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Rosson, Parr

Parr Rosson

Professor and Extension Specialist/Associate Department Head for Extension
Office:  
HFSB 305C
Email:  
Phone:  
(979) 314-8453

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Agronomy, Texas A&M University
Graduate Education
M.S. Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
PhD Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise

  • International Trade and Trade Policy
  • International Agribusiness Marketing
  • Immigrant Labor Issues
  • Trade Prospects with Cuba

Professional Summary

Parr Rosson, PhD, is Professor/Extension Specialist and Associate Department Head for Extension in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. His interests include international agriculture, agribusiness marketing, trade policy analysis, the economic impacts of trade and trade agreements, transportation and logistics, immigration issues and exploring trade opportunities with Cuba and other Latin American countries. He currently chairs the Education Committee of the Texas-Cuba Trade Alliance and has been a member since its inception in 2003. Rosson served on the Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee (ATAC) of the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2001-2015. He also chaired the Agribusiness and Fisheries Committee of the Border Trade Alliance. Rosson was director of the Center for North American Studies in the Department of Agricultural Economics (1997-2014), Department Head (2012-2018), Interim Director of Extension (2018-2019), Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor and Dean (2019-2020) and Interim Associate Head, Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management (2020-2021). He has acquired more than $15 million in external funding to support his programs.

Selected Publications

Magana-Lemus, David, Ariun Ishdorj, C. Parr Rosson, III and Jorge Lara-Alvarez. “Determinants of Household Food Insecurity in Mexico,” Agricultural and Food Economics, 2016, 4:10 DOI: 10.1186/s40100-016-0054-9.
Costa, Rafael, David Bessler and C. Parr Rosson. “The Impacts of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks on the Brazilian Meat Market,” Journal of Food Distribution Research, November 2015.
Costa, Rafael, Parr Rosson and Ecio De Farias Costa. “The Potential Impacts of the Port of Salvador Improvements on the Brazilian Cotton Industry.” International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, Vol.3 No. 1, (2015), pp. 45-61, ISSN 2147-8988.
Rosson, C. Parr. Regional Views on the Role of Immigrant Labor on U.S. and Southern Dairies. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 44, 3 (August 2012).** Dwi Susanto and C. Parr Rosson. (2011). “Financial Development and International Trade: An Empirical Analysis,” Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 7(2): 169- 182.

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