His research interests include decentralized control, adaptive control, robust control, and system identification with applications to flight control, flow control, and structural control. Prior to joining the University of Kentucky, Dr. Hoagg was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan and worked for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Dr. Hoagg received the Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan in 2006. Dr. Hoagg also received the M.S.E. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, the M.S. degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan, and the B.S.E. degree in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University.