Thomas L. Dobbs
Professor of Economics

Thomas L. Dobbs earned his B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics at South Dakota State University in 1965, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maryland in 1969. He taught and conducted research in the Division of Agricultural Economics at the University of Wyoming in 1969-74. Following that, he was an Agricultural Economist in the U.S. Foreign Service, with the Agency for International Development, in Pakistan in 1974-76 and in Washington, D.C. in 1976-78. Dr. Dobbs joined the Economics Department faculty at the South Dakota State University in 1978. He teaches courses in agricultural policy and food and farming systems economics. His research focuses on production economics and public policy aspects of sustainable agriculture. Dobbs' experience includes professional work in several foreign countries, including extended stays in India and Pakistan. From
                                           January-June 2000, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Essex in England.
Contact Information:
Office: 109 Scobey Hall
Phone: (605) 688-4874
Fax #: (605) 688-6386

Mailing Address:
Economics Department
South Dakota State University
Box 504
Brookings, SD 57007-0895

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