Mentoring Events
2021 AAEA Mentoring Research Post-conference Workshop
August 4-5, 2021
Recording of the 3 general sessions and the concluding session is available here.
Mentors PowerPoint slides available for download:
The objective of this workshop is mentor junior faculty (less than 5 years) to transition to agricultural and applied economic departments by providing an orientation to expectations for research, teaching and outreach and develop effective strategies for success. The workshop will focus on constructively criticizing research in progress. Mentoring will include networking, information about the profession, and discussion of current research trends and topic areas.
Mentees will be divided into small groups assigned to one or more mentors. Small group sessions will involve short research presentation by each mentee followed by feedback on their research by the group.
Mentors (subject to change)
- Titus Awokuse, Michigan State University
- Stephen Devadoss, Texas Tech University
- Deacue Fields, University of Arkansas
- Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (organizer)
- Jill McCluskey, Washington State University
- Rudy Nayga, University of Arkansas (organizer)
- Junjie Wu, Oregon State University
- David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley (organizer)
- Julie Caswell, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Robbin Shoemaker, Retired NIFA
Initial Agenda |
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Wednesday, August 4 |
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Registration/Check-in and Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome |
| 9:15 am - 10:15 am | General Session 1 - Orientation to an Agricultural and Applied Economics Department: Research, Teaching and Outreach Expectations |
| 10:15 am - 12:15 pm | Small Group Sessions – will involve presentations by mentees about their working papers and feedback from mentors and other participants |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | General Session 2 – How to Develop an Effective Research Program in an Ag and Applied Economics Department: Strategies for Making an Effective Transition, Publication, and Tenure |
| 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Small Group Sessions - will involve presentations by mentees about their working papers and feedback from mentors and other participants |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Networking, Mentors meet with their mentees |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner |
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Thursday, August 5 |
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| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | General Session 3 - Big Research Questions in Agricultural and Applied Economics by field that can attract Grant Funding |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Small Group Sessions - will involve presentations by mentees about their working papers and feedback from mentors and other participants |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Concluding Session: Wrap-up on Key Takeaways |