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Dawn Thilmany is a Professor of Agricultural Economics, Director of the Northwest and Rocky Mountain USDA Regional Food Center, Co-Director of the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University. Her research and outreach focuses on food systems and rural economic development, primarily focused on opportunities related to value-added food market supply chains. (Research Interests: Intersection between food systems and rural development, Consumer driven food markets and supply chains, Evaluating the economic contributions and tradeoffs of ag, food and rural policy decisions)

Selected Publications

A comment on USDA Food Business Centers: Collaborations to nurture innovation in the food system, Food Policy, Thilmany,D.,A. van Sandt,L. Gwin

Beer Sales in Grocery and Convenience Stores: A Glass Half-Full for Craft Brewers?, Regional Studies, Nathan Palardy, MARCO Costanigro, Joseph P Cannon, Dawn D Thilmany, Joshua Berning, Jude Bayham, Jeffrey Ryan Callaway

Novel methods for an interesting time: Exploring U.S. local food systems� impacts and initiatives to respond to COVID, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Thilmany, D., L. Brislen, H. Edmondson, M. Gill, B.B.R. Jablonski, S. Rocker, J. Rossi, T. Woods and S. Schaffstall

Local Foods go Downstream: Exploring the Spatial Factors Driving U.S. Food Manufacturing, Applied Economic Policy and Perspectives, Low, S., M. Bass, D. Thilmany and M. Castillo

Rebalancing Our Portfolio: Envisioning a more Inclusive, Altruistic and Engaged AAEA, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Thilmany, D.

Local Food Supply Chain Dynamics and Resilience During COVID-19, Applied Economic Policy and Perspectives, Thilmany, D., E. Canales, S. Low and K. Boys

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Awards

AAEA Fellow, 2023, Received, Ag and Applied Economics Association

Richardson Appelbaum Outstanding MS Thesis, 2022, Received, Food Distribution Research Society

Extension Career Award, 2022, Received, Western Ag Economics Association

Extension Project Award, 2022, Received, Western Ag Economics Association

Bruce Gardner Visiting Economist Award , 2022, Received, USDA Economists Group

Richardson Appelbaum Outstanding MS Thesis, 2021, Received, Food Distribution Research Society

CSU College of Ag Sciences Summit Research Team Award, 2021, Received, College of Ag Sciences

Nutrien Distinguished Scholar, 2020, Received, CSU

AAEA George Goldman Award for Excellence in Regional Economic Development , 2019, Received, CRENET section of AAEA

Tiebout Prize, 2019, Received, Western Regional Science Association

Fellow, 2018, Received, Western Ag Economics Association

AAEA Extension Project Award, 2017, Received, AAEA

Team Research Award,, 2017, Received, CSU College of Agricultural Sciences

CSU Oliver Pennock Award for Distinguished Service, 2017, Received, CSU

Panyko Award for Distinguished Service, 2016, Received, Food Distrirbution Research Society

Western Extension Directors Awards for Colorado Building Farmers (with team), 2016, Received, Western Extension Directors

Shepardson Award for Teaching, 2015, Received, CSU College of Ag Sciences

Reappointed to USDA NAREEE, 2014, Received, USDA

F.A. Anderson Extension Award, 2013, 2013, Received, CSU Extension

WAEA Extension Project Award, 2013-Building Farmers in the West, co-Lead, 2013, Received, WAEA

CSU College of Agricultural Sciences Service Award, 2013, 2013, Received, CSU College of Agricultural Sciences

Emerging Leader Award, 2012, Received, Food Distribution Research Society

Advisory Board, 2011, Received, USDA NAREEA

Best Journal Article, 2011, Received, Penn State Turf Club

Executive Board, 2011, Received, AAEA

Fellow for Rural Community Vitality, 2006, Received, Farm Foundation

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