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Dr. Reagan Nicole Sims

  • Assistant Professor - Department of Agricultural Sciences

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Animal Science

Univ of Arkansas Main Campus, 2022

Master's Degree

MS in AG and Natural Resources Science

Tarleton State University, 2017

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Agribusiness

Tarleton State University, 2015

  • Sims, Reagan Nicole, Solice, Lauren K (Supporting), Brummett, Olivia (Supporting). Meat Judging Team Start-up Funds, American Meat Science Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $10000. (Submitted: September 1, 2024, Funded: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Sims, Reagan Nicole, Solice, Lauren K (Supporting). Meat Judging Team Start-up Funds, American Meat Science Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $10000. (Submitted: September 1, 2023, Funded: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Barrera, V., Brummett, O. S., Evans, A. E., Dela Rosa, A. K., Sims, M. B., Rosales Nieto, C. A., … Sims, R. N. (n.d.). Β-defensin, cytokine, and crp expression within blood in calves diagnosed with bovine respiratory disease.
  • Rojas, A., Solice, L. K., Sims, R. N., Bruner, B. L., Olanrewaju, A. A., Cardoso, R. C., … Rosales Nieto, C. A. (2026). Metabolomic Profiling Uncovers Physiological and Parasitological Adaptations to Bee Pollen Supplementation in Goats. Biology, 15, 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15191717
  • Dela Rosa, A. K., Solice, L. K., Reyes, N. E., Brummett, O. S., Sims, M. B., Pierdolla, E. L., … Sims, R. N. (n.d.). Effects of a bovine appeasing substance applied at estrous synchronization on stress, cyclicity, and pregnancy. In Animal Science.
  • Brummett, O. S., Evans, A., Dela Rosa, A. K., Barrera, V., Bruner, B. L., Greene, E. S., … Sims, R. N. (n.d.). Bovine defensin expression in nasal mucosal secretions of calves challenged with Bovine Respiratory Disease: A preliminary analysis. In Animal Science.
  • Trochez-Vargas, B., Rojas, A., Sims, R. N., Cardoso, R., Bruner, B. L., Olanrewaju, A. A., & Rosales Nieto, C. A. (2026). Assessing the impact of bee pollen supplementation on energy metabolism in crossbred Boer goats. Journal of Animal Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag057.093
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2024 - Present
  1. Organizer

    Academic Quadrathlon

  2. Co-Chair

    SGBI Cohort Research Team - RASE

  3. Organizer

    Academic Quadrathlon

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

  5. Co-Chair

    Cattle Show Team

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Meat and Muscle Biology

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