University of Arkansas
AGEC 53003 Agricultural Marketing Theory

University of Delaware APEC 812 Preferences & Choices APEC 430 Establishing & Managing an Agribusiness APEC 212 Food Retailing & Consumer Behavior

University of Florida
AEB 4325 Contemporary Issues in Agribusiness
AEB 3300 Agricultural & Food Marketing
AEB 3935 Food and Resource Economics Seminar

Oklahoma State University AGEC 3213 Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics

University of Arkansas AGEC 2403 Quantitative Tools for Agribusiness AGEC 1103 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics

Working with students is an essential component of my research program, and I derive satisfaction from helping them achieve their academic goals.

Here are some students I have worked closely with and their projects:
University of Arkansas M.S. Agricultural Economics:
Jillian Hyink – Jillian defended her thesis “Consumer Perceptions of Hemp-Fed Aquaculture” in the Summer of 2024.
Logan Moss – Logan defended his thesis “Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Products Displaying a Black-owned Production Label” in the Summer of 2024.
Emily Schlichtig – Emily defended her thesis “Measurement Reliability for Intentions to Change Behavior” in the Summer of 2024. Sara Gardner – Sara defended her thesis “Beef and Dairy Substitution Effects Associated with Carbon Labeling and an Information Intervention” in the Summer of 2023.

University of Delaware M.S. Applied Economics & Statistics:
Caroline May – Caroline defended her thesis “Examining the Effect of Allowing an Escape Hatch in Question Scales Commonly Used in Social Sciences” in the Spring of 2022.
Ryan Bresnahan – Ryan defended his thesis “Exploring the Factors Associated with Crop Residue Burning in the Arkansas Delta Region” in the Spring of 2022. His work was published in Discover Sustainability.
Pius Kilasky – Pius defended his thesis “Effects of Information on Knowledge Gaps about Micronutrient Deficiencies and Biofortified Food in Tanzania” in the Fall of 2021. His work was published in Global Food Security.
Adam Pollack – Adam defended his thesis “The Impact of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard and Its Methods of Disclosure on Consumer Preferences for Gene-Edited and Genetically Modified Foods” in the Spring of 2021. Adam coauthored a paper published in Journal of Choice Modelling and GM Crops & Food.
Daniel Bass – Danny defended his thesis “Examining Bias Associated with Recycled Water and Tap Water” in the Spring of 2020. His work was published in Food Policy and Water Resources Research.

University of Florida M.S. Applied Economics & Statistics:
Zachary Neuhofer – Zack defended his thesis “Does the Revised Nutrition Facts Label Affect Sugary Beverage Consumption: An Eye-Tracking Application and Comparison to Beverage Taxes” in the Spring of 2019. He published this work in Food Quality and Preferences and Economics & Human Biology and Food Quality and Preference. Zack also co-authored a paper published in Obesity Science & Practice.
Emmanuel Domonko – Emmanuel defended his thesis Consumer Risk Perception of Vitamin A Deficiency and Acceptance of Biofortified Rice in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania” in the Spring of 2016. He published this work in the African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Emmanuel also coauthored a paper published in the Farm Policy Journal.

University of Florida M.S. Animal Science:
Sarah Flowers – Sarah defended her thesis “Fatty Acid and Mineral Content of Beef and its Impact on Consumers' Willingness-to-Pay” in the Spring of 2018. She published this work in the Journal of Animal Science.

University of Florida B.S. Food & Resource Economics:
Brandon McKee – Brandon published “Floridians’ Propensity to Support ad Valorem Water Billing Increases to Protect Water Supply: A Panel Evaluation” in the Hydrological Sciences Journal. This work stemmed from his undergraduate honor thesis.

Visiting undergraduate students from École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT):
Lucie Guercia - Lucie visited UD during her gap year and worked on a research project using data from a grant. We hope to have this paper submitted to a journal in 2022.
Lucie Broussoux – Unfortunately, Lucie’s time at UD was cut short because of COVID-19.
Alice Dumoitier & Vincent Abbo – Alice and Vincent visited UF during their gap year and published the work from their internship in Obesity Science & Practice.

High School Students:
Eleanor Messer & Kabir Advani – Nora and Kabir created an infographic published in Choices.