Research Positions
Research Positions
2026–Present — Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Economics, Iowa State University
2022–2026 — Louisiana State University, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Associate Professor (Tenured), July–August 2026
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), 2022–June 2026
Director, LSU Global Value Chains Research Program, 2023–2026
Emerging Research Professor Award, Louisiana State University, 2024 (Award Recipients)
2020–2022 — Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University
External Affiliations & Professional Appointments
Chair, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), 2026
U.S. Universities Representative, Executive Committee, 2025–2027
External Economist (Non-Resident), Global Value Chain in Transition, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), 2025–Present
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea, 2026–Present
Graduate Faculty, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Canada, 2024–Present
Economist, Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth, Asian Development Bank, 2026
Ph.D. in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 2020
Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2020
Best Teaching Award, 2019
M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, 2015
Department Fellowship
B.A. in Economics, University of California, Davis, 2013
Honors at Graduation