Sheriden Hansen
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Extension Assistant Professor | Horticulture | Davis County

Contact Information
Office Location: Davis CountyPhone: (435) 919-1335
Email: sheriden.hansen@usu.edu
Educational Background
MS, Plant Science, Utah State University, 2017 Thesis
Pruning Strategies for High-Density 'Montmorency' Tart Cherry
Apprentice Beekeeper, University of Montana, 2018
Registered Nurse, BSN, Utah, 2002
Teaching Interests
Fruit production, vegetable production, how to garden (adults and children), cropping in small spaces, container gardening.
Research Interests
Fruit production, vegetable production, small acreage intensive crop production.
Awards
County Faculty of the Year, 2021
USU Extension
American Pomological Science U.P. Hendrick Award, 2018
American Pomological Society
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Hansen, S., Black, B.L, Alston, D.G, Maughan, T., Heflebower, R.F, (2020). Selecting summer-bearing raspberry cultivars for northern Utah. Utah State University Extension
- Hansen, S., Drost, D.T, Stock, M., Wagner, K.M, (2020). Beginning and Small Acreage Farms: Nonmotorized Tool Selection. USU Extension
- Hansen, S., Black, B.L, (2020). Training and Pruning Tart Cherries. USU Extension
- Caron, M., Davis, R., Hansen, S., Beddes, T., , Alston, D.G, Nischwitz, C., (2018). Redberry Mite on Blackberry. Utah State University Fact Sheet *
- Hansen, S., Maughan, T., Black, B.L, (2014). Red Currants in the Garden. USU Extension
- Maughan, T., Hansen, S., Black, B.L, (2014). Red Currants in the Garden. USU Extension
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Hansen, S., Black, B.L, Alston, D.G, Lindstrom, T., Olsen, S., (2021). A comparison of nine primocane fruiting raspberry cultivars for suitability to a high-elevation, arid climate. International Journal of Fruit Science / Taylor and Francis, 21:1, 500-508. doi: doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2021.1897921
- Hansen, S., Black, B.L, (2019). The Response of 'Montmorency' Tart Cherry to Renewal Pruning Strategies in a High-density System. Journal of the American Pomological Society, 73:1, 53-61.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Stock, M., Wagner, K.M, Hansen, S., Black, B.L, Drost, D.T, (2020). Evaluating production strategies for Ranunculus in the Intermountain West. The Cut Flower Quarterly/Association of Cut Flower Growers *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Extension
Urban Farming, 2018 - Ongoing
Horticulture Education, 2018 - Ongoing
Master Gardener Program, 2017 - Ongoing