Kathryn Boys
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Bio
Kathryn Boys is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. She earned her PhD from Purdue University and completed earlier studies at the University of Guelph (Canada). Broadly, her interdisciplinary research program explores economic questions concerning food systems, food safety, and the international trade of agriculture and food products, and makes use of a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Most related to ONE Health, her current and previous research has included studies exploring the (often unintended) consequences of food system policy and regulations, public perception and willingness to pay for animal and soil health improvements and foods produced using new technologies, the role of food safety and business certifications and standards (e.g. traceability, GAP/GHP, HACCP, ISO) in business operations, marketing, and international market access, and assess the corporate valuation and civil litigation impacts on companies who have experienced food safety failures.