Renata Rimšaitė (she/her)

Research Assistant Professor

Nebraska Innovation Campus
2021 Transformation Dr, Suite 3220
Lincoln NE 68588

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