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University of California, Davis

  • Appointment Changes: Ian Xu, Assistant Specialist  
  • Awards: Richard J. Sexton, 2023 AAEA Mentoring Award; Joakim Weill, 2023 AAEA Outstanding Dissertation Award 
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Ji-Yeon Cheon, PhD, Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute; Benjamin Dawson, PhD, Analyst, CA Independent System Operator; Jeffrey Hadachek, PhD, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin; Tristan Hanon, PhD, Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; Jinmahn Jo, PhD, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute; Curtis Morrill, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College; Yujing (Megan) Song, PhD, Associate Researcher, Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University; Bret Stevens, PhD, Senior Economist, Oregon Public Utility Commission; Kevin Wang, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Markets Lab (emLab), University of California, Santa Barbara; Qian Wang, PhD, Entry Level Traffic Engineer, AECOM 
  • Returns from Leave: Dalia Ghanem; Colin Carter 
  • Retirements: J. Edward Taylor, 36 years of service 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Awards: Amy W. Ando, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Fellow

International Food Policy Research Institute

  • New Appointments: Ben Belton, Research Fellow; Dedrick McCord, Research Analyst; Sarim Zafar, Research Analyst; Elyse Iruhiriye, Research Fellow; Taddese Zerfu, Research Fellow; Emerence Mukangabo, Research Analyst; Josue Niyonsingiza, Research Analyst; Tamunotonye Braide, Research Officer; Belay Yimer, Research Officer; Khairul Bashar, Senior Advisor; Rajalakshmi Nirmal, Program Manager; Sedi Boukaka, Research Coordinator; Henry Kankwamba, Research Fellow; Weilun Shi, Research Analyst; Jovidon Aliev, Research Analyst; Khin Mar Linn, Research Analyst; Dickson Kinuthia, Research Officer; Luis Escalante, Research Fellow; Mohru Mardonova, Research Assistant; Yohannes Alemayehu, Research Officer; Sediqa Zaki, Research Analyst; Augustine Iraoya, Research Analyst; Alaa Mazloum, Program Manager
  • Awards: Charlotte Hebebrand and Joseph Glauber, AAEA, Quality of Communication Award for, "The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Food Security."
  • Resignations: Azizul Haq, Project Officer; Md. Habibur Rahman, Coordinator Seed System & Marketing; Palash Goswami, Project Officer; Laura Leavens, Research Analyst; Ibrahim Ochenje, Research Officer; Aldo Affenou, Research Analyst; Gert-Jan Stads, Program Manager; Sattvika Ashok, Research Analyst; Yousra Salama, Research Assistant; Lillian Adeke, Seed System Officer; Gracie Rosenbach, Program Manager; Mohammad Saleque, Program Manager; Manavi Gupta, Research Analyst; Kavita Kavita, Research Analyst; Abu Hanifa, Program Coordinator; Adebusola Theodora Adene, Program Assistant; Beliyou Haile, Research Fellow

University of Kentucky

  • Appointment Change: Steven Buck, Associate Professor
  • Returns from Leave: Tim Woods and Sayed Saghaian

University of Minnesota

  • New Appointments: Jason Kerwin, Associate Professor with Tenure; Elton Mykerezi, Full Professor

University of Missouri

  • New appointments: Juo-Han Tsay, assistant extension professor; Adauto Rocha, Jr., assistant extension professor; Teodoros Skevas, associate professor with tenure

Virginia Tech

  • Retirement: Mary Marchant, 17 years of service

West Virginia University

  • Appointment Change: Heather Stephens, Director of Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University