Presentations

Invited Talks

1. US Immigration Policy and Agricultural Labor, First-Year Odyssey Seminar (FYOS 1001), Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia, March, October, 2016.

2. Tips for International Teaching Assistants, Annual Orientation for Graduate Teaching and Lab Assistants,  University of Georgia,  August, 2016.

3. How to Prepare for the First Week of Class, Annual Orientation for Graduate Teaching and Lab Assistants,  University of Georgia, August, 2015.

4. Advice for International Teaching Assistants, Annual Orientation for Graduate Teaching and Lab Assistants,  University of Georgia,  August, 2015.

5. Natural Resources, Food Security, and Trade in Ecuador, Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics class (AAEC 4990), Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia, March, 2014.

6. Agricultural Education in Latin America: Learning by Doing Program, First-Year Odyssey Seminar, Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics class (AAEC 4990), Agricultural and Applied Economics Department, University of Georgia, March 2011

Conference/Seminars

1. Pena, L.*, G. Melo. The dark side of biofuels on emissions and food security: Economic and Environmental Effects of the European Biofuel Policy in the Global Economy. Selected presentation, AAEA Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July, 2016.

2. Melo*, G, and L. Pena. “Valuing Groundwater Quality: Does Averting Behavior Matter?”. Selected presentation, SAEA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February, 2016.

3. Pena, L.*, M. Rasetti, G. Melo, X. Zhao, J. Opgrand, M. Renteria, D. Bentivoglio. 2015. Global Changes in Harvested Area in Corn, Sugarcane and Oilseeds: The Econometric Estimation of the Role of Biofuel Production, Foreign Direct Investment, Income and Population Growth, Selected Poster, International Environmental Youth Symposium, Atlanta, GA, October, 2015.

4. Melo, G., G. Colson, O.A. Ramirez. 2015. “Survey Evidence on Hispanic American Perceptions of Living and Working in the US,” Selected Paper Presentation, Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, GA, February, 2015.

5. Melo, G.*, G. Colson, O.A. Ramirez. 2014. “Hispanic Immigrants' Opinions towards Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform,” Selected Poster, AAEA annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July, 2014.

6. Melo*, G, and G. C.W. Ames. “Driving Factors of Rural-Urban Migration in China”. Selected presentation, AAEA Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July, 2016.

Posters

1. Pena, L*., M. Rasetti, G. Melo, X. Zhao, J. Opgrand, M. Renteria, D. Bentivoglio, Global changes in harvested area in corn, sugarcane and oilseeds: the econometric estimation of the role of biofuel production, foreign direct investment, income and population growth, Selected Poster, AAEA annual meetings, San Francisco, CA, July, 2015.

2. Melo, G.*, G. Colson, O.A. Ramirez. 2015. “Survey Evidence on Hispanic American Perceptions of Living and Working in the US,” Selected Paper Presentation, Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, GA, February, 2015 (Presentation). Procured Best Poster Award.

        * Denotes Presenter