Sarah Sellars
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (May 2023)
Field: Farm Management, Conservation Adoption, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Finance
ssellar2@illinois.eduEducation
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics Expected, May 2023
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Agricultural Economics, May 2019
Purdue University
B.S. in Agricultural and Consumer Economics, May 2017
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Graduated with High Honors)
Teaching Experience
Instructor (Full Course Responsibility)
ACE 262: Applied Statistical Methods and Data Analytics I - Fall 2021, Fall 2022
2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students
132 students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3 credit hours
AG 111: Emerging Issues in Ag and Natural Resources - Summer 2022
9 students at Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL, 4 credit hours
Teaching Assistant
ACE 435: Global Agribusiness Management - Fall 2020
109 Students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3 credit hours ACE 199: Introduction to Sales - Fall 2020
25 students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2 credit hours
Undergraduate Students Advised
Jaycie VanKampen, “Analyzing the Importance of Customer Relations at
Consolidated Grain and Barge”, James Scholar Research Project, Spring 2022
Publications
Sellars, Sarah C., Nathanael M. Thompson, Michael E. Wetzstein, Laura Bowling, Keith
Cherkauer, Charlotte Lee, Jane Frankenberger, and Ben Reinhart. “Does Crop Insurance Inhibit Climate Change Technology Adoption? A Case Study of Drainage Water Recycling in West Central Indiana.” Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Climate Change, 27(2022): 1–20.
Sellars, Sarah C., Laura F. Gentry, Krista J. Swanson, Nicholas D. Paulson, and Gary D. Schnitkey. “Cost Cutting Strategies for Midwestern Row Crop Producers.” American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Journal. (2021): 45–54.
WORKING PAPERS
“Factors Affecting Adoption of University Nitrogen Recommendation Technology.” Sarah C. Sellars, Gary D. Schnitkey, and Laura F. Gentry (Job Market Paper)
“Do Illinois Farmers Follow University-Based Nitrogen Recommendations?” Sarah C. Sellars, Gary D. Schnitkey, and Laura F. Gentry
“Cover Crops on Illinois Farms.” Sarah C. Sellars, Gary D. Schnitkey, and Laura F. Gentry
“Costs and Returns to Tillage on Illinois Farms”. Sarah C. Sellars, Gary D. Schnitkey, and
Laura F. Gentry
References
Gary D. Schnitkey
Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
schnitke@illinois.edu
Nicholas D. Paulson
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
npaulson@illinois.edu
Michael E. Wetzstein
Professor (retired)
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
mwetzste@purdue.edu
