Current Graduate Students

Maroua Afi

Contact: mafi2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
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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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

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.

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.

Tatum Brunkow

Contact: tbrunkow2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: M.S. Ag. Economics
Expected Completion: May 2024
Advisor/s: Dr. Brad Lubben
Previous Education: Fort Scott Community College 2020, Bachelor of Arts Agricultural Economics - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Public Policy Analysis Certificate - University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Areas of Interest: Agricultural Policy, Risk Management

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

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.

Ahmed Chennak

Contact: achennak@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2022
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

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

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

Kaouter Essakkat

Contact: kessakkat2@huskers.unl.edu
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: August 2024
Advisor/s: Karina Schoengold
Previous Education: : M.Sc. Business Economics and Management (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, CIHEAM); B.Sc. Financial Audit and Management Control (National School of Trade and Management, Ibn Zohr University)
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and experimental economics, Natural resources economics

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

Henriette Gitungwa

Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2022
Advisor/s: Chris Gustafson

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.

Mohamed Amine Hedoui

Contact: mhedoui2@huskers.unl.edu

Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2023
Advisor/s: John Beghin

Previous Education: M.S. Business Economics and Management, MaiCh, Greece. Engineering degree, Food, Agricultural Economics and Management, INAT, Tunisia

Areas of Interest: Agricultural Trade, Agricultural Policy

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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

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

Ishani Lal

Degree: M.S.
Expected Completion: 2021
Advisor/s: Nick Brozović

Victor Henrique Lana Pinto

Contact: vlanapinto2@unl.edu

Degree: Visiting Scholar
Expected Completion: 2024
Advisor/s:Lilyan Fulginiti

Previous Education: BSc in Economics from the University of Ouro Preto, Brazil; MBA in Agribusiness from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; MSc in Applied Economics from the University of Vicosa, Brazil; PhD candidate in Applied Economics at the University of Vicosa, Brazil

Areas of Interest:International Agricultural Trade, Microeconometrics, Commodities Markets, and Production Economics

Jacob Michels

Contact: jmichels4@huskers.unl.edu

Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2024

Advisor/s: John Beghin

Previous Education: M.S. in Applied Statistics, B.S. in both Economics and Finance (double majors) and minors in both Mathematics and Business Administration, all from Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU)

Areas of Interest: International Trade and Food Security, specifically prevalence of undernourishment.

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

Samuel Olumide

Contact: solumide2@huskes.unl.edu

Degree: M.S. in Agricultural Economics

Previous Education: B.Tech in Agricultural Economics at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (Nigeria).

Areas of Interest: Risk Management, Gender Studies, Food Policy Analysis, Economics of Agricultural Development

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.