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
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
Achievement Award, 2020
Utah Association of County Agriculture Agents
Early Career Service Award, 2020
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Agent Cooperator Award, 2019
USU Extension Specialists Association
American Pomological Science U.P. Hendrick Award, 2018
American Pomological Society
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Collins, A., Stock, M., Lewis , M., Hansen, S., (2022). Celosia Cut Flower Production in Utah. USU Extension
- Mull, A., Spears, L., Hansen, S., Walker, A.B, Ramirez, R., Gunnell, J., (2022). Making and managing wild bee hotels.
- Stock, M., Hansen, S., Lewis, M., Black, B.L, Drost, D.T, (2022). Lisianthus Cut Flower Production in Utah. USU Extension
- Hansen, S., (2022). Oaks in the Landscape.
- Mull, A., Gunnell, J., Hansen, S., Ramirez, R., Walker, A.B, Zesiger, C., Spears, L., (2022). Factors contributing to bee decline.
- Hansen, S., Gunnell, J., (2021). Maples in the Landscape.
- Hansen, S., Gunnell, J., Drost, D.T, (2021). The Pocket Gardener.
- 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
- Hansen, S., Walker, A.B, Gunnell, J., (2020). Splitting the Hive.
- Hansen, S., Gunnell, J., (2019). Crabapples in the Landscape. USU Extension
- Walker, A.B, Hansen, S., Gunnell, J., (2019). Setting Up Your Hives and Installing Bees.
- Hansen, S., Walker, A.B, Gunnell, J., (2019). Thriving Hives, Beekeeping Monthly Calendar.
- Gunnell, J., Hansen, S., Greenhalgh, L., (2019). Landscaping for Seasonal Long Color.
- 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 | Curriculum
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., Gunnell, J., Whaley, A., Dai, X., Harding, C., Black, B.L, (2020). Adaptability of tree species as windbreaks for urban farms in the U.S. Intermountain West. Horticulturae, 6:17, doi: 10.3390/horticulturae6010017
- 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
Bulletins
- Hansen, S., Beddes, T., Barker, B., (2023). Water Recommendations for Vegetables.
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.