Dale T. Manning, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on natural resource and environmental economics, development economics, and the intersection of economic policy with sustainable resource management.

Dr. Manning joined UT in 2024 after more than a decade at Colorado State University, where he served as both Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis, and a BSBA with a second major in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Food Policy, Environment and Development Economics, and Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. His work addresses timely topics such as the fiscal impacts of biodiversity loss, agricultural resilience to climate change, and the economics of groundwater management.

Beyond his research, Dr. Manning currently serves as the Interim Director for the Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy. He is also a founding member of the Soil Carbon Solutions Center and has led or co-led numerous large-scale research initiatives supported by agencies such as the NSF, USDA, NIH, and the Environmental Defense Fund.