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ABOUT  ME

I am an agricultural economist working in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University.  My research program is focused on applied economic analyses of problems and policies related to the economics of food safety and quality, linkages between food systems and economic development, food system-human health linkages, and the international trade of agri-food products.

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Organic Chemistry
Seminar
03.21.2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International Trade of Agri-food Products

Economic Considerations of Food Safety, Food Fraud, and Food Defense

Linkages between Food Systems & Economic Development

Linkages between Food Systems & Public Health

EDUCATION

2008

Purdue University

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics

2005

Purdue University

M.S. Agricultural Economics

2003

University of Guelph

M.Sc. Marketing and Consumer Research

2000

University of Guelph

B.Sc. Biological Science 

B.A. Business Administration (Emphasis)

Agri-food System Standards, Certifications, and Labels

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