Charles Nicholson

Charles Nicholson

Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences and Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

May 31, 2023

Dr. Charles Nicholson is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Animal and Dairy Science and Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work focuses on the analysis of dairy markets, policy, and supply chains, and is supported by the UW Dairy Innovation Hub. He teaches undergraduate courses on food systems and supply chains.

Dr. Nicholson maintains an affiliation with the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University and contributes to research on the economics and environmental impacts of controlled-environment agriculture, such as greenhouses and vertical farms. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams doing research on food security in low-income countries. He previously worked with the Nijmegen School of Management in the Netherlands, the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University, and the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.


Report: Atypical Food Production Technologies for Canadian Food Security