Maroua Afi
Degree: Ph.D.
Adviser: 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
Manita Ale
Degree: Masters in Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion: 2023
Adviser: Dr. Simanti Banerjee
Previous Education: Masters of Science in Agricultural System, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Areas of Interest: Behavior and Experimental Economics
Shara Akat
Degree: M.S.
Expected Completion: 2023
Adviser: Dr. Elliot Dennis
Previous Education: B. Sc. in Math (Economics), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Areas of Interest: Ag economics, risk management and livestock management
Wajdi Belgacem
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: May 2025
Previous Education: M.Sc. in Business and Management - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Bachelor in Business Administration - Tunis Business School, Tunisia
Advisors: Jay Parsons
Areas of Interest: Natural Resources Economics, Risk Management.
Isadora v. Bethlem
Degree: M.S. Ag. Economics
Expected Completion: May 2023
Adviser: Cory Walters
Previous Education: Major in Agronomy and Second Major in Economics - ESALQ/USP, Luiz De Queiroz, School of Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo.
Areas of Interest: Farm and Rural Management, Risk Management, Crop Management, Sustainable Practices,
Credit and Insurance, Global Ag Market Analysis.
Ahmed Chennak
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: 2022
Advisers: Konstantinos Giannakas, Amalia Yiannaka
Previous Education: 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
Sagar Dahal
Expected Completion: 2023
Iyore Eronmwon
Expected Completion: May 2024
Previous Education: M.S in Agricultural Economics (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics (University of Benin, Nigeria )
Advisers: Amalia Yiannaka, Simanti Banerjee, Cory Walters
Areas of Interests: Risk Management, Crop Insurance, Experiemental and Behavioral Economics
Kaouter Essakkat
Degree: Ph.D.
Expected Completion: December 2025
Adviser: Karina Schoengold
Previous Education: MSc Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Master Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d'Agadir (ENCGA)
Areas of Interest: Natural resources economics
Jared Evert
Degree: M.S.
Expected Completion: 2022
Adviser: Pending
Previous Education: B.S. Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Interest: Farm and Ranch Management, Agribusiness, Ag Finance
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Henriette Gitungwa
Expected Completion: 2022
Adviser: Chris Gustafson
Sabrina Gulab
Expected Completion: 2022
Drew Havens
Degree: Masters In Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion: 2023
Advisor/s: Dr. Lilyan Fulginiti and Dr. Richard Perrin
Previous Education: B. Sc. in Environmental Studies, B. Sc. in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Areas of Interest: Renewable Energy, Agricultural carbon dioxide offset markets
Mohamed Amine Hedoui
Expected Completion: 2023
Adviser: John Beghin
Hanin Hosni
Expected Completion: 2022
Degree: PhD.
Expected Completion: 2022
Adviser: Simanti Banerjee and Konstantinos Giannakas
Previous Education: M.Sc Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania-Greece (MAICh), Engineering Degree in Rural economics, University of Carthage-(ESAM)- Tunisia
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and experimental economics, Industrial organization, Environmental and Natural resource economics, Food system and policy
Lucas Palamin
Expected Completion: 2023
Advisor: Cory Walters
Previous Education: Agronomic Engineering with Minor in Economics and Business
Areas of Interest: Market Intelligence, Commodities Markets, International Trade, Grains & Meat Production, Risk Management.
Ishani Lal
Expected Completion: 2021
Adviser: Nick Brozović
Austin Ligenza
Degree: M.S. in Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion Date: 2024
Adviser: TBA
Previous Education: B.A. in Political Science and Economics, with Distinction; Minors in Psychology, Huaman Rights & Humanitarian Affairs
Areas of Interest: Welfare Policy amd Public Policy; Environmental & Conservation Economics
Jacob Michels
Expected Completion: 2024
Mona Mousavi
Expected Completion: 2026
Bruno Chaves Morone Pinto
Expected Completion: 2023
Hanifi Otgun
Expected Completion: 2024
Adauto Brasilino Rocha Junior
Degree: Post Baccalaureate
Expected Completion: 2023
Adviser: Lilyan Fulginiti
Previous Education: Agronomist, Masters in Economics, and Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Areas of Interest: Econometric evaluation of public policies (impact assessment), Production Economics, and modeling and simulation of complex dynamic systems
Jerin Tekolste
Degree: M.S. Agricultural Economics
Expected Completion: 2022
Adviser: Dr. Cory Walters
Previous Education: B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Economies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Interest: Natural Resources, Energy Economics
Olivier Tuyizere
Degree: M.S.
Expected Completion: 2022
Adviser: Christopher Gustafson
Previous Education: B.S., Integrated Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of Interest: Behavioral and experimental economics
Jessica Windh
Expected Completion: 2023
Adviser: Jay Parsons