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Chris Boyer

Professor & Head | Agricultural and Resource Economics
Overview

My teaching and research programs focuses on farm business management decisions that help producers maximize profits and/or manage risk. The goal of these programs is to enhance the long-term economic sustainability of farm businesses in Tennessee and across the United States. I work with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and Extensions Specialists to identify relevant and important real-world questions and to develop practical solutions. This research enhances my teaching program of farm financial management, investment analysis of technology adoption, data analysis, and land valuation. I have co-developed an AREC study aboard course to Argentina focused on the their global agricultural supply chain.

Research Focus

Farm Business Management & Risk Management for crop and beef cattle producers

Teaching Focus

AREC 312: Rural Real Estate Appraisal; AREC 324: Applications of Quantitative Method; AREC 444: Agricultural Production Technology Management; AGNR 491: Agricultural Business of Argentina

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
CEM 515 - Current Topics in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 - 6 credit hours

Specialized experience in comparative and experimental medicine.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Sultana, Hameeda | Collar, Elizabeth Marie | Makau, Dennis | Dhar, Madhu S | Lear, Andrea Sketch | Mulon, Pierre-Yves

Semesters Offered: Spring
CEM 601 - Advanced Epidemiology
3 credit hour(s)

Epidemiological study design, data analysis, and model building. Emphasis placed on using, understanding, and making inferences based on least squares, logistic, Poisson, survival, and mixed models. STATA will be used as the basic computing language for all analyses.

Recommended Background: Graduate-level epidemiology course or statistics course.
Comment(s): Consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Semesters Offered: Spring
CEM 615 - Journal Club in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Gerhold Jr, Richard William | Rajeev, Sree | Smith, Joe

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
CEM 619 - Journal Club in Epidemiology
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Semesters Offered: Fall
CEM 621 - Advanced Geographical Epidemiology
3 credit hour(s)

Course builds on the GIS & Geographical Epidemiology course (CEM 602). It is intended for students with interests in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), public health, medical geography, geographical/spatial epidemiology, and spatial biostatistics. Will introduce students, with prior knowledge in GIS and graduate-level statistics, to advanced methods for analysis of spatially referenced health data. Will emphasize application of spatial modeling techniques such as geographically weighted regression, Bayesian disease mapping, small area estimation, and interpolation/spatial prediction. Additional topics will include estimation of associations between individual-level health outcomes and area-level risk factors, and application of multivariate methods for computing composite area-level measures.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : CEM 602.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Semesters Offered: Fall
PUBH 593 - Directed Independent Study
1 - 3 credit hours

Individual identification and study of health/wellness or health promotio problem/issue. Specific proposal must be presented to instructor before registration.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Okafor, Chika C | Makau, Dennis | Mahero, Michael

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
PUBH 693 - Independent Study
1 - 3 credit hours

Individual study of selected issues.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Okafor, Chika C | Mahero, Michael | Makau, Dennis

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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865-974-5005

cboyer3@tennessee.edu

ORCID: 0000-0002-1393-8589
Curriculum Vitae
308G Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agricultural Business and Management, Oklahoma State University, 2011
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2008
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2006
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Chris Boyer

Professor & Head | Agricultural and Resource Economics
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865-974-5005

cboyer3@tennessee.edu

ORCID: 0000-0002-1393-8589
Curriculum Vitae
308G Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agricultural Business and Management, Oklahoma State University, 2011
  • MS, Agricultural Business and Management, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2008
  • BS, Agricultural Business and Management, Texas A&M Univ College Station, 2006
Overview

My teaching and research programs focuses on farm business management decisions that help producers maximize profits and/or manage risk. The goal of these programs is to enhance the long-term economic sustainability of farm businesses in Tennessee and across the United States. I work with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and Extensions Specialists to identify relevant and important real-world questions and to develop practical solutions. This research enhances my teaching program of farm financial management, investment analysis of technology adoption, data analysis, and land valuation. I have co-developed an AREC study aboard course to Argentina focused on the their global agricultural supply chain.

Research Focus

Farm Business Management & Risk Management for crop and beef cattle producers

Teaching Focus

AREC 312: Rural Real Estate Appraisal; AREC 324: Applications of Quantitative Method; AREC 444: Agricultural Production Technology Management; AGNR 491: Agricultural Business of Argentina

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
CEM 515 - Current Topics in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 - 6 credit hours

Specialized experience in comparative and experimental medicine.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Sultana, Hameeda | Collar, Elizabeth Marie | Makau, Dennis | Dhar, Madhu S | Lear, Andrea Sketch | Mulon, Pierre-Yves

Semesters Offered: Spring
CEM 601 - Advanced Epidemiology
3 credit hour(s)

Epidemiological study design, data analysis, and model building. Emphasis placed on using, understanding, and making inferences based on least squares, logistic, Poisson, survival, and mixed models. STATA will be used as the basic computing language for all analyses.

Recommended Background: Graduate-level epidemiology course or statistics course.
Comment(s): Consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Semesters Offered: Spring
CEM 615 - Journal Club in Comparative and Experimental Medicine
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Gerhold Jr, Richard William | Rajeev, Sree | Smith, Joe

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
CEM 619 - Journal Club in Epidemiology
1 credit hour(s)

Readings and discussions based on current literature.

Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Semesters Offered: Fall
CEM 621 - Advanced Geographical Epidemiology
3 credit hour(s)

Course builds on the GIS & Geographical Epidemiology course (CEM 602). It is intended for students with interests in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), public health, medical geography, geographical/spatial epidemiology, and spatial biostatistics. Will introduce students, with prior knowledge in GIS and graduate-level statistics, to advanced methods for analysis of spatially referenced health data. Will emphasize application of spatial modeling techniques such as geographically weighted regression, Bayesian disease mapping, small area estimation, and interpolation/spatial prediction. Additional topics will include estimation of associations between individual-level health outcomes and area-level risk factors, and application of multivariate methods for computing composite area-level measures.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : CEM 602.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Semesters Offered: Fall
PUBH 593 - Directed Independent Study
1 - 3 credit hours

Individual identification and study of health/wellness or health promotio problem/issue. Specific proposal must be presented to instructor before registration.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Okafor, Chika C | Makau, Dennis | Mahero, Michael

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
PUBH 693 - Independent Study
1 - 3 credit hours

Individual study of selected issues.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Okafor, Chika C | Mahero, Michael | Makau, Dennis

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Web Presence
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