Jayson Beckman joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2026 as associate professor and the Michael Yanney Chair in International Trade and Finance in the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance. After his Ph.D., Jayson worked for the Economic Research Service of USDA for 17 years--providing economic analysis for policymakers. For his work at the USDA, he received honors of distinction including the USDA Economist of the Year Award as well as the American Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Bruce Gardner Award and Quality of Communication Award. In 2025, he was named a GTAP Research Fellow. out of the 10,000-member network for Purdue University’s Global Trade Analysis Project. Jayson is developing research and outreach programs with a focus on international agricultural trade and non-tariff barriers.