Research Positions
Research Positions
2022 - present, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Director, LSU Global Value Chains Research Program, Louisiana State University, 2023 - present
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, effective July 2026.
Honoree of the Louisiana State University Emerging Research Professor Award, 2024.
2020 - 2022, Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Texas Tech University, Dept. of Agricultural & Applied Economics
External Affiliations & Leadership Roles
Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellow, 2025-2026.
Chair, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), Term 2026.
External Economist (non-resident) for Global Value Chain in Transition, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), 2025 - present
Economist, Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth, Asian Development Bank, 2026.
US Universities Representative of the Executive Committee, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), 2025-2027.
Graduate Faculty, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Canada, 2024-present.
Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Applied Economics, 2016-2020
2020 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
2019 Best Teaching Award
M.S. University of California-Davis, Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2013-2015
Department Fellowship
B.A. University of California-Davis, Economics, 2010-2013
Honors at Graduation