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Dr. Nicole Catherine Wagner

  • Associate Professor - Department of Agricultural Sciences

Biography and education

Dr. Wagner’s career spans 16 years of academic, government and nonprofit research, and analysis in the fields of sustainable agriculture and agroecology, as well as statistics and international agriculture. Upon completing her Ph.D., Dr. Wagner became a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Crop Assessment Analysis in Washington D.C. In this position she forecasted the production of the major agricultural commodities of all South American countries, with an emphasis on Brazil and Argentina. In 2006, she became an International Economist at USDA in Washington D.C. where she developed briefing materials for and organized Cabinet and senior executive-level meetings in Washington D.C. and abroad concerning agricultural trade policy issues. In 2008, Dr. Wagner was a member of the U.S. government’s delegation to the United Nations "High-Level Conference on World Food Security". In 2014, Nicole joined Texas State University's Office of Research Development, and in 2015 she began teaching in the Department of Agricultural Sciences.

Research Interests

  • Wagner, Nicole Catherine (Principal). FOCUSSED: Farm Operations and Cultivation for University Students – Soil and Education Development project, USDA - NLGCA, Federal, $149937. (Submitted: November 2022, Funded: September 2023 - June 2025). Grant.
  • Morrish, Douglas, Pierdolla, Eryn Linnae, Wagner, Nicole, Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh. Research Through Agriculture Internships, Scholarships, and Experiential Learning (RAISE), USDA NIFA, Federal, $5000000. (Submitted: December 2022, Funded: June 2023 - June 1, 2028). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Principal), Wagner, Nicole Catherine (Co-Principal). Economic Analysis of Organic Hydroponic System, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 1, 2020 - Present). Grant.
  • Wagner, Nicole Catherine (Co-Principal), Raatz, Cecilia Jane (Principal). Developing a rain harvesting system at Bobcat Farm, Environmental Services Committee, Texas State University, $28000. Grant.
  • Asiabanpour, Bahram (Principal), Wagner, Nicole Catherine (Co-Principal), Huertas Pau, Maria (Co-Principal). Bluewater: A Smart Circular Economy for Integrated Organic Hydroponic-Aquaponic Farming to Empower an Underrepresented Workforce, USDA HSI Education Program, Federal, $249985. (Submitted: January 2020). Grant.
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  • Boyer, H. L., Wagner, N. C., & Drewery, M. L. (2023). Effectiveness of mycorrhizae and vermicompost seed inoculation for germination, vegetative growth, cannabinoid content, and cured flower weight of CBD-rich hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Journal of Agricultural Hemp Research, 3(1).
  • Signh, G., Jyoti, S., Uppalanchi, P., Chepuri, R., Mondal, S., Harper, C., … Talukder, S. (2024). Genomic regions associated with flag leaf and panicle architecture in rice (Oryza sativa L.). BMC Genomics, 25(1200). https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11037-z
  • Singh, G., Das Jyoti, S., Uppalanchi, P., Chepuri, R., Mondal, S., Harper, C. L., … Talukder, S. K. (2024). Genomic regions associated with flag leaf and panicle architecture in rice (Oryza sativa L.). BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11037-z
  • Wagner, N. C. (2024). Five Attributes of Great Academic Team Members. Elsevier Connect. Retrieved from 5-attributes-of-great-academic-team-members
  • Wagner, N. C. (2024). Seven Practices of Successful Interdisciplinary Teams and Behaviors to Avoid. Elsevier Connect. Retrieved from • https://www.elsevier.com/connect/7-practices-of-successful-interdisciplinary-teams-and-behaviors-to-avoid
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Service Award, Texas State University. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Teaching Award, Texas State University. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Teaching Award, Texas State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Nominee: College of Applied Arts Teaching Award, Texas State University. 2017
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  1. Undergraduate Advisor

    Bobcat Farm

  2. Graduate Advisor

    Dept of Ag Sci M.S. Program - Integrated Agricultural Sciences

  3. Chair

    Bobcat Farm Advisory Committee

  4. Member

    Agriculture Science Advisory Committee at Austin Community College

  5. Chair

    Hiring Committee for Asst Professor in Ag Sci-Crops

  6. Member

    Environmental Services Committee

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