Dr. R.T. Ervin

Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and Agriculture
Professor
T 119C
575.562.2579
RT.Ervin@enmu.edu

Academic Background
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
M.A. Environmental Administration
University of California, Riverside
B.S Systems Ecology/Biology
University of California, Riverside

Scholarly Interests
Multidisciplinary research involving entomology, animal science and agricultural economics.

Selected Publications
Ervin, R.T. and Tennant, W.T. Jr. (1990). Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) impact on Texas outdoor recreation. in Myrmecology: A World Perspective. Westview Press, pp. 504-510.

Ervin, R.T. and Brinkley, C.K. (1990). Economic Analysis of a cattle feedlot waste containment system. in Encyclopedia of Environmental Control Technology (P.N. Cheremisinoff ed.). Gulf Publishing Co, Houston, TX. pp. 377-387.

Barnard, D.R., Ervin, R.T. and Epplin, F.M. (1992). Bioeconomic impact of Amblyomma americanum in beef cattle production systems. B.H. Fivaz, T.N. Petney, I.G. Horak (Eds). Tick Vector Biology, Medical and Veterinary Aspects. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 55-69.

Ervin, R.T., Demarais, S., and Osborn, D.A. (1992). The legal status of exotic deer through the United States. R.D. Brown (Ed.) Biology of Deer. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Chapter 59.

Schraeder, C.E., Ervin, R.T., and Curry, E.W.(2000). Potentiality of hide quality improvements as reported by cattle producers. Journal of American Leather Chemists Association, 95(2000). 287-292.

Ervin, R.T., Patterson, L.N., and Herring, A.D. (2000). Cattle premiums and discounts as related to hide quality. Leather: The International Journal, 202(4703). 54-59.

Patterson, L.N., Ervin, R.T., and Herring, A.D. (2001). Live animal value based on phenotypic characteristics as related to hide quality. Journal of American Leather Chemists Association, 96(2001), pp. 214-221.

Biography
Dr. Ervin came to Eastern New Mexico University in the fall of 2003. Previous to this he was in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University from the fall of 1985 through the summer of 2001.