Kynda Curtis

Dr. Kynda Curtis has been an Associate Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Applied Economics at Utah State University since 2010. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Kynda holds a B.A. in Economics from Whitman College and an M.S. in Financial Services from the American College.

After spending several years living in Spain and Germany, Kynda completed a Ph.D. in Economics at Washington State University (2003), where she specialized in agricultural marketing and econometrics. Before coming to Utah she spent seven years at the University of Nevada, Reno as an Assistant Professor and State Specialist.

Kynda’s research interests include international agriculture/food marketing, consumer economics and industrial organization.

In her Extension appointment she works with agricultural producers to assist them in developing new markets for their products and assessing the feasibility of new food and agricultural products and value-added processes.

She has received Extension program awards from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and the Western Agricultural Economics Association.