UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty and Staff

Burney, Shaheer

Burney Shaheer CAFES

Shaheer Burney

Assistant Professor

Agricultural Economics
Office: 105 Ag Science Building
Phone: 715-425-4226

Email: shaheer.burney@uwrf.edu

Education:

2017 Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
2014 M.S., Economics, University of Kentucky
2011 M.B.A., University of Louisville
2010 B.A., Economics & Mathematics, Hanover College

Courses Taught:

AGEC 365: Agricultural Financial Management
AGEC 465: Advanced Agricultural Finance
AGEC 205: Agricultrual Business Accounting

Research Interests:

Dr. Burney’s research interests are twofold: (a) factors impacting the agricultural industry in the U.S. and strategies for improving farm profitability in an ever-changing environment, and (b) the economics of low-income households, particularly those who are facing food insecurity and are eligible to participate in federal food and nutrition assistance programs. Recent work has included developing extension resources for Midwestern farmers, including financial tools for hemp growers and feasibility analyses of using robotic milking on dairy farms. Notable published work on the economics of low-income households has explored the connection between two large federal assistance programs for low-income households, Medicaid and SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), and how they mediate household food insecurity and poverty, and has evaluated the impact of state and local grocery taxes (or food taxes) on household food insecurity and on food spending patterns. Dr. Burney has also conducted academic research on the impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural labor markets. 

Professional Activities:

Advisor for the student organization Agricultural Business and Marketing Society (ABMS).

Publications:

Burney, S., Boehm, R., and Rigoberto Lopez. 2021. “The Impact of the 2014 Medicaid Expansion on SNAP Participation.” Food Policy, 101(c). 


 Zheng, Y., Zhao, J., Buck, S., Burney, S., Kaiser, H. M. Wilson, N.L. 2021. “Putting grocery food taxes on the table: Evidence for food security policy-makers.” Food Policy, 101. 


Pena-Levano, L., Burney, S., Adams, C. (2020). Labor Disruptions Caused by COVID-19 in the U.S. Agriculture and Non-Farm Industries. Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and       Resource Issues, 35(3). 


 Zheng, Y., Dong, D., Burney, S., Kaiser, H. (2019). Eat at Home or Away from Home? The Role of Grocery and Restaurant Food Sales Taxes. Journal of Agricultural and Resource        Economics, 44(1): 98-116.  
 
Burney, S. (2018). In-Kind Benefits and Household Behavior: The Impact of SNAP on Food-Away-From-Home Consumption.