Donna McCallister, an assistant professor within the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, joined the Texas Tech faculty in 2020. The Lamesa, Texas native’s research program broadly focuses on contributing toward the development of multidisciplinary methods to maintain the profitability of agricultural production and economic viability of rural communities in the Southern High Plains.

In the past McCallister’s work with the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation project has involved research projects outside the university, in particular a multi-state/multi-institutional USDA CAP project “Sustaining Agriculture through Adaptive Management to Preserve the Ogallala Aquifer under a Changing Climate.” Her bachelor’s degree in agricultural and applied economics is from Texas Tech, and her master’s degree in agricultural economics is from Texas A&M University. Her doctorate in agricultural and applied economics is from Texas Tech.

CONTACT: Christy Bratcher, Associate Dean for Research, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or christy.bratcher@ttu.edu 

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