: A
Spatial Economic Analysis”, 2008 Rural Health Southern Extension and Research Activities (SERA) 19 Research Trends: Determining the Future of Health Programming Conference, August 4-6, Houston, TX.

Whitacre, B., J. Matthew Fannin and J. Barnes, “Business Strategies for Providing
Information Technology Services in Rural Hospitals”, Poster Presentation Made at the National Rural Health Association Meeting, New Orleans, May 24, 2008.

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes, “Integrating Transactions Costs and Spatial Theory:
An Application of Two Conceptual Frameworks to the Rural Health System.” Presentation made at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, March 29th-31st, 2008, Washington, DC.

Dunn, M. and J. Barnes, “The Spatial and Organizational Evolution of Wood Products in
the Southern United States.” Presentation made at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, March 29th-31st, 2008, Washington, DC.

Dunn, M. and J. Barnes, “The Organizational Evolution of Markets for Wood Products
in the Southern United States, Presentation made at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 2-5, 2008, Dallas, TX.

Whitacre, B., J. Barnes and J. M. Fannin, “Factors Affecting Outsourcing for
Information Technology Services in Rural Hospitals: Theory and Evidence”, Presentation made at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 2-5, 2008, Dallas, TX.

Barnes, J. “Healthy Boards: An Introduction to Governance for Health Care Organizations”,
2007 Rural Health Southern Extension and Research Activities (SERA)19 Global Learning, Local Action Conference, September 10-12, 2007, Atlanta, GA.

Fannin, J. Matthew, and J. Barnes. “Integrating Transaction Costs and Spatial Theory: An
Application of Two Conceptual Frameworks to the Rural Health System.” Presentation made at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, March 29th-31st, 2007, Charleston, SC.

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “Organizational Arrangements and Rural Physician
Shortages: Evaluating Governance and Its Effect on Recruitment.” Presentation made at the Annual Meetings of The Western Agricultural Economics Association, June 28th-June 30th, 2007, Anchorage, AK.

Barnes, J. and J.M. Fannin “How to Use One New Institutional Economics Framework to
Develop a New Rural Health Research Agenda”, Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, July 24-26, 2007, Long Beach, CA.

Barnes, J. and J. M. Fannin, “Vertical Integration Business Strategies in Rural Areas”,
Presentation made at the Rural SERA Health 19 Annual Meeting, August 3-4, 2006, Memphis, TN.

J. Matthew Fannin and J. Barnes, “The Rural Physician Recruitment Problem: A View
Through the Lens of Transaction Cost Theory”, Presentation made at the Rural SERA Health 19 Annual Meeting, August 3-4, 2006, Memphis, TN

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “Evaluating the Impact of Space on Hospital-Physician
Relations in Rural Areas,” Selected Paper prepared for presentation at 45th Annual Southern Regional Science Association Meeting, St. Augustine, Florida, March 30-April1, 2006.

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “An Alternative Model for Analyzing the Physician-
Hospital Relationship in Rural Areas.” Presentation made at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Feb 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida.

Fannin, J. Matthew and J. Barnes. “ Understanding Factors Leading to Alternative
Organizational Arrangements between Physicians and Rural Hospitals,” Paper Presented at University of Illinois Rural Health Economics and Management Conference, February, 2006.

Barnes, J., N. Kalaitzandonakes, and T. Crowe. “Using Simulation for Economic Policy
Analysis in the Global Agricultural Supply Chain,” Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida, December 4-7, 2005.

Barnes, J. and J. Matthew Fannin. “Measuring the Effects of Health Capital on Rural
Development.” Presentation made at the Annual Meetings of the American Agricultural Economics Association, July 24-27, 2005, Providence, Rhode Island.

Barnes, J. and J. Matthew Fannin. “Understanding the Performance of Rural Health
Organizations: An Idea for Empirical Research from New Institutional Economics.”
Selected Paper Presented at the 44th Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Association, April 7-9, 2005, Arlington, Virginia.

Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 2010-present.

Director, Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 2008-present.

Director, Delta Rural Development Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, Louisiana, February 2005-present.

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Oak Grove, Louisiana, February 2005-June 2010.

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, March 2003-January 2005.

Agribusiness Management National Needs Fellow, Economics and Management of Agro-biotechnology Center (EMAC), University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, August 1998-February 2003.

Agricultural Economist, Markets and Trade Division, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., May 1996-August 1998.

Agricultural Economist, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Board (WASDE), United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., May 1996-August 1998.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Agribusiness Management/Rural Development (Michael Porter’s Cluster Theory, Transaction Cost Theory and Applications in Agribusiness and Rural Development), Guest Lecturer, Ph..D. course, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University.

Agribusiness Management and Community Development, Guest Lecturer, M.S. course, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 2004.

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, 2004. Dissertation Title: Regulation of Agro-biotechnology and Vertical Control in the Global Agri-Food Chain.

Executive Education, Optimizing the Supply Chain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2001.

M.S., Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1996.

B.S., Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1994.