Renata Rimšaitė

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Renata Rimšaitė

Rsch Asst Professor Water for Food Institute University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
NIC 2120 Transformation Dr
Lincoln NE 68588-6203
Phone
402-472-5145 On-campus 2-5145
Email
rrimsaite@unl.edu
Website
Social Media

Responsibilities

  • Develop, manage, and oversee programs focusing on improving food and water security, including fundraising, external partner relationship management, and team and student mentoring.
  • Advance research and engagement efforts around intersections between agricultural water use, climate change, sustainable finance, and public health.
  • Build and advance collaborative partnerships across the University of Nebraska system and with external partners from for-profit, non-profit, government, and multilateral organizations.
  • Provide support for student education and engagement programs.

Education

  • Ph.D. Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 2017
  • B.S. Economics, Frostburg State University, 2011
  • B.A. Law, Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), 2007 

Professional Experience

  • 2024-Present - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2022-Present - Senior Program Manager and Research Assistant Professor, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska
  • 2019-2022 – Water Markets Program Manager, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska; National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2018-2019- Postdoctoral Scholar, Pennsylvania State University