Lijiao Hu
Lijiao Hu
EDUCATION
Beijing Forestry University, BS, Agricultural and Forestry Management
University of Kentucky, MS, Agricultural Economics
University of Kentucky, MS, Economics
University of Kentucky, PhD, Agricultural Economics
Teaching
ABUS 231: Computer Applications in Agriculture
ABUS 261: Farm Accounting
ABUS 301: Ag Production Econ Analysis
ABUS 321: Agribusiness Management
Research Interest
Food Safety and Private Food Safety Certification
Bioengineered Products and Non-GMO Certification
Teaching Methods
Publications
Hu, L. and Zheng Y. 2025. Do Food Safety Certifications Improve the Safety of Our Food System? Evidence From the U.S. Meat, Poultry, and Egg Industry. Food Policy 138 (2026).
Lim, K. H., Hu, L., Zheng, Y., & Ollinger, M. 2025. A Course Correction? The Correlation between GFSI-Recognized Certifications and Salmonella in Raw Chicken Products. Food Control, 111727.
Tewari, R., Zuo, N., Bampasidou, M., Delmond, A., Hu, L., McCarty, T., Mehlhorn, J., Parrott, S., Penn, J., Pruitt, R., and Schroeter C. 2024. Innovate to Lead: Curriculum Innovations to Meet Students’ Needs in Applied Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Programs. Applied Economics Teaching Resources.
Zheng, Y., Gracia, A., and Hu, L. 2023. Predicting Foodborne Disease Outbreaks with Food Safety Certifications: Econometric and Machine Learning Analysis. Journal of Food Protection 86 (9).
Hu, L., Zheng, Y., Woods, T.A., and Kusunose, Y. 2022. The Market for Private Food Safety Certifications: Conceptual Framework, Review, and Future Research. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.