Current Graduate Students

Shara Akat

Shara Akat

Contact: sakat2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: M.S.
Expected Completion: 2023
Advisor/s: Elliot Dennis
Previous Education: B. Sc. in Mathematics (minor in Economics), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Areas of Interest: Livestock management, risk management and risk modelling
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Maroua Afi

Contact: mafi2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Post-Doc
Advisor/s: Jay Parsons
Previous Education: Agris Mundus Double Degree Master of Science in Sustainable Rural Development from University College Cork , Ireland and The Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.Engineering Degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Carthage (ESA Mograne), Tunisia.
Areas of Interest: Economic modelling, environmental economics, resilience and sustainable development, decision making, agricultural systems, livestock economics
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Ahmed Alayidi

Contact: aalayidi@unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Advisor/s: Konstantinos Giannakas
Previous Education: M.Sc in Business Economics & Management from Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, M.Sc in Sustainable Agriculture from Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, B.Sc in Biological Sciences from University of Science & Technology Houari Boumediene.
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Wajdi Belgacem

Contact: wbelgacem2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: May 2025
Advisor/s: Jay Parsons
Previous Education: M.Sc. in Business and Management - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Bachelor in Business Administration - Tunis Business School, Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Natural Resources Economics, Risk Management.
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Milan Chauhan

Contact: mchauhan2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2025
Advisor/s:
Brad Lubben, Matt Stockton
Previous Education: B. Sc. Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
Areas of Interest: Agricultural Policy, Food Policy, Risk Management and Risk Modelling, Consumer Behavior
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Bruno Chaves Morone Pinto

Contact: bpinto2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree:Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
Advisor/s: Lilyan Fulginiti and Richard Perrin
Previous Education: MS in Agricultural Economics at UNL, MS in Applied Economics at the Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil, and BS in Economics at the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil.
Areas of Interest: Natural Resources Economics, Production Economics.
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Ahmed Chennak

Contact: achennak@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Post-Doc
Expected Completion: TBD
Advisor/s:
Konstantinos Giannakas, Amalia Yiannaka
Previous Education:  M.Sc. D., in Business Economics and Management, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, 2014-2016; B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, 2007-2013
Areas of Interest: Industrial organization, production economics, economic development
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Nyasha Chipunza

Contact: nchipunza2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Advisor/s:Coming Soon
Areas of Interest: Agricultural Policy, Markets & Price Analysis, Production Economics and International Trade
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Margarida Noelia de Aguiar Cunha Souza

Contact: mdeaguiarcunha2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Advisor/s:Lilyan Fulginiti and Richard Perrin
Previous Education:  MS in Applied Economics at Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Brazil. BS in Economics at Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Brazil
Areas of Interest: Production Economics, Environmental Economics
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Rym Dahoun

Contact: rdahoun2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Advisor/s: Konstantinos Giannakas
Previous Education:  Engineering degree in Agro-Economy from École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique – Algeria, M.Sc. in Business Economics and Management from Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania -Greece
Areas of Interest: Climate Smart Agriculture, Resilience and Sustainable Development, Behavioral Economics
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Iyore Eronmwon

Contact: iyore@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: December 2024
Previous Education: M.S in Agricultural Economics (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics (University of Benin, Nigeria)
Advisor/s: Amalia Yiannaka, Simanti Banerjee, Cory Walters
Areas of Interests: Risk Management, Crop Insurance, Experimental and Behavioral Economics
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Kanij Fatema

Contact: kfatema2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D. in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Expected Completion: 2027
Advisor/s: Dr. Karina Schoengold
Previous Education: : M.Sc. in Food and Resources Economics, University of Bonn, Germany
Areas of Interest: Environmental Economics, Behavorial Economics
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Raphael Gomes Da Silva

Contact: rgomesdasilva2@unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion:  2025
Advisor/s: Lia Nogueira
Previous Education: M.S. in Applied Economics at Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil/ B.A. in Economics at Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil.
Areas of Interest: International Economics, Trade Agreements, Agricultural Trade.
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Tara Lee Hudson

Contact: thudson2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: M.S. in Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion: May 2025
Advisor/s: Elliot Dennis, Brad Lubben
Previous Education: Bs.C. in Animal Science, Bs.C. in Agricultural Economics at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Interest: Livestock Market Economics, Agricultural Policy
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Johanna Ilves

Contact: Johanna.ilves@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: M.S. in Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion: May 2025
Advisor/s:Fabio Mattos
Previous Education: Bs.C. in Agribusiness Management, Minor: Agronomy
Areas of Interest:Farm Management, Risk management, Price Analysis
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Felipe Miranda de Souza Almeida

Contact: falmeida2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2026
Advisor/s: Lilyan Fulginiti and Richard Perrin
Previous Education:Ph.D. in Applied Economics and MBA in Agribusiness from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. BS and MS in Economics from the Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil.
Areas of Interest: Production Economics, Environmental Economics, Economic Development
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Mona Mousavi

Contact: mmousavi2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2026
Advisor/s: Taro Mieno
Previous Education: M.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, B.S. in Agricultural Engineering- Agricultural Economics; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Areas of Interest: Precision Agriculture, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
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Akinbode Okunola

Contact: aokunola2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Advisor/s: Elliot Dennis
Previous Education: M.Agric.Tech., Agricultural and Resource Economics , Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. B.Agric.Tech., Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
Areas of Interest: Food Policy Analysis, Agricultural Trade, Production Economics.
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Hanifi Otgun

Contact: hotgun2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2024
Advisor/s: John Beghin
Previous Education: M.S. in Economics at North Carolina State University
Areas of Interest: International Trade, Machine Learning.