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USDA Economic Research Service

  • New Appointments: Angel Teran-Ramos, Agricultural Economist, Animal Products & Cost Of Production Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Adriana Valcu-Lisman, Agricultural Economist, Animal Products & Cost Of Production Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Saleem Shaik, Supervisory Agricultural Economist, Agricultural & Policy Models Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; J. Todd Hubbs, Agricultural Economist, Crops Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Candice Wilson, Agricultural Economist, Crops Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Eric Davis, Research Agricultural Economist, International Trade & Development Branch,  Market Trade and Economic Division; Shida Henneberry, Supervisory Agricultural Economist, International Trade & Development Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Michael Johnson, Research Agricultural Economist, International Trade & Development Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Stephen Morgan, Agricultural Economist, International Trade & Development Branch, Market Trade and Economic Division; Xuan Pham, Agricultural Economist, Office of Director in Market Trade and Economic Division; Debra Rubas,  Deputy Director for Research & Communications, Food Economics Division; Quinton Baker, Research Agricultural Economist, Food Markets Branch, Food Economics Division; Guijing Wang, Branch Chief, Diet, Safety, & Health Economics Branch, Food Economics Division; Clark Lundberg, Research Agricultural Economist, Conservation and Environment Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division; Karen Maguire, Research Agricultural Economist, Conservation and Environment Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division; Clayton Michaud, Research Agricultural Economist, Farm Economy Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division; James Burnett, Research Agricultural Economist, Conservation and Environment Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division; Brent Hueth, Supervisory Ag Economist, Structure, Technology & Productivity Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division; David Donaldson, Supervisory Ag Economist, Conservation and Environment Branch, Resource & Rural Economics Division
  • Appointments Changes: Timothy Park, Supervisory Ag Economist,  Office of the Director, Food Economics Division; Jennifer Bond, Supervisory Ag Economist, Deputy Director for Outlook & Staff Analysis, Market Trade and Economic Division

University of Georgia

  • Award: Cesar L. Escalante, Fulbright Global Scholar Award (American Studies Lecturing Program), 2021-2022
  • Leave: Cesar L. Escalante, Yokohama National University and Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan, September 2021-July 2022

International Food Policy Research Institute

  • New appointment: Anita Christopher, Research Analyst; Laura Leavens, Research Analyst; Rahema Obaid, Research Analyst; Shoumi Mustafa, Senior Research Coordinator; Soyra Gune, Research Analyst; Tehseen Qureshi, Research Analyst
  • Honorary Position: Suresh Babu, member of the Strategic Studies Group, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Award: Jemimah Njuki, 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy 2021, Apolitical

University of Maryland

  • New Appointment: Mamidipudi R. Sharan, Assistant Professor

University of Missouri

  • Awards: Jamille Palacios Rivera, University of Missouri, Huddle Professional Development Award; Jaime Luke, University of Missouri, Mizzou 18 Award; No-Ya Yu, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, Winner of "Three Minute Thesis" Competition
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Jason Entsminger, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development; Caleb Robertson, MS, Instructor of Agriculture, College of the Ozarks

Mississippi State University

  • New appointments: James Corey Miller, State Economist, Mississippi

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • Appointment Change: Taro Mieno, Associate Professor with Tenure
  • Awards: Taro Mieno, University of Nebraska, Agricultural Research Division Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research Award; Kathleen Brooks, University of Nebraska, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Distinguished Teaching Award; Elliott Dennis, University of Nebraska, Holling Family Early Achievement Faculty Award

Pennsylvania State University

  • Retirement: James S. Shortle, Penn State, 39 years of service

Texas A&M University

  • New Positions: Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr., Department Head, Department of Agricultural Economics , Texas A&M Agriculture and Life Sciences; Bart Fischer, Senior Advisor for Federal Relations, Expanded Role in the Vice Chancellor’s Office, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Washington State University

  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Yenjae Chang, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute; Alexander Kappes, Ph.D., Post-doctoral researcher, Global Health Group, Washington State University; Ashutosh Kumar, Ph.D., Post-doctoral researcher, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Jugal Marfatia, Ph.D., Data Scientist, Facebook; Chelsea Pardini, Ph.D., Post-doctoral researcher, New York University; Joseph Patten, Ph.D. Data Scientist, Capital One; Nicolas Potter, Ph.D. ERS, USDA; Joshua Tibbitts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, BYU-Idaho
  • Honorary Positions: Jill McCluskey, Editor, AJAE